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Bids open for France World Cup rights

Football’s governing body FIFA has launched an invitation to tender (ITT) for the media rights to the FIFA World Cup 26 and FIFA World Cup 2030 in France, Monaco, Andorra and the French overseas territories. The FIFA World Cup 26 will be the 23rd edition of the competition and will be jointly hosted by Canada, […]

January 10, 2024By Colin Mann

Luke Littler to make FTA TV debut on ITVX

Luke ‘The Nuke’ Littler, the teenage darts sensation and breakout star from the most recent PDC World Darts Championship, in which he entertained millions across the country in becoming the tournament runner-up, can be seen live in action on free to air television this January on ITVX. Littler has been announced as one of the […]

January 10, 2024By Nik Roseveare

ESPN: Best Monday Night Football audience since 2000

ESPN’s Monday Night Football (MNF) delivered its most-watched season in 23 years. MNF reached 124 million fans across the US, lifted its audience in every key demo by double-digits, and aired four games whose viewership surpassed all previous MNF games dating back to the 2000 NFL season (395+ games). The 2023 Monday Night Football season […]

January 10, 2024

Fool Me Once debuts at Netflix #1

Netflix subscribers uned into Harlan Coben’s newest crime thriller adaptation, Fool Me Once, which was the most watched title of the week commencing January 1st. The limited series, which stars Michelle Keegan, debuted atop the English TV List with 37.1 million views and reached the Top 10 in 91 countries. Elsewhere on the English TV […]

January 10, 2024

Disney orders The Mandalorian movie

The Mandalorian and Grogu (AKA Baby Yoda) are embarking on a new adventure that will debut in cinemas. Directed by Jon Favreau, and produced by Favreau, Kathleen Kennedy and Dave Filoni, this new chapter – a continuation of the hit Disney+ series – will go into production later this year. Favreau commented: “I have loved […]

January 10, 2024By Nik Roseveare

VidiNet portfolio on AWS Marketplace

Vidispine, an Arvato Systems brand, is now offering its VidiNet portfolio on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) marketplace. This step gives AWS customers access to the scalable and cost-transparent portfolio and offers an uncomplicated way to get in touch with the Vidispine team. With the launch of the VidiNet portfolio on the AWS Marketplace, customers […]

January 10, 2024

Fitting leads WWE Media & Production

WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings, has announced that media industry veteran Lee Fitting has joined the company as Head of Media & Production. “Lee is a phenomenal leader and executive known for work that generates both critical acclaim and mass appeal,” said WWE President Nick Khan. “Lee will be a tremendous addition to our […]

January 10, 2024

New Judy Justice on Amazon Freevee, Prime Video

Amazon Freevee has announced the third season of court programme Judy Justice will debut on both Amazon Freevee and Prime Video in the US, UK, and DE on January 22nd with three new episodes. A new episode wil; then be released every weekday until April 5th, with a second instalment of episodes coming later this […]

January 10, 2024

Apple Vision Pro reveals $3,500 price tag

Apple has revealed its long-awaited Vision Pro headset will go on sale on February 2nd in the US. Customers will have the option to pre-order the device from January 19th for $3,499 (€3,202). The company revealed the headset in June 2023, but there have been issues since then. According to the FT, Apple has more […]

January 9, 2024

FA Cup 3rd round sets BBC viewing records

The FA Cup third round set viewing records on the BBC during live coverage of the celebrated football tournament on BBC TV and iPlayer. Liverpool proved the victor over Arsenal on the evening of January 7th with a peak audience of 7.6 million on BBC One, a record number for this stage in the competition, […]

January 9, 2024By Nik Roseveare