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STARZPLAY records fivefold growth in monthly subs base

STARZPLAY, the MENA SVoD service, has reported a fivefold increase in its number of monthly subscribers, driven by the addition of exciting new sports content. Average revenue per user has also increased by 30 per cent as they subscribe to more sports packages, particularly Premier Sports League (live rugby) and the ICC Men’s T20 World […]

February 24, 2022

cinch sponsors ITV’s Starstruck

cinch, the UK’s online car sales platform, is today announced as sponsor of ITV’s brand-new entertainment show Starstruck, hosted by Olly Murs. The sponsorship deal, which launches on ITV and ITV Hub from February 12th at 8.30pm, includes airtime in the new Saturday night family viewing blockbuster, and cinch idents around breaks on broadcast and […]

February 8, 2022

Record quarter for BBC Sounds

Data from the BBC shows there were a total of 364 million plays of all content across radio, podcasts and music mixes on BBC Sounds last quarter and an average weekly audience of 3.8 million across the app, website and voice activated devices. The Christmas Sounds series proved popular last quarter, contributing to a record […]

February 1, 2022

Sky Sports to air every game of The Hundred 2022

Sky Sports will show every game of The Hundred live this summer from August 3rd, starting with defending men’s champions Southern Brave launching the competition against Welsh Fire. Defending women’s champions Oval Invincibles will take on Northern Superchargers in the opening women’s clash on August 11th, which will mark the first men’s and women’s double-header […]

January 27, 2022

Kick It Out partnership with England and Wales Cricket Board

Kick It Out, football’s leading anti-discrimination organisation, has announced it will be partnering with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to identify and address issues of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) within cricket. The events of the last year in cricket were indications that the sport and culture around it, needs progressive and inclusive […]

January 25, 2022

Eleven boosts content in SE Asia, Hong Kong

Eleven, the sports entertainment group, is building out its portfolio in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong with a focus on local and locally relevant content that will deliver over 2,000 hours of live sport to fans in 2022. Eleven has secured the rights to Spain’s Copa del Rey, the Japanese T1 Table Tennis League, the […]

January 20, 2022

BT Sport reveals plans for 2022 Women’s Ashes

BT Sport has confirmed its plans for the 2022 edition of the Women’s Ashes, which gets underway at 7.45am on January 20th on BT Sport 1. Presenter Jules Breach and former England cricketers Lydia Greenway and Ebony Rainford-Brent will head up proceedings live from the BT Sport studio in London. The commentary team across the […]

January 18, 2022

Little Dot Studios unveils Little Dot Sport

Digital content agency and media network Little Dot Studios has announced the creation of the Little Dot Sport label following accelerated client, staff and financial growth throughout 2021 and a Sport Industry Agency of the Year nomination. Little Dot Sport already boasts a client roster of 28 retained clients including Formula E, the England & […]

January 13, 2022

Amazon Prime Video India debuts live cricket on Jan 1

Amazon Prime Video in India will start streaming live cricket from January 1st 2022 with a test series between New Zealand and Bangladesh. In November 2020, Prime Video became the first streaming service in India to secure exclusive live cricket rights from a major cricketing board. As a part of the multi-year deal, international men’s […]

December 21, 2021By Nik Roseveare

BT Sport reveals Ashes coverage plans

BT Sport has confirmed its presenting line-up for the 2021-22 edition of The Ashes, ahead of the first Test getting underway in Brisbane on December 7th. Presenter Matt Smith will head up proceedings live from the BT Sport Studio in London, alongside former England internationals across the series including Alastair Cook, Moeen Ali, Steve Harmison, […]

December 7, 2021