SportsEngine Play Announces Multi-Year Streaming Rights Partnership with Hype Nation Volleyball

SportsEngine Play, the first-of-its-kind youth and amateur sports streaming platform, announces a multi-year streaming rights partnership with the Hype Nation Volleyball Network, a top youth volleyball tournament organizer.

SportsEngine Play will serve as the official streaming partner for Hype Nation’s high-profile youth volleyball tournaments across the country, which will total nearly 100 events in 2026 spanning 50 cities and 24 states.

In addition, SportsEngine’s AES platform will be the primary provider of registration and scheduling for all Hype Nation Volleyball events, which include Hype Nation Volleyball, Level 12 Sports, Showtime Events, and Vette City Events.

“SportsEngine Play is thrilled to partner with Hype Nation to stream over 20,000 matches so families, fans, and players never miss a moment,” says Nick Busto, VP of Video Operations, SportsEngine Play. “This progression in our partnership with Sports Facilities Companies to add streaming rights to the existing installation of cameras in facilities sets the standard for the future of live streaming in youth sports.”

“The Hype Nation Network could not be more excited to be partnering with SportsEngine Play as our official streaming provider,” says Justin Trout, Director, Hype Nation Volleyball. “They bring an outstanding platform that is going to considerably expand the accessibility of our tournaments, making our events easier to enjoy for families across the country. This is another tremendous value that we’re proud to bring to our guests, and we’re very eager to see SportsEngine Play expand the reach of our events.”

Numerous events will take place at venues around the country operated by the Sports Facilities Companies, an operating partner for sports, recreation, and event facilities. Sports Facilities Companies is a partner of both Hype Nation and SportsEngine Play. This agreement marks the latest in the collaboration between SportsEngine Play and Sports Facilities Companies. Since 2024 SportsEngine Play has installed cameras to cover nearly 250 playing surfaces in SFC facilities. Streaming rights and event coverage are the next frontier as SportsEngine Play’s camera network expands and SFC begins working closer with events.

SportsEngine Play is the streaming arm of SportsEngine, which focuses on youth sports club, league, tournament, and team management technology, as well as youth sports editorial content. SportsEngine is part of the digital business portfolio of VERSANT, Comcast Corporation’s planned spin-off which will be a leading independent publicly traded media company comprised of most of NBCUniversal’s cable assets and complementary digital businesses.