The German Football Association (DFB) has appointed the sports marketing agency, IMG, as the international production partner for the men’s DFB-Pokal (German FA Cup) for the next four seasons, beginning with the 2026/27 tournament. Under the agreement, IMG will produce the live international feed for sixty-three DFB-Pokal matches per season, supporting the global distribution and […]
AMC Theatres, which own the ODEON cinema chain, has announced that they are allocating the best seats in the cinema to VIP loyalty programme members in the US. They launched a similar programme a few years ago, which received a lot of backlash, but have since reworked their approach to help reward loyal cinema-goers with […]
Distributor and Rights management company Hoho Rights (Cloudbabies, Toad & Friends) has picked up the third-party distribution rights for Channel Five milkshake!’s popular mixed media drama Mimi’s World (40×11’) and CiTV’s classic hit animated series Fetch the Vet (25×10’). Produced by Adastra Development with funding from Northern Ireland Screen and support from the BFI’s Young […]
Little Dot Studios, the digital media network, social media agency and multi-platform production company, has secured a multi-platform content agreement with international distributor, Sphere Abacus. The new multi-year partnership sees Little Dot Studios (an All3Media company) license 150 hours of long-form programming for its global digital broadcast network. Additionally, Sphere Abacus has appointed Little Dot […]
Fremantle’s biopic about punk rock legend Billy Idol has sold to international broadcasters worldwide including Sky (UK), VRT (Belgium), Yle (Finland), SVT (Sweden), NRK (Norway), COSMOTE TV (Greece), AMC Global Media (Spain & Portugal), SBS (Australia), RTV (Slovenia), as well as securing Japanese theatrical rightsvia Malibu Corporation (Japan). The feature length documentary, Billy Idol Should Be […]
Disney+ customers in France can now stream La chaîne L’Équipe as part of ESPN on Disney+, bringing live sports including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the World Cup and World Championships in biathlon, the Spanish Super Cup, the Diamond League, the European Table Tennis Union circuit and the Dakar Rally. Through this collaboration, subscribers […]
The BBC has providing an update on plans for its popular, long-running sci-fi series Doctor Who, revealing that a previously announced Christmas special has now been cancelled. “As part of securing the next phase of the show for future generations, and in line with the BBC’s Charter and Agreement requirements, the BBC will put Doctor […]
Caretta Research forecasts a record $8.9 billion (€7.7bn) in total revenue for the 2026 World Cup, representing a 54 per cent uplift over the 2022 tournament. This growth is predominantly driven by the rise in commercial and matchday revenues, with sports rights sold to media also contributing. The key driver behind the jump from $5.8 billion to […]
ITV has reported that the debut of its thirteenth season of Love Island attracted a consolidated 2.1 million viewers, up on the most recent Love Island All Stars series. Love Island, the popular reality dating series, continues to generate ITV’s biggest 16-34 audience of the year, currently averaging 0.7 million viewers in this demographic. Meanwhile […]
FuboTV has announced a distribution agreement with NBCUniversal. Fubo customers in the US can now stream NBCU’s Spanish-language networks, Telemundo and Universo, with NBCUniversal’s English-language networks, including the new NBC Sports Network (NBCSN), regional sports networks (RSNs) and new FAST channels, to launch in the coming weeks. Customers will be able to access NBCUniversal programming […]