SportsEngine Play & Hype Nation Volleyball Announce multi-Year Streaming Partnership
SportsEngine Play, a leading youth and amateur sports streaming platform, has announced a multi-year partnership with Hype Nation Volleyball Network, a premier youth volleyball tournament organizer. this collaboration will make nearly 100 Hype Nation events, spanning 50 cities and 24 states, accessible to a wider audience by 2026.
SportsEngine Play will be the official streaming partner for Hype Nation’s tournaments, broadcasting over 20,000 matches. Beyond streaming, SportsEngine’s AES platform will also manage registration and scheduling for all Hype Nation Volleyball events, including those run by Level 12 Sports, Showtime Events, and vette City Events.
“SportsEngine play is thrilled to partner with Hype Nation to stream over 20,000 matches so families, fans, and players never miss a moment,” said Nick Busto, VP of Video Operations, SportsEngine Play. “This progression in our partnership with Sports Facilities Companies to add streaming rights to the existing installation of cameras in facilities sets the standard for the future of live streaming in youth sports.”
Justin Trout, Director, Hype Nation Volleyball, echoed this excitement, stating, “The Hype Nation network could not be more excited to be partnering with SportsEngine Play as our official streaming provider. They bring an outstanding platform that is going to considerably expand the accessibility of our tournaments, making our events easier to enjoy for families across the country. This is another tremendous value that we’re proud to bring to our guests, and we’re very eager to see SportsEngine Play expand the reach of our events.”
This partnership builds on the existing relationship between SportsEngine Play and Sports Facilities Companies (SFC), who operate many of the event venues. Since 2024,SportsEngine Play has equipped nearly 250 playing surfaces in SFC facilities with cameras,and this agreement expands their collaboration to include streaming rights.
SportsEngine Play is the streaming division of SportsEngine, a comprehensive platform for youth sports management and content. SportsEngine is part of VERSANT, a future independent publicly traded media company spun off from Comcast Corporation.
