COPA90 Limited
IndustrySports Media
GenreSports, Entertainment
Founded2012
HeadquartersLondon, England, UK
Key people
Tom Thirlwall (CEO)[1]
Number of employees
50–100
Websitewww.copa90.com

COPA90 is a football media business headquartered in London, England and founded in 2012.[2]

COPA90

Bigballs Media launched COPA90 as a YouTube Channel in 2012,[3] providing football related content to digital audiences including documentaries about football culture and interviews with players from the game. In recent years it has evolved beyond YouTube and now distributes its content to over 8.5 million cross-platform followers.

In 2020 it was ranked number 57 on the Sunday Times 'Tech Track 100'[4] and in 2019 named as one of Fast Companies 'Most Innovative Companies'[5]

Finances

Liberty Global bought a 14% stake in the company for £7 million in 2015.[6]

Time Warner subsidiary Turner International bought an undisclosed stake in the company in 2017.[7]

References

  1. ^ Thirlwall, Tom (9 May 2011). "Tom Thirlwall, CEO, Bigballs Films". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  2. ^ "COPA90 LIMITED - Overview (Free company information from Companies House)".
  3. ^ Bulkley, Kate (8 October 2012). "Bigballs launches YouTube sports channel". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  4. ^ TWK. "Fast Track". Fast Track. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Copa90: Most Innovative Company". Fast Company. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Liberty Global backs youth-focused group behind YouTube channel". Financial Times. 11 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Time Warner buys stake in digital football group Bigballs Media". Financial Times. February 2017.
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