The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced a content licensing agreement with
Metta Sport, bringing select MIAA Network broadcasts to popular sports streaming networks like RYZ and SI-TV.
The new partnership grants Metta Sport's networks access to select MIAA volleyball, football, basketball, wrestling, softball and baseball games/matches for international TV exposure. All MIAA broadcasts will utilize the video and audio directly from The MIAA Network live stream.
"We are excited to work with Metta Sports to strategically place important MIAA games and matches on live national television at SI-TV and the RYZ Sports Network!" said
MIAA Commissioner Mike Racy. "NCAA championship success has put our MIAA member schools on the national radar, and this partnership with Metta will help college sports fans across the country discover how they can watch more MIAA action every day on the MIAA Network."
Metta Sport was formed to satisfy the growing demand for live, multiplatform delivery of sporting events worldwide. Its collegiate sports portfolio includes hundreds of NCAA events with multiple delivery options, including satellite and digital streaming. Metta Sport utilizes popular Free Ad-Supported TV (FAST) channels
RYZ Sports Network and
SI-TV (Sports Illustrated). RYZ Sports Network and SI-TV are both available through Amazon Prime Video, DirecTV, Fubo, Sling TV, and Fire TV, as well as Samsung TV Plus, Roku, LG Channels, VIZIO WatchFree+, Xumo Play, and Google TV.
The following MIAA volleyball matches and MIAA football games are already scheduled to be broadcast on RYZ Network and SI-TV this fall. All games broadcast on the new outlets will remain available on The MIAA Network.
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MIAA FOOTBALL ON SI-TV
Date       MIAA Contest                       Network
Oct. 24      Central Missouri @ Emporia State        SI-TV
Nov. 7       Northwest Mo. St. @ Missouri Western   SI-TV Â
MIAA VOLLEYBALL ON RYZ SPORTS NETWORK AND SI-TV
Date      MIAA Contest                        Network
Oct. 22     Pittsburg State @ Central Missouri        RYZ Network
Oct. 23     Nebraska Kearney @ Newman           RYZ Network
Oct. 31     Washburn @ Missouri Southern          SI-TV
Nov. 6      Missouri Southern @ Nebraska Kearney    RYZ Network
Nov. 7      Northwest Missouri @ Pittsburg State      SI-TV
ABOUT THE MIAA:
Established in 1912, the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) is one of the NCAA's oldest and most successful athletic conferences. Over the past 114 years, MIAA teams and student-athletes have won 62 NCAA Division II team national championships and well over 400 individual national titles. With 14 full-time members across five states, the association's nationally acclaimed universities offer a balanced experience that challenges student-athletes academically, develops their athletic skills in high-level NCAA Division II competition, and enriches their overall health and well-being.