SquashTV Acquires Squashlive by Nathan Clarke April 8, 2014
- The Professional Squash Association (PSA) are pleased to announce
that they have acquired squashlive.com, taking control of the site’s
video archive to bring some of the greatest matches in squash history
to SquashTV. The work of pioneering
squash filmmaker Jean DeLierre, squashlive's historic archive includes
an impressive array of matches tracing back to the early 1990s and will
be digitally remastered before being added to SquashTV later in 2014. With an abundance of
footage showcasing the likes of legendary Pakistan squash players
Jahangir and Jansher Khan and historic encounters between Peter Nicol,
Jonathan Power and the dominant forces of the 1990s, SquashTV fans will
be able to re-live some of the finest displays and fiercest matches in
recent history on the world’s premier squash resource. “We are very pleased
to add the squashlive archive to our already extensive and detailed
collection of historic squash action,” said PSA COO Lee Beachill. "For many years Jean
and his team at squashlive pushed the boundaries in terms of how squash
is filmed and his work was certainly the benchmark when SquashTV was
launched.
"SquashTV is the
number one place for squash fans to watch the sport live and on demand
and this latest acquisition allows us to improve the historical side of
the channel and ensure that fans of the sport can relive some of the
greatest matches of all time. "We will also be
looking at making full HD copies of these matches available to purchase
later in 2014 as we look to expand the SquashTV operation further." Squashlive founder
Jean DeLierre said: “To know that our archives of the game’s past and
present stars will join others from SquashTV gives our team and I a
great sense of pride.
"Knowing first hand
how challenging producing squash events is financially and otherwise, I
take this occasion to congratulate PSA leadership and its television
crew on their great accomplishments over the last few years.
"I trust that their
hard work will soon lead the PSA and its players to lucrative TV and
sponsorship contracts, their success in that respect would become the
best possible conclusion to our squashlive story. "I sincerely hope that
world’s squash community and its supporters will stand united behind
the PSA by subscribing to their channel."
