When Data Meets Creative – How the Ball Street Network Competes with Giants like BT Sport

Home Social Video When Data Meets Creative – How the Ball Street Network Competes… Share on It’s unlikely that many football (soccer for our American friends) fans will have heard about the Ball Street Network, but, you’ve almost certainly come across one of their channels or creators. Cult followings for the likes of True Geordie and The Redmen TV have seen their viewership rival that of some of the biggest publishers in the sports space, attracting big name sponsors like OneFootball, EA Sports, and EPIC Games. While fan content has been gathering momentum in the last few years, Ball Street has taken this to another level, delivering colossal audiences around some of the biggest sporting events. XO, their latest channel, has been at the forefront of that work. Launching in February, the channel has already registered over 24m views, but again, it’s how the XO is driving engagement that’s the big success story. Hailed as ‘the dream team’ of creators, XO boasts sky-high engagement rates – with historic data from Tubular Labs helping identify those key players, helping XO hit the ground running. The trick is to be as objective as possible, rather than finding numbers to fit your narrative.” XO’s success isn’t going unnoticed by brands looking to make the most of such high engagement rates – they’ve already partnered with the likes of Nike, Adidas, Beats and EA Sports. Recent work with OneFootball stands out not just across the Ball Street Network, but across the wider industry, reaching x7 times the engagement of similar sponsored content, with 10% of all views resulting in a like or comment. XO’s work with EA Sports shows how smart integration can help both partner and sponsor. Insights like those from Tubular can be an invaluable tool when it comes to educating people about our true value.” So, what’s next for the heavy hitting sports challenger?