FIFA has confirmed the success of its media partnerships programme for the FIFA World Cup 2026, establishing what it describes as “the most expansive and innovative broadcast platform in the history of the competition”. With agreements now in place in over 220 territories worldwide, the FIFA World Cup 2026 will reach fans on an unprecedented […]
Channel 4 Sales has announced Simba Sleep as the inaugural sponsor of weekend programming on Channel 4. Simba, the sleep technology company, will sponsor content across Channel 4’s linear, streaming and digital platforms in a 19-month deal. The partnership will see idents run before the start of programmes and in between marketing promos and Channel […]
As the FIFA World Cup 2026 arrives on Canadian soil, Bell Media has announced an expansion of its sports across its TSN and RDS networks, anchored by 16 new Connected TV apps extending across web and mobile. The new apps are available across major platforms including Samsung, LG, Roku, Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft and Hisense, […]
Royal Ascot, taking place from June 16th to June 20th, will be broadcast across 180 territories via 30 networks in its most comprehensive year of linear and digital coverage to date, delivered by HBA Media on behalf of Ascot Racecourse. Australia’s Channel 7 headlines the list of new broadcasters with the Enhanced World Feed available […]
According to a 6G report from Dell’Oro Group, a source of market intelligence for the telco, security, networking,and data centre industries, 6G development is progressing rapidly. The report’s base-case scenario envisions 6G as an evolutionary technology that builds on Massive MIMO, the existing site grid, and wider channel bandwidths to deliver step-change improvements in RAN […]
Commonwealth Sport has announced that S4C will provide live Welsh-language coverage of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. Coverage will run from July 24th to August 2nd, featuring ten days of competition across ten sports and a record-breaking Para sport programme, with 47 medal events across six disciplines. The partnership will ensure audiences across Wales can […]
Graham Norton will interview iconic pop star Madonna in a world exclusive special for BBC One and BBC iPlayer airing later this June. Recorded at Koko in Camden, London – the stage that hosted Madonna’s first-ever UK show in 1983 as well as the launch of her landmark 2005 album, Confessions on a Dance Floor […]
Prime Video has become the latest streaming platform to introduce weekly rankings of its most-watched content, joining Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max and a growing number of SVoD services that use Top 10 charts to guide viewers through increasingly crowded content libraries. According to analysis from Spanish audience consultancy Barlovento Comunicación, while these rankings have become […]
As the FIFA World Cup 2026 readies to kick off, a survey from Harris Poll finds that half of Americans plan to watch at least one match on TV, streaming, or social media over the course of the tournament. The survey also reveals that more than one in four Americans say they have only recently […]
As the football World Cup kicks off, EU and national policymakers should rein in automated web-blocking systems that allow private parties to restrict access to online services without proper judicial oversight, warns trade body the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe). It contends that these anti-piracy systems rely on blunt blocking of Internet Protocol […]