beIN Sports will broadcast the UEFA Champions League final and the UEFA Europa League final live and exclusively to its viewers and subscribers across the 23 countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), from Morocco in the west to Oman in the east – and every country in between. The UEFA Europa League […]
BT Sport is making the 2021 UEFA Europa League Final and the UEFA Champions League Final available for everyone in the UK to watch whether on TV, online or on mobile and using the latest broadcast technology. Both finals will be available for free on the BT Sport website, the BT Sport YouTube channel and […]
Premium video platforms in Southeast Asia, led by Netflix, Viu, WeTV, iQIYI and Vidio, captured 10 per cent of total video streaming minutes in Q1 2021, according to a study published by Media Partners Asia (MPA). The quarterly report, titled Southeast Asia Online Video Consumer Insights & Analytics: A Definitive Study, leverages MPA’s proprietary AMPD […]
In the wake of the failed breakaway European Super League, UEFA’s new Champions League format, set to come into effect from the 2024-2025 season, will likely represent a significant increase in broadcasting revenues for UEFA as a result of the expanded fixture list according to advisory firm GlobalData. The current 32-team Champions League format generates […]
BT Sport is making Chelsea vs Barcelona in the UEFA Women’s Champions League Final on May 16th available for anyone to watch via a range of platforms, enabling fans to watch the game without a subscription. BT Sport’s coverage from 7.15pm (8pm KO) will be available to watch via the BT Sport App and the […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, and Bundesliga International, a subsidiary of the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga, have extended their media rights partnership until 2029 in nine European markets. Football fans in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland will be able to follow global football stars and local […]
The world of football was thrown into turmoil by the announcement of a European Super League, and according to an investment bank report, could be “negative” for Europe’s broadcasters. The bank, Exane/BNPP, says the creation of the Super League – if it happens – could herald the sport’s biggest shakeup in decades and make elite […]
On April 18th, Premier League football clubs Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur revealed that they are among 12 clubs who have agreed to join a new European Super League (ESL). If the new league were to form, the Premier League teams will join AC Milan, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Inter Milan, […]
Italian broadcaster Mediaset is relaunching its VoD activities this month, with the merger of its two existing platforms, Mediaset Play and Infinity. Renamed as ‘Mediaset Play Infinity’, the new streaming platform will feature new graphics and include a new Smart TV application. It will offer both free content from the Mediaset terrestrial TV networks and […]
MediaKind has announced that Altice France’s SFR, France’s second-largest telecoms operator, has extended the deployment of MediaKind’s Video Storage and Processing Platform (VSPP) solution to deliver live OTT coverage of the UEFA Champions League (UCL). The SFR deployment includes MediaKind monitoring services, which enable SFR and MediaKind experts to remotely access the VSPP platform to […]