As anticipated, English Premier League clubs have unanimously agreed a proposal to conclude a three-year renewal of the League’s UK live and non-live broadcast agreements with Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon Prime Video and BBC Sport. This follows approval in principle for the renewal from Government after an extensive period of consideration. The approval from […]
Cécile Frot-Coutaz has been appointed CEO of Sky Studios, Sky’s production and development arm across Europe. In her new role, Frot-Coutaz will take on the funding, development, production, and commissioning teams for scripted Sky Originals, working closely with Sky’s Content leads in each market, to deliver premium comedy, drama, and documentary to Sky’s 24 million […]
Streaming platform and device specialist Roku is to debut ‘Roku Originals’, previously known as Quibi, on The Roku Channel on May 20th, in celebration of Streaming Day. This will mark the first time the ad-funded content is available in the UK, and Roku says it represents an opportunity for brands to access a new premium […]
Live coverage of The British & Irish Lions will return to terrestrial television for the first time in nearly 30 years with Channel 4’s broadcast of the Vodafone Lions 1888 Cup against Japan next month. In addition to live coverage of the pre-Tour Test match against Japan from BT Murrayfield on June 26th, Channel 4 […]
FUEL TV has announced a partnership with Netgem that makes its channel available immediately through the Netgem TV service in the UK, Ireland and Gibraltar. Shan Eisenberg, Chief Commercial Officer –Netgem UK & Ireland, says: “FUEL TV reaches the much-desired fringe between the younger audience and the adults. This partnership reinforces the diversity of our […]
BBC Sport has announced a new rights deal which sees every IAAF Diamond League event live on the BBC until 2024. The new four-year deal kicks off with live coverage from Gateshead from May 23rd on BBC Two. The 2021 series will see 14 meetings in total, with a Doha meet following Gateshead on May […]
Alchimie, the OTT subscription video platform, and All3Media International, have announced a strategic content partnership which sees them co-publish OTT channel Inside Outside in the US. The deal also sees 400 hours of All3Media International’s premium factual content being placed onto Alchimie’s French-speaking European network of themed SVoD channels. Alchimie and All3Media International will jointly […]
The Basketball Africa League (BAL) has announced partnerships with Canal+, ESPN, beIN Sports, NBA TV, Tencent Video, TSN, American Forces Network (AFN) and Voice of America (VOA) to broadcast BAL games throughout Africa and around the world. The inaugural BAL season will tip off on May 16th. CAT when Rwanda’s Patriots Basketball Club takes on […]
The English Premier League (EPL) has agreed UK government demands to boost funds for lower leagues in return for permission to roll over its existing £5 billion (€5.8bn) broadcast rights deal with Sky, BT and Amazon. The top division approved a deal designed to underwrite their lockdown-hit finances, reports the FT. The Premier League wants […]
New Internet laws are to be included in the UK government’s draft Online Safety Bill designed to protect children online and tackle some of the worst abuses on social media, including racist hate crimes. Ministers have added what are described as “landmark” new measures to the Bill to safeguard freedom of expression and democracy, ensuring […]