Volleyball World announced Thursday that its media platform, VBTV, has surpassed the milestone of 1.5 million members and pledged to provide even more exciting and high-quality volleyball coverage.

Italy's Paola Ogechi Egonu (top) spikes the ball during CEV EuroVolley 2021 quarter-final women's volleyball match between Italy and Russia, in Belgrade, Serbia on Sept. 1, 2021. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic/Xinhua)

To mark the achievement, Volleyball World unveiled an upgraded VBTV platform featuring cutting-edge technology designed to offer "an enhanced and more localized experience for volleyball fans globally."

"VBTV is essential to building and engaging our community. The brand new VBTV will optimize the experience for our global audience and enable us to introduce even more exciting features in the future for the platform's 1.5 million members and growing," Volleyball World CEO Finn Taylor told Xinhua on Thursday.

"This marks the latest step in Volleyball World's journey to create a fully integrated ecosystem for all volleyball stakeholders through both digital and live events," he added.

According to Volleyball World, the upgraded VBTV platform will provide an unmatched range of volleyball content, including the sport's biggest international competitions, the world's top professional and collegiate leagues, and all the action from the Beach Pro Tour.

The platform will feature improved streaming quality, localized content and language support, and compatibility with a wider range of devices than ever before. These improvements will allow fans to enjoy world-class volleyball action year-round across multiple platforms.

Volleyball World, founded in 2021, serves as the exclusive operator of commercial volleyball and beach volleyball international events.