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, […]
UK & Ireland sports broadcaster Premier Sports has added live international rugby coverage to its channels this November with a series of fixtures for fans – kicking off with an international double-bill featuring some of the sport’s biggest names. Tune in on November 1st at 1:10pm (UK) on Premier Sports 1, when the Barbarians take […]
Stingray, a specialist in music and video content distribution, has announced that its mobile applications – Stingray Music, Stingray Karaoke, Qello Concerts, and Calm Radio – are now available for distribution through mobile carriers worldwide. Mobile subscribers of major operators in Germany and Romania can now sign up for Stingray services directly through their mobile […]
The Disney+ streaming service is ending its partnership with the BBC and dropping sci-fi drama Doctor Who after just two seasons. Lindsay Salt, the BBC’s director of drama, commented: “We’d like to thank Disney+ for being terrific global partners and collaborators over the past two seasons, and for the upcoming [Doctor Who spin-off] The War […]
Taylor Sheridan – the creator of some of Paramount’s most popular series including the likes of Yellowstone and Tulsa King – is reportedly leaving the network. The successful showrunner, 55, is said to have signed a deal to join NBCUniversal network once his contract with Paramount expires in 2028, according to multiple reports. Sheridan has […]
Frameplay, an in-game advertising specialist, has released research with Happydemics demonstrating in-game advertising’s superior performance versus traditional digital channels. The analysis draws from 173 in-game campaigns, part of Happydemics’ 7,000+ brand lift studies since 2021. Frameplay represents nearly 90 studies, including 40 in 2024. The research reveals in-game advertising achieves the highest ad recall at 32 […]