Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) has collaborated with Facebook to telecast select matches of the Spanish top division football league, LaLiga, in India this year. The league kicked off on August 17 and was to be avaiable exclusively through Facebook’s video platform. It is the first sporting event to be streamed on the social media platform in the Indian subcontinent. With this deal, over 100 select matches will be aired on SPN’s sports channels, including the key clashes, El Clasico and Madrid Derby. All matches will still be available free on Facebook.
SPN has been the home of LaLiga for