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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Nielsen, the specialist in audience measurement, data and analytics, has appointed Richard Pacheco as head of global partnerships. In this role, Pacheco will seek to maintain and build new partnerships with companies across the ad tech ecosystem, as well as ensuring that Nielsen’s partnerships drive innovation and better business outcomes for marketers globally. He will […]
Would-be global satellite broadband operator AST SpaceMobile has made a satellite modification request to the FCC regarding its operational fleet of satellites. The modification was submitted a month ago by its AST & Science subsidiary and proposes two new 14-satellite shells (98.13° inclination @ 685 km) alongside its already approved 520 km & 690 km […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Content Kings hasannounced the appointment of Nicki Gottlieb as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). With nearly 25 years in the Independent Production sector, Gottlieb is a specialist in high-volume, returning series and spent over a decade running her own indie, Brown Bob. Her credits include Inside the Ambulance, hit true crime shows like Fraud Squad and Moment of Proof, […]
Hyderabad-based Indian company Ananth Technology has been licensed to launch satellite services over the country, beating the likes of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and others including OneWeb in their applications to start direct-to-consumer services. This approval marks the first instance of a private Indian firm venturing into the satellite broadband market using indigenous satellites. Recently, […]
Stream, stream, stream; to corrupt the Everly Brothers classic. Nielsen has recorded that, for the first time ever, American viewers ‘tuned in’ for more streamer TV than OTA, cable or DTH put together. As a story it feels simultaneously momentous, but also has ‘small earthquake, not many dead’ vibes. One natural reaction is ‘oh, I […]