MLTT’s 2026–27 season will put every match on YouTube and DAZN while adding television and streaming distribution across the U.S., Canada and China.
Major League Table Tennis is making its biggest media push yet.
The U.S.-based professional table tennis league has unveiled an expanded distribution strategy for its 2026–27 season, giving fans access to every match through global streaming while extending MLTT programming across national television, regional networks and international markets.
The fourth season begins September 11, with every MLTT match streaming live on the league’s YouTube channel and DAZN. DAZN will also offer matches on demand across its footprint of more than 200 countries and territories.
For a league founded only in 2023, the agreements represent a significant step toward transforming MLTT from an emerging domestic competition into a more broadly distributed sports property.
From YouTube to International Distribution
YouTube remains an important part of MLTT’s strategy, with every match available live and free along with replays and highlights.
But the 2026–27 media package goes considerably further.
Sports Illustrated’s SI TV will carry select matches through its free ad-supported streaming television channel in the U.S., while Youku Sports will provide live MLTT coverage in China.
The Youku agreement is particularly notable because it marks MLTT’s first third-party media distribution deal outside the United States, giving the young league direct exposure in one of table tennis’ most important global markets.
National and Regional TV Added to the Mix
MLTT is also expanding its traditional television footprint through a collection of recap programs.
FS1 will carry two 30-minute national recap specials in the United States, while AXS TV is scheduled to air 16 one-hour recap programs. Canadian viewers will have access to 16 one-hour shows through Game+.
Regional coverage will extend further through Gray Media, NBC Sports Bay Area & California and Angels Broadcast Television.
Gray Media will distribute 16 one-hour recap shows across selected markets in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, South Carolina and Tennessee. NBC Sports Bay Area & California will distribute recap programming across Northern California, Nevada and Oregon, while Angels Broadcast Television will reach Southern California, Nevada and Hawaii.
Additional schedules and local airtimes are expected to be announced separately.
MLTT Builds on a Breakout Season
The expanded distribution comes after MLTT reported substantial digital growth during the 2025–26 campaign.
According to the league, its content generated more than 76 million video views last season, while its Championship Weekend concluded with a sold-out event.
That momentum appears to be shaping MLTT’s approach to media: maintain the accessibility of digital platforms while using national, regional and international distribution to introduce the league to audiences beyond its existing fan base.
“Our media distribution strategy is built around the multiple ways fans discover and follow sports today,” MLTT Senior Vice President of Marketing Matt Parker said in announcing the agreements.
A Bigger Play for Professional Table Tennis
The media expansion is significant beyond the number of platforms involved.
Table tennis has enormous international participation and recognition, but establishing a sustainable professional team league in the United States presents a different challenge. MLTT is attempting to build that audience around a city-based team format while making its matches easy to discover across both digital and traditional media.
The 2026–27 distribution package gives the league considerably more opportunities to do that.
With every match globally accessible through DAZN, free live coverage remaining on YouTube, entry into China through Youku Sports and a larger U.S. television footprint, Season Four could become an important test of how far Major League Table Tennis can extend its audience beyond the core table tennis community.
For a league that was essentially starting from scratch three years ago, MLTT is beginning to look increasingly like a sports media property built with global ambitions.
Source: Major League Table Tennis announcement
