NBC Sports Next Establishes Partnership With Arizona Athletic Grounds

NBC Sports Next’s SportsEngine Play streaming platform has announced a partnership with Arizona Athletic Grounds that will see the platform broadcast games and events each year at the Mesa venue.

The partnership designates SportsEngine as AAG’s “Exclusive Video and Streaming Partner.” The NBC Sports Next platform is installing more than 80 fixed cameras at the venue, which spans 280 acres in Mesa, Arizona. AAG opened in 2022 and attracts as many as 100,000 visitors during tournament weekends.

“You can count Arizona Athletic Grounds among the country’s top-shelf youth sports facilities where many of today’s elite athletes train,” said NBC Sports Next President Will McIntosh. “The number of games and events that will be streamed each year by SportsEngine Play across the facility’s more than 100 playing surfaces will be staggering. We’re extremely excited to capture all the action so family, friends and fans of the athletes competing there never have to miss a moment.”

SportsEngine Play launched in October 2023 as a subscription streaming service for amateur sports and provides organizations, leagues and athletes the ability to capture and stream video of sports events on just about any device. It earlier this year struck a deal with The Sports Facilities Companies on a streaming partnership at several SFC-managed venues.

“We are pleased to partner with NBC Sports Next to offer the SportsEngine Play platform,” said Meg Stevens, president, Arizona Athletic Grounds. “Providing our guests with access to live streams, archived content and the ability to clip highlights through SportsEngine Play is a strong fit for our vision to make Arizona Athletic Grounds the best youth sports facility in the country.”

In addition to live and on-demand event streaming, SportsEngine Play’s All Access subscription tier features instructional videos from athletes including Michael Phelps, Larry Fitzgerald, Shaun White, Kerri Walsh Jennings, who offer video collections featuring tips and techniques highlighting their training regimens, as well insight on leadership and mental health.