FanCode

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FanCode
FanCode logo.svg
Type of site
Founded2019 [1]
Headquarters Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Area servedIndia
OwnerDream Sports [2]
Founder(s)
  • Yannick Colaco
  • Prasana Krishnan
[1]
Industry
Products
Services On-demand video streaming
URL www.fancode.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional
Current statusActive

FanCode is an over-the-top streaming service in India. [3] [4] It broadcasts international and Indian sports competitions live on its website and android application.

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History

The company was founded in 2019 by Yannick Colaco and Prasana Krishnan. [5] Colaco previously worked with NBA India as managing director, [6] while Krishnan was a former executive at sports pay-television broadcasters Sony Pictures Networks and Neo Sports. [7]

In May 2021, Fancode raised $50 million from its parent firm Digital sports' investment arm Dream Sports Investments (DSI). It has 3 D2C lines that are Fancode live (Sports broadcasting), Fancode Stats (Sports insights). [1]

FanCode acquired streaming rights for the American football league, National Football League in January 2020. [8] It also received streaming rights of the season of I-League in India from Lex Sportel Vision in January 2019. [9] [1] [10] It also had exclusive streaming rights in India of Bundesliga. [1]

Programming

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