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5 scores FTA England cricket deal

UK commercial PSB 5 has signed a new four-year deal with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to bring four live international T20 cricket fixtures to free-to-air TV annually for UK viewers to enjoy. As part of the deal, viewers will have the opportunity to watch and stream on 5 two international England Men’s […]

May 23, 2025By Colin Mann

Disney+ nets Women’s Champions League deal

Disney+ will be the home of the UEFA Women’s Champions League across Europe from next season, allowing fans to watch every match live at no extra cost. The announcement follows a five-year deal in which The Walt Disney Company has secured live rights to the competition from 2025/26 to 2029/30. As the only place fans […]

May 23, 2025

SES, Helios launch agreement

Tom Mueller, founder and CEO of Impulse Space has won a major ‘multi-launch’ order from satellite operator SES.  Mueller was the first employee at SpaceX and his work on the Merlin rocket engine, still used by SpaceX, was hugely important to SpaceX. He founded Impulse in 2020 having retired from SpaceX. The SES order will […]

May 23, 2025By Chris Forrester

Data: CTV outperforming linear, YouTube in US

Connected TV (CTV) is now delivering dramatically superior returns compared to linear TV, while consuming far less budget, according to new performance data from incrementality measurement platform INCRMNTAL, based on nearly $2 billion (€1.8bn) in advertising spend. Research also shows CTV is also outperforming YouTube, and achieving a near-perfect efficiency benchmark in the US. Unlike […]

May 23, 2025

EC IP report identifies failing countries

The European Commission’s biennial Report on the Protection and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in Third Countries identifies IPR deficiencies in third countries that cause the greatest economic harm to EU interests. In addition, the EC’s Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List describes the latest trends in counterfeiting and piracy, and lists websites and physical […]

May 23, 2025By Colin Mann

Spain: Gol Play ends DTT transmission

Spanish sports TV network Gol Play is to stop broadcasting on DTT on June 10th, but will continue to make its signal available via pay-TV operators Movistar Plus+, Orange TV, Vodafone TV, Euskaltel, and Telecable Mundo R. It will also be available for free via Mediapro’s OTT platform, Gol Stadium. The move comes soon after […]

May 23, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

FCC spectrum boost for satellite broadband

The Federal Communications Commission is aggressively pursuing spectrum abundance as part of its Final Frontiers agenda to secure US leadership in space and supercharge the possibilities of satellite broadband. The Commission voted May 22nd to kickstart a proceeding that could unlock more than 20,000 megahertz of spectrum for high-speed Internet delivered from space.  That amount […]

May 23, 2025By Colin Mann and Chris Forrester

North Wales arrest for Hollywood movie piracy

A man from North Wales has been arrested on suspicion of leaking unreleased Hollywood films online. Officers from the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) at City of London Police arrested the man, aged 47, on suspicion of copyright offences. He is suspected to have obtained thousands of films, TV series and music without the […]

May 23, 2025

Premier Sports now on Sky Stream, Sky Glass

The Premier Sports app is now live on both Sky Stream and Sky Glass platforms in the UK. The app offers access to four channels: Premier Sports 1, Premier Sports 2, LALIGATV and Premier Sports Rugby – the newly launched 24/7 dedicated rugby channel. The app also includes additional event channels that stream live sports […]

May 23, 2025By Nik Roseveare

TAC airs C4 production plans concerns

Following Channel 4’s confirmation that it will be establishing an in-house production arm, Channel 4 Productions (C4P), following the removal of its exemption from doing so in last year’s Media Act, Llyr Morus, Chair of TAC, (Teledwyr Annibynnol Cymru) which represents the independent television production sector in Wales, said that the broadcaster would need to […]

May 23, 2025By Colin Mann

Home Turf docuseries to premiere on DAZN

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has announced Home Turf, a new docuseries exploring the rise and resonance of football culture across the US. Presented by football influencer and broadcaster Elischa Edouard, Home Turf is a three-part series that will journey through the three host cities of this summer’s FIFA Club World Cup, starting in Charlotte, […]

May 23, 2025By Nik Roseveare

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