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Eurovision Song Contest 2025 delivers record reach

This year’s Eurovision Song Contest delivered its biggest impact yet—across TV, digital platforms, and streaming charts – cementing its place as one of the world’s most powerful cultural events. The 69th Contest, staged in Basel, Switzerland, reached 166 million people across 37 public service media markets* – 3 million more viewers compared to 2024, reports […]

May 29, 2025

Tour of Britain Women joins BBC Sport’s line up

BBC Sport has secured the rights to show the Tour of Britain Women. The event, which will run from June 5th to 8th, will see a record number of 18 teams compete across four stages; starting in the Tees Valley and concluding in Glasgow. BBC Sport will stream every stage live across all four days […]

May 29, 2025

Extreme H signs Sony Pictures Networks India deal

Extreme H, the hydrogen-powered off-road racing series, has announced a television and digital broadcast partnership with Sony Pictures Networks India. This agreement, an extension of its historic agreements with Extreme E, marks a significant step in expanding the reach of hydrogen motorsport innovation across the Indian subcontinent. Under this partnership, Sony will cover the live […]

May 29, 2025

Tulipop Tales signs new broadcast, streaming deals

Tulipop Tales, the preschool 2D animated series from Icelandic boutique studio Tulipop Studios, continues its international rollout with a new wave of broadcast and streaming partnerships. The 52 x 7’ series has secured several distribution deals across key markets. In the UK, Tulipop Tales will premiere this June on Tiny Pop, the preschool television channel […]

May 29, 2025

New Reframe the Game shorts coming to TNT Sports

Three new, short documentaries will debut on TNT Sports and discovery+ on May 31st, commissioned by WBD Access and TNT Sports as part of Reframe the Game – a programme that aims to tell untold stories from across women’s sport. First up is The Long Away Game, directed by Hannah Congdon. This is the story of […]

May 29, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Prime Video’s Champions League coverage sets viewing records

Over 13 million viewers have tuned-in to Prime Video’s debut season of UEFA Champions League (UCL) in the UK & Ireland across the 2024–25 season, setting a new record for the most watched season of sport on Prime Video in Europe. This season’s Knockout Phase also set new record audiences for individual live sporting events […]

May 28, 2025

Spain: 47% of OTT users watch pirate content

The latest report from consultancy firm GECA has revealed that 47.4 per cent of OTT viewers in Spain watch pirate TV content. The most pirated content is movies (32.8 per cent), followed by TV series (30.6 per cent) and sports (18.4 per cent). People aged 18-24 are the age group who watch the most pirated […]

May 28, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

France: TF1 nets FIBA deal

TF1 group  has announced a deal with FIBA to carry exclusive, free-to-air coverage of matches featuring the French national women’s and men’s basketball teams at future EuroBasket and World Cup tournaments out to 2029. The agreement starts on June 18th with the Turkey vs France fixture at the Women’s EuroBasket 2025. It will also cover […]

May 28, 2025

BBC, Netflix commission The Big Pitch with Jimmy Carr podcast

BBC Studios and Netflix have announced the commission of The Big Pitch with Jimmy Carr. The comedy podcast will be co-produced by Netflix Podcasts and BBC Studios Audio and will be available for audiences globally from May 28th. There are over 27,000 different Netflix subcategories. And they can get pretty niche. From ‘ Crime Movies […]

May 28, 2025

S4C to broadcast Welsh language version of The Smurfs

S4C will air a Welsh language version of the celebrated children’s animation series The Smurfs, titled Y Smyrffs, this June. Dubbed by production company Cwmni Da, the series will be available on S4C, S4C Clic and BBC iPlayer. First broadcast on S4C in 1984, The Smurfs (Y Smyrffs) return in a new, high-energy 3D format. Based on the […]

May 28, 2025