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Premier Sports to show every Investec Champions Cup fixture

Premier Sports will serve as the lead broadcaster of the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup in the UK and Ireland for the 2025/26 season. As part of a three-year broadcast agreement with EPCR, which runs until the finale of the 2026/27 season, Premier Sports will cover all 63 Investec Champions Cup matches as […]

July 15, 2025

Informed decisions: Why online casino reviews matter more than ever

Online casinos have experienced significant growth over the past decade because of many factors. From their accessibility to game variety, these platforms have outshone classic operators and taken the lead over this massive industry. However, by doing this, they have created a saturated and highly competitive digital space in the industry. There are hundreds of […]

July 15, 2025

Fox News announces new media expansion

Fox News has announced a new media expansion that includes a licensing agreement with the Ruthless podcast which will be aligned with the division’ssuite of podcasts such as Will Cain Country. Porter Berry, who currently serves as the President and Editor-in-Chief of Fox News Digital, will now add New Media to his role, reporting to Suzanne Scott, CEO […]

July 15, 2025

BBC reports record digital audiences for Wimbledon

The Wimbledon tennis Grand Slam attracted a record breaking 69.3 million online requests for BBC Sport from June 30th to July 13th – the highest ever digital engagement for the championships on record. Audiences turned to BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app in unprecedented numbers across the two weeks with […]

July 14, 2025

Channel 4 launching digital comedy channel

Channel 4 has unveiled plans to launch a dedicated digital comedy channel for original unscripted comedy content. Hosted on YouTube, A Comedy Thing by Channel 4 will launch later this July. The new channel will be the latest addition to the public service streamer’s digital portfolio and follows the successful debut of food channel, Channel 4 Served […]

July 14, 2025

CMS Committee Chair: “Long way to go” with BBC complaints processes

Dame Caroline Dinenage MP, Chair of the UK House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee, has suggested that production company Banijay and the BBC need to “raise their game” in terms of complaints processes following the publication of the investigation into the behaviour of TV presenter Gregg Wallace. “More than half of the allegations […]

July 14, 2025By Colin Mann

York Court issues jail terms for illegal streamers

A man who pocketed £1 million (€1.15m) by running three illegal streaming websites has been jailed. Stephen Woodward sold illegal access to copyrighted content through the websites IPTV Hosting, Helix Hosting and Black and White TV. He used the funds to buy designer clothes and jewellery, holidays and a Jaguar F-Type V8 coupe worth £91,000. His […]

July 14, 2025By Colin Mann

FBI seizes video game piracy websites

The FBI’s Atlanta Field Office has announced the seizure of several online criminal marketplaces providing pirated versions of popular video games. In addition to the seizure, the FBI has dismantled the infrastructure of these websites. For more than four years, the websites contained pirated copies of highly anticipated video games days or weeks before their […]

July 14, 2025By Colin Mann

HBO’s Harry Potter series starts production; Hagrid first look

Production has commenced on the HBO Original Harry Potter television series at Warner Bros Studios Leavesden, UK. The series, which features Dominic McLaughlin (pictured) in the titular role, will debut in 2027 on HBO and HBO Max. The production begins with a raft of new cast announcements, including: Rory Wilmot as Neville Longbottom, Amos Kitson as Dudley Dursley, […]

July 14, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Byker Grove on ITVX, STV Player

Nearly two decades after its final episode, Byker Grove has returned to UK screens – with classic episodes available to stream for free on STV Player and ITVX. The streaming services have partnered with Ant Middleton & Dec Donnelly’s production company Mitre Studios, which owns the rights to Byker Grove, to relaunch the series. Viewers […]

July 14, 2025