The Football Association has agreed the first-ever stand-alone broadcast deal for the Adobe Women’s FA Cup with the competition airing on TNT Sports and Channel 4 in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland from the 2025/26 season. The three-season deal will deliver a significant uplift in the number of matches that are broadcast live […]
Lightning International has announced a partnership with TVB’s Hong Kong streaming service myTV SUPER for the launch of 14 new FAST channels on the platform. The new channels, spanning movies, music, sports, documentaries, pets, travel and news, mark myTV SUPER’s first-ever FAST channel partnership, with additional technical support from Amagi Media Labs. With these new FAST […]
TNT Sports’ coverage of the 2025 men’s UEFA finals – the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League – will all be available for football fans in the UK to watch for free on discovery+. The first game of the trio is the UEFA Europa League final on May 21st in Bilbao, Spain, which sees […]
FASTchannels.TV, a leading provider of Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) solutions, has announced a new, budget-friendly pricing model that dramatically reduces the barrier to launching FAST linear channels. Starting at just $250 per month, the new model eliminates the high upfront costs traditionally associated with playout technology and services. Designed for content owners, distributors, and […]
The Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe (ACT), which represents the interests of leading commercial media across Europe, has welcomed the European Council’s conclusions on the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD). In a Statement, the body said: “Commercial TV & VOD welcomes the adoption of the Council Conclusions on the […]
The UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy, has confirmed Delyth Evans as the new Chair of S4C. Evans assumed the role on May 1st, taking over from Guto Bebb. The confirmation comes after Evans appeared before the Welsh Affairs Committee for a pre-appointment hearing on April 23rd. The UK Government’s […]
World Rugby has announced a long-term broadcast deal with Nine Entertainment to create the exclusive home of World Rugby competitions for fans in Australia through to 2029. Through the multi-year agreement, the 9Network, Stan Sport and 9Now will showcase rugby’s biggest global competitions, including Men’s and Women’s Rugby World Cups, WXV Global Series, HSBC SVNS, […]
UK policymakers and industry stakeholders are considering the future of DTT and the feasibility of transitioning audiences to IPTV. However, a significant number of households still rely solely on DTT, and without intervention, some groups may struggle with this transition. Conversely, proponents of IPTV point to a number of potential benefits, including greater choice and […]
UK commercial PSB Channel 4 is to introduce a new app in 2026, suggesting it will better help the broadcaster to provide value to its advertisers, being much more accessible. Speaking at the DTG Summit in London, Rak Patel, Chief Commercial Officer, Channel 4, said: “We will have a new digital experience, a new app […]
At IAB NewFronts 2025, Samsung Ads, the advertising division of Samsung Electronics, called on brands to go beyond the status quo and unlock the full performance potential of connected TV (CTV). Kicking off the suite of announcements at NewFronts was the debut of STN, the Samsung Television Network, the broad-FAST channel exclusively on Samsung TV […]