TICATS.CA TO LIVE STREAM PRESEASON MATCHUP WITH OTTAWA

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced today that their home preseason game on June 17 against the Ottawa Redblacks will be streamed live on Ticats.ca. This marks the second consecutive year Ticats.ca will stream the home preseason game and follows a tremendous launch in 2015 where Ticats Fans from over 50 countries around the world tuned into to the live stream broadcast. The June 17 broadcast will feature full video and audio of the game, as well as a pre-game, halftime, and postgame show by the Ticats TV Live Panel, presented by Baffin. Play-by-play will be provided by TSN 1150’s radio broadcast featuring Marshall Ferguson and colour commentator, John “Coach Sal” Salavantis.

Developed in partnership with Stadium Digital, the live stream broadcast will begin at 7 p.m. EST with the Ticats TV Live Pre-game Show. Coverage will include the Tiger-Cats’ on-field warm-up and pre-game field entrance through the Enercare Caretaker’s Club, content that is exclusive to the Ticats.ca live stream. The Ticats TV Live panel this season features Mike Morreale, new host Leslie Stewart, and guest analysts Paul Osbalidston, Rob Hitchcock and John Williams, who will bring fans the best pre-game, halftime, and post-game coverage including an exclusive interview with Head Coach Kent Austin for his first post-game remarks.

“Our unique digital product offerings, such as online streaming and Ticats All Access, have revolutionized our ability to engage with fans around TigerTown and throughout the world,” said Matt Afinec, Chief Commercial Officer of the Tiger-Cats. “Live streaming of game day content is critical to giving our fans at home and on their mobile devices the opportunity to be part of the exceptional live game day experience at Tim Hortons Field.”

During the regular season, the Tiger-Cats will continue to stream their Ticats TV Live presented by Baffin pre-game, halftime, and post-game shows on www.ticats.ca live from Tim Hortons Field for every home game including play-by-play audio from TSN1150 Hamilton. The Ticats TV Live post-game show will be the first place for fans to get post-game reactions from players and coaches, including Head Coach Kent Austin, following every home game.