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ITV invests in Joe Wicks’ The Body Coach app

ITV has announced an investment in health and fitness app The Body Coach, created by fitness coach and TV presenters Joe Wicks. As part of ITV Adventures Invest, its Media for Equity investment fund, ITV has agreed to invest up to £3 million (€3.4m) in return for advertising inventory across ITV’s channels and ITVX, building […]

December 31, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Premier Sports kicks off 2026 with Welsh rugby derbies

Premier Sports will welcome in 2026 with back-to-back live coverage of two all-Welsh BKT United Rugby Championship derbies on January 1st 2026 as the Welsh festive rugby series reaches a dramatic climax. To celebrate the start of the new year, Premier Sports will show Dragons RFC v Scarlets from Rodney Parade, followed by Ospreys v Cardiff […]

December 31, 2025

DAZN acquires Kings League rights

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has acquired broadcast rights for Kings League competitions in 2026, adding to the platform’s portfolio of football formats. Kings League is a creator-led league founded by retired, Spanish football legend Gerard Piqué that blends football, streamer culture and digital-first fan experiences. DAZN will broadcast the Kings World Cup Nations 2026 […]

December 30, 2025

Gogo launches air-to-ground 5G

Inflight Connectivity provider Gogo has successfully completed flight testing and validation of its 5G air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity network for North American customers. The test team completed more than 30 hours of flying across almost 20 routes to confirm that the full capabilities of the first ever 5G tower network are ready to deliver high-speed, low-latency […]

December 30, 2025By Colin Mann

New Malcolm in the Middle premieres on Disney+ in April

Hulu has that announced that the limited, four-episode revival series, Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair, will premiere April 10th 2026 on Disney+ in the UK. Set some 20 years after the end of the original iconic sitcom, the new series follows the titular Malcolm as he now lives with his daughter Leah and […]

December 30, 2025By Nik Roseveare

BKB acquires Bad To The Bone; appoints Hanks as UK COO

BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing, the professional bare-knuckle boxing promotion, has announced the acquisition of Bad To The Bone (BTTB), the independent bare-knuckle promotion in the UK. As part of the agreement, BKB has completed a full reorganisation of its UK business, including the addition of new personnel under the direction of Joe Brown, who now […]

December 30, 2025By Nik Roseveare

BBC orders Winkleman hosted chat show

Claudia Winkleman will host her own chat show, The Claudia Winkleman Show, launching on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in spring 2026. Produced by So Television – part of ITV Studios and the production company behind The Graham Norton Show – each episode will see Winkleman, who is best known for co-presenting Strictly Come Dancing […]

December 30, 2025

Tron: Ares streams on Disney+ this January

The sci-fi action-adventure movie, Tron: Ares, will be available to stream on Disney+ from January 7th 2026. Directed by Joachim Rønning, the third movie in the Tron saga sees a sophisticated Program named Ares sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind’s first encounter with AI beings. Tron: […]

December 30, 2025By Nik Roseveare

FACT warns illegal streamers

UK IP protection organisation FACT has contacted over a thousand individuals across the UK via email and text, warning them to immediately cease using illegal TV streaming services or face the risk of prosecution. The campaign builds on investigations carried out in collaboration with police forces nationwide and forms part of FACT’s ongoing work to […]

December 24, 2025By Colin Mann

33m watched Paul vs Joshua live on Netflix

In the Netflix and MVP blockbuster live main event on December 19th at Miami’s Kaseya Center, Anthony Joshua (29-4, 26 KOs) delivered a sixth-round knockout to Jake Paul (12-2, 7 KOs). The main event scored an estimated average minute audience (AMA) of 33 million Live+1 viewers globally from opening to closing bell, per VideoAmp and […]

December 24, 2025