A coalition of 36 leaders from across Europe’s media, sport, security and trade body sectors has made public a letter sent to Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen and Commissioner Glenn Micallef, urging the European Commission to take legislative action to stop the unauthorised online transmission of live sports and cultural events. The letter warns that online […]
Following the success of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, which attracted an audience of billions of fans, FIFA and sports streaming platform DAZN are taking the next step in their strategic partnership – a global relaunch of FIFA+ on DAZN in 2026. Building on the existing FIFA+ service, the new platform on DAZN will […]
Hearst Networks has announced the launch of five of its FAST channels on Trailblazer TV, the FAST platform from Go See TV. The channels are Mystery TV, Inside Crime, History Hunters, Deal Masters and World War TV. “Our FAST channels are built around curiosity, authenticity, and pace – values we share with Trailblazer TV. This […]
ITV and the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) have agreed a new-three-year deal until 2028, expanding ITV’s live darts coverage. The deal will see PDC events continue to receive free-to-air coverage in the UK across ITV4 and ITVX. ITV will air a range of high-profile PDC events including the World Masters, UK Open, European Championship, Players […]
Livewire, the gaming marketing company, has released research in partnership with PMCI Play that uncovers how gaming is shaping belonging, resilience and identity across generations. The Power in Play study surveyed more than 2,400 gamers across the US, UK, Canada, and Australia, with representation across age, gender, household income, and ethnicity. The research reveals how […]
The festive fixture list has always carried huge weight in the Premier League title race. It is the stretch when form often disappears, as fatigue and the Christmas schedule test every squad. A poor run between Christmas and New Year can undo months of progress and have a lasting impact come springtime. The reality is […]
ITV has agreed a deal to broadcast the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2025, marking the first time the tournament will be shown by the UK terrestrial broadcaster. The agreement includes coverage of all three of England’s group stage matches (against Haiti, Venezuela and Egypt), with select fixtures from the knockout stages to be broadcast free-to-air […]
To mark 100 days to go to the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) Sports Europe has unveiled a first look at its purpose-built studios that will broadcast live coverage to millions of fans this February. All customers in Europe will be able to watch to every live event during the […]
James Dolan, a YouTube and social video specialist who has held senior positions at ITV Studios and Little Dot, has launched his new venture, Beam Digital. Beam Digital has two main areas of activity: advising organisations, rights owners and content creators on their own digital strategies and working with selected IP and brands to build […]
LiveU, a specialist in live IP-video contribution, production and distribution, has announced a partnership with Kinetiq, the AI-powered platform unifying media intelligence into actionable insights and the company behind the Teletrax watermarking technology. With this partnership, Kinetiq is bringing Teletrax watermarking into LiveU Matrix, LiveU’s cloud-native IP video distribution platform, so broadcasters can add secure, […]