Rakuten TV, the European streaming platform, has announced that it will soon add an array of new FAST channels in a deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). The channels – a mix of single IP channels and scripted series genre channels – will be available across the UK, Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Nordics and […]
ITV has reported that a peak audience of 18 million viewers watched its coverage of England’s FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-final victory against Norway on July 11th, the biggest peak audience for the broadcaster since the Euro 2024 Final on July 14th 2024. The audience is the highest on any channel or streamer this year, […]
W-Sport, the 24/7 sports channel dedicated exclusively to women’s sport is now availble via Samsung TV Plus Nordics through its partnership with HelloYou. The agreement marks the beginning of W-Sport’s expansion across the region bringing premium women’s sport to Nordic audiences. Kelly Butler, Co-founder and CEO of W – Sport, commented: “W-Sport’s expansion into the […]
Google has broken its all-time record for queries handled per second during the FIFA World Cup 2026, Nick Fox, head of Google’s Knowledge and Information unit, has confirmed. The record spike in traffic came on July 7th immediately after Argentina completed a three-goal surge in the closing minutes to defeat Egypt 3–2, driven by a […]
Canal+ is strengthening its commitment to the 83rd Venice International Film Festival by becoming an Official Sponsor, as part of an agreement concluded with La Biennale di Venezia. The group is also renewing its partnership with RAI, providing exclusive broadcasting of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival – La Biennale di Venezia – to its […]
Analysis of anonymised and aggregated O2 network data has revealed that activity across Tinder, Hinge, Bumble and Grindr consistently spikes whenever referees pause play for hydration breaks during FIFA World Cup 2026 matches, before dropping again as soon as the football gets back underway. During England’s victory over Mexico on July 6th, dating app traffic […]
Netflix France has announced Physical 100 is getting a French adaptation titled 100% Physique. Produced by Banijay France label ALP (Adventure Line Productions), the series will bring together 100 athletes of all ages and from a wide range of sporting backgrounds, including martial arts, bodybuilding, CrossFit, rugby, athletics and more, for the ultimate sports competition […]
Media thought leader Evan Shapiro, delivering a keynote address at commercial PSB France Télévisions’ 2026/27 season ‘streaming first’ preview screening, has said that “when you get down to the youngest members of the French society, TikTok gets more attention than any other platform in this region,” adding that it was not just more, but more […]
Eurovision Sport is introducing multilingual AI-generated commentary at the European Athletics U18 Championships in Rieti, Italy (July 16th-19th). Working in partnership with European Athletics and technology partner CAMB.AI, Eurovision Sport will offer AI-generated translated commentary from its French-language remote commentary feed, enabling audiences to follow the action in multiple languages through the EBU’s free streaming […]
Four men have been arrested by Merseyside Police in the northwest of England after six search warrants were executed as part of a two-day operation targeting the suspected supply of illegal streaming services to thousands of customers. Three men were arrested on June 25th: a 47-year-old from Birkenhead and two men, aged 41 and 56, […]