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Shoppable Test Drive Live channel on FreeCast, Roku

FreeCast has announced the launch of a next-gen shoppable FAST channel, Test Drive Live, in the US. The channel will be launching on Roku and FreeCast’s own service, before coming to additional FAST channel platforms in the coming weeks. Through FreeCast, the channel will be immediately available on Amazon Fire TV, Google TV, Apple TV, […]

July 14, 2025

Logan Paul’s IMPAULSIVE joins WWE digital line-up

WWE, part of TKO Group, and Fanatics have announced that world-renowned entertainer, entrepreneur and professional athlete Logan Paul’s popular digital series – IMPAULSIVE – will join the lineup of WWE and Fanatics digital shows. With nearly a billion views on YouTube alone, IMPAULSIVE has become one of the world’s biggest digital series since launching in […]

July 14, 2025

France: Ligue 1+ on DAZN, Orange and more

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has announced a new partnership with the French Professional Football League (LFP) for the distribution of Ligue 1+, the new channel from the LFP that will broadcast Ligue 1 McDonald’s. Thanks to this partnership, DAZN subscribers in France can access Ligue 1 McDonald’s until August 15th 2029. French operators Orange, […]

July 11, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Ofcom advises how to identify deepfakes

A new Ofcom discussion paper explores how different tools and techniques could be used to identify deepfakes. “Deepfakes are AI-generated videos, images and audio content that are deliberately created to look real. They pose a significant threat to online safety, and we have seen them being used for financial scams, to depict people in non-consensual […]

July 11, 2025

BBC extends Athletic Ventures deal

BBC Sport and Athletic Ventures have confirmed a new five-year deal to broadcast coverage of some of the biggest UK athletics events, including the London Athletics Meet, until 2029. This new deal will bring world-class athletics to BBC platforms – BBC TV, iPlayer and BBC Sport digital platforms – ensuring the biggest moments in UK […]

July 11, 2025

Spidercam makes golf debut at 153rd Open on Sky Sports

Sky Sports and streaming service NOW will bring viewers every moment of The 153rd Open live from Royal Portrush, as golf’s oldest major returns to the iconic Northern Irish course for the first time since Shane Lowry’s historic win in 2019. As the exclusive home of The Open in the UK and Ireland, Sky Sports […]

July 11, 2025

Prime Video calls time on Neighbours

Production on the iconic Australian soap opera Neighbours has officially wrapped for Prime Video, with the cast filming their last day of the series at Nunawading studios. Amazon revealed in February that it would be halting production, and this final chapter of the series will be brought to a close in December 2025. Amazon announced […]

July 11, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Scottish Rugby tests on Premier Sports

Scottish rugby fans can watch full live coverage of Scotland’s two remaining tests on their summer Pacific tour on Premier Sports – with a big fixture against Fiji in the early hours on July 12th (Premier Sports 2 from 3.55am UK – repeated at 8.30am UK). Scotland will play their first game on Fijian soil […]

July 11, 2025

World Aquatics Championships 2025 on Eurovision Sport

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Aquatics GB have signed an agreement that will see both parties stream live coverage of the World Aquatics Championships 2025, taking place in Singapore from now until August 3rd, on Eurovision Sport, the EBU’s free-to-air digital platform. As part of the agreement, Eurovision Sport will be embedded into the […]

July 11, 2025

ITV’s The 1% Club returning with week-long rollover event

ITV game show The 1% Club will return this autumn for a new special week-long rollover event, that turns the Saturday night version into a supersized five-day stripped, primetime event in The 1% Club Rollover. The new incarnation of the show enables the prize pot that’s not won on one episode to rollover to the […]

July 11, 2025