To mark the launch of Roku’s Stream & Scream Collection, presented by The Hershey Company favorites Reese’s and Kit Kat, Roku has shared data on Halloween viewing across the US. Sinners, the recent box office sensation that is back in IMAX cinemas for Halloween, is currently the most-searched title this Halloween season across eight US […]

Broadcast viewership came roaring back in September as American football drove an unprecedented monthly spike in watch-time for the category, according to Nielsen’s monthly The Gauge report – a snapshot of total TV and streaming consumption. Time spent watching broadcast programming shot up 20 per cent month-over-month (compared to +3 per cent across all TV) […]

To no one’s surprise it has come to this: Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) isn’t working out and something must be done. To no one’s further surprise, no one knows what to do for the best. We have enjoyed reminiscing here before about the worst deal in history that was the takeover of Time Warner by […]

Amazon and the NFL have announced that Prime Video will broadcast the November 28th Black Friday Football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears to a worldwide audience, kicking off at 8pm GMT. The game will be the first NFL event to be presented globally on Prime Video, which is available in over 240 […]

Research coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC has found that AI assistants – already a daily information gateway for millions of people – routinely misrepresent news content, no matter which language, territory or AI platform is tested. The international study was launched at the EBU News Assembly, in Naples. Involving […]

European football’s governing body UEFA has officially joined the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), the content protection coalition dedicated to combating digital piracy. UEFA becomes the first exclusive sports rights-holder to join ACE, while contributing to a broader industry-wide effort to safeguard the value of creative and sporting content worldwide. UEFA will play an […]

Prime Video continues to expand its Pay-Per-View (PPV) football offering in the UK with CONMEBOL Libertadores and CONMEBOL Sudamericana matches joining Ligue 1, Bundesliga and UEFA Men’s National Team matches for £2.49 per game with no Prime membership or long-term commitment required. Both legs of the CONMEBOL Libertadores Semi-Finals along with the CONMEBOL Sudamericana Semi-Finals […]

Global, the Media & Entertainment group, has unveiled plans to expand into video-first podcast brands and branded entertainment in sport, while launching a new suite of data-led tools to prove advertising effectiveness. At its first-ever Audio & Entertainment Upfronts, Group CEO Simon Pitts presented the company’s new creative powerhouse for video-first podcast brands, and announced […]

How Climate Change Affects Sports Long before data ruled sport, athletes depended on the sky above them. Farmers, fishermen, and players shared the same uncertainty: the weather decided everything. In the early Olympic years, the heat could stop a race. Centuries later, we rely on science, yet the same question remains – how can we […]

Stadium Safety Improvements and Economic Effect Since the dawn of organised sports, public venues have reflected societal changes. Back then, stands were just wood, with hardly any thought for ease or safety. Now, stadiums are like techy systems where devices and cameras keep everyone safe. Change has not just altered buildings but also the money […]