DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has signed a deal that secures exclusive and non-exclusive rights to Lega Serie A, Italy’s top football league, competitions, in several international market. In the 2025/26 season, DAZN will stream every Serie A Championship match in the UK and Ireland and the US – including US Possessions and the Caribbean […]
TPG, an alternative asset management firm, has announced the completion of its acquisition from AT&T of the remaining 70 per cent stake in DirecTV it did not already own. With the completion of this transaction, DirecTV is now a wholly owned portfolio company of TPG Capital, the firm’s US and European private equity platform. This […]
Sky Bet EFL broadcast selections for the period up until the end of September have been confirmed, with all 72 EFL Clubs set to feature at least twice. As previously announced, all opening weekend matches in the Championship, League One and League Two are once again set to be broadcast live on Sky Sports, along […]
Amazon has confirmed that Freevee, its stand-alone free streaming TV service, will shutter in August, with its content being absorbed into Prime Video. An in-app notice informed users: “Prime Video is the new exclusive home for Freevee TV shows, movies and Live TV. The Freevee app will be accessible until August 2025. Continue watching your […]
The economic impact of filming on location in Bristol and at The Bottle Yard Studios rose by 55 per cent in 2024-25 to an estimated £46.6 million (€54m), according to the latest annual figures from the Bristol Film Office. There were 29 major productions assisted by Bristol Film Office and The Bottle Yard Studios throughout […]
There are plenty of TV and film production centres in the Middle East, notably Cairo and today’s Dubai. Both have invested millions of dollars to ensure that their facilities are ‘state of the art’ and that local, regional and international programmers can find the talent and backstage skills needed. But there was a time when […]
Spitting Image will return to screens on September 19th with a new YouTube series titled Spitting Image: The Rest Is Bulls*!t. The satirical comedy series will consist of specially created, original short-form vodcast episodes, for “all those wanting to laugh in the face of these anxiety-inducing times of global conflict, unhinged world leaders and megalomaniac […]
Free-to-air channel Sky Arts has announced Mozart Season – a collection of new programmes offering a fresh take on one of classical music’s most iconic name, featuring Lauren Laverne, David Harewood and Danielle de Niese. From a live concert celebrating Mozart’s operatic heroines, to a globe-trotting investigation into the overlooked legacy of his sister Maria-Anna, and a […]
Premier Sports will screen live and exclusive coverage of Celtic’s pre-season match against Cork City on July 8th. Brendan Rodgers’ Scottish Premiership Champions will take on three-times Premier Division winners Cork City at the SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh in a one-off event dubbed the Cork Super Cup. Match commentary will be provided by Rory Hamilton […]
Both GAA All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship semi-finals will air live on BBC iPlayer, BBC Two Northern Ireland and on the BBC Sport NI website with audiences across the UK able to watch both games live. First up is Cork against Dublin on July 5th, followed by Kilkenny and Tipperary July 6th, with a place in […]