Following the success of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, which attracted an audience of billions of fans, FIFA and sports streaming platform DAZN are taking the next step in their strategic partnership – a global relaunch of FIFA+ on DAZN in 2026. Building on the existing FIFA+ service, the new platform on DAZN will […]
ITV has agreed a deal to broadcast the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2025, marking the first time the tournament will be shown by the UK terrestrial broadcaster. The agreement includes coverage of all three of England’s group stage matches (against Haiti, Venezuela and Egypt), with select fixtures from the knockout stages to be broadcast free-to-air […]
DAZN losses fell to $936 million (€804.5m) in 2024, down from $1.4 billion the year before. The sports streaming platform posted saw revenues increase by $323 million to $3.2 billion in 2024. CEO Shay Segev told the FT that the group was on course to be profitable for the first time in 2026 and had […]
Electronic Arts (EA), the US video game company, has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an investor consortium comprised of PIF, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners in an all-cash transaction that values EA at an enterprise value of approximately $55 billion (€46.8m). Under the terms of the agreement, the consortium will acquire […]
FIFA+ and ScreenHits TV have announced the upcoming launch of the FIFA+ FAST Channel on ScreenHits TV’s streaming and in-car entertainment platform. The channel will debut on October 1st and will be available to fans around the world. It will offer access to a range of football content across a selection of vehicles, including certain […]
Preliminary data shows that fans around the globe were captivated by the FIFA Club World Cup. The figures show that an estimated 2.7 billion fans viewed the tournament across all forms of media, based on analysis conducted by Nielsen Sports. The figures cover the tournament held in the US from June 14th to July 13th, […]
FIFA and Hisense have announced the extension of their long-standing sponsorship, with the home appliances and TV brand manufacturer confirmed as an Official Sponsor of the FIFA World Cup 26, which is to be held in Canada, Mexico and the US. The renewed sponsorship builds on a collaboration that began in 2017 and has included […]
MultiChoice, the South African pay-TV provider, is contemplating streaming 4K content on its DStv Stream and Showmax services. However, it will only do so if there’s sufficient consumer demand. This contradiction is understandable when you remember that broadband capacity is frequently limited in South Africa and other African countries where MultiChoice operates. “Regular reviews are […]
A busy summer of sport is generating a surge of readership for UK media outlets, according to data from Taboola, with TV and digital audience figures for major events also breaking previous records. Wimbledon netted the top spot as this summer’s most read about sporting event, with articles around the tournament receiving 35 million page […]
As England’s Lionesses celebrated their Euro 2025 victory, beating Spain on penalties in the most-watched TV moment of the year so far, BBC Sport and ITV have announced that they’ve secured the joint rights to broadcast the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 in Brazil, ensuring that the biggest tournament in women’s football remains free-to-air for […]