Laola1
{{Short description|Austrian online sports news portal}}
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| key_people = Karl Wieseneder, Rainer Geier, Peter Rietzler
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Laola1.at ({{IPA|de|laˈoːla aɪ̯ns aːteː|-|De-at Laola1 at.ogg}}) is an Austrian online sports news portal. Laola1 has its headquarters in Vienna, along with unas media (the company responsible for video production).
Laola1 is responsible for developments in mobile TV. In 2008, it became the "first made for mobile sports channel", available via DVB-H in association with Vodafone live!, Orange and Hutchison 3G.{{cite web |url=http://www.laola1.at/961.html |title=LAOLA1.at - B2B / Über LAOLA1.at |website=www.laola1.at |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080207153246/http://www.laola1.at/961.html |archive-date=2008-02-07}}
According to reports, Laola1.at is the biggest sport portal in Austria on the basis of website hits and unique clients.{{cite web |url=http://www.oewa.at/index.php?id=2 |title=ÖWA - Gesamtangebot |accessdate=2010-03-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100207191913/http://www.oewa.at/index.php?id=2 |archivedate=2010-02-07}}
Laola1.tv ({{IPA|de|laˈoːla aɪ̯ns teːfaʊ|-|De-at Laola1 tv.ogg}}) is the internet and mobile TV arm of the company which shows live sport coverage as well as highlights and background information.{{cite web |url=http://www.laola1.tv/ |title=Home |website=laola1.tv}}
In 2011, LAOLA1.tv announced that it had produced the official VfB Stuttgart website, adding to other similar projects.[http://www.thesportsmanholding.com./de/news/news-vfb-hp/page/336.html?1561247bf7226e110b36ecd9386f7d72 the sportsman media] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321182609/http://www.thesportsmanholding.com/de/news/news-vfb-hp/page/336.html?1561247bf7226e110b36ecd9386f7d72 |date=2012-03-21}}, the sportsman media.
Laola1.at and Laola1.tv are incorporated under the Sportsman media holding group.{{Cite web|url=http://www.unas.at/index.php?page=about|title=Sportradar Audiovisual Services - High quality live content production and distribution}}
The Austrian Hockey League announced record viewing figures in February 2011 both in the arena's and online. Stating one of the reasons for this being the cooperation between the league and their media partners LAOLA1.tv and ServusTV.[http://www.erstebankliga.at/de/news/detail/2011/02/26/2,5-facher_medienwert_in_free-tv_und_internet Erste Bank Ice Hockey League], 2,5-facher Medienwert in Free-TV und Internet. The livestreams are generally free of charge. The site also offers a paid premium membership, which makes it possible to watch streams and videos in HD quality and reduce advertising. In addition, there is a laola1.tv app. Parallel to laola1.tv, the site laola1.at is operated, which focuses primarily on providing sports news.Sascha Ihns: {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202234022/http://www.social-secrets.com/2013/10/interview-karl-wieseneder-ueber-laola1-tv/ |title=Interview: Karl Wieseneder über LAOLA1.tv}}, social-secrets.com, 28 October 2013, retrieved 18 January 2014.
Laola1.tv and Laola1.at was acquired by Sportradar in 2016.
Laola1.tv and Laola1.at was acquired by I-league in 2018.
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External links
- {{Official website}}