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Germany: SPORT1 retains Bundesliga package

SPORT1 will remain the free-TV home of Sunday Bundesliga in Germany after acquiring a package of rights that includes the exclusive highlight rights on free-TV and the simulcast live stream on SPORT1.de and SPORT1 app offering summaries of the Friday and Saturday Bundesliga games for subsequent viewing on Sunday between 6am and 3pm. The highlights […]

December 5, 2024

Bundesliga Konferenz moving to DAZN

Sky Deutschland has lost the broadcast rights to Bundesliga Konferenz –  a flagship show which takes German football fans through all the Saturday 15:30 kickoffs. From the 2025/26 season, Bundesliga Konferenz will move to DAZN. Sky Deutschland will, however, retain rights to broadcast individual Bundesliga matches during game weeks. The news has been reported by […]

December 2, 2024

Broadcast team revealed for Prime Video’s EPL fixtures

Premier League action returns to Prime Video in the UK this week for a festive feast of football, including 20 live and exclusive matches across two full fixture rounds in December. The action begins on December 3rd when Ipswich Town take on Crystal Palace from 7.30pm, with a further nine fixtures taking place across the […]

December 2, 2024

Prime Video orders more Married To The Game

Prime Video has announced a second season of hit reality docuseries, Married To The Game, which will feature some familiar faces from serason one, including Jorginho and Cat Harding, and Riyad Mahrez and Taylor Ward. Three new Premier League couples have joined the cast, Marc Cucurella and Claudia Rodríguez, Gabriel Magalhães and Gabrielle Figueiredo, and […]

November 29, 2024

EFL matches in Cosm venues

CBS Sports and Cosm have announced that select English Football League (EFL) matches will be presented in shared reality at Cosm’s immersive entertainment venues in Los Angeles and Dallas. The partnership will see a minimum of six Sky Bet EFL matches broadcast, commencing December 3rd, with a further additional EFL match at Cosm to be […]

November 27, 2024

DAZN Women’s Football YouTube channel hits 1m followers

DAZN has announced that its Women’s Football YouTube channel is now followed by one million fans and has received 2.8 billion impressions since launch. DAZN Women’s Football acts as an effective marketing channel for DAZN’s free on-platform women’s football environment, enabling viewers to discover the game before transitioning to the DAZN platform for unrestricted access […]

November 25, 2024

BBC Sounds licenses Goalhanger podcasts

BBC Sounds has announced a licensing deal for two Goalhanger titles, The Rest Is Football and The Rest Is History. Hosted by Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards, The Rest is Football brings analysis and insight on all the latest stories from the world of football from three of the biggest names in the […]

November 22, 2024

Titan OS adds FIFA+

Titan OS, the Barcelona-based technology, entertainment, and advertising company, has announced a collaboration with FIFA+, to launch the FIFA+ FAST channel, bringing exclusive sports content to European audiences. The collaboration will make FIFA+’s programming, including live streams, highlights and originals, freely available to more than 9 million viewers across Europe on Philips smart TVs powered […]

November 20, 2024

Lineker leaving Match of the Day

Gary Lineker will step down from presenting BBC’s flagship football, Match of the Day, after 25 years in the role. Lineker will leave Match of the Day at the end of the current season (in May 2025), but he will still front BBC Sport’s coverage of the 2026 World Cup, as well as the BBC’s […]

November 12, 2024By Nik Roseveare

National League goes live on DAZN

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has announced that National League TV is now fully integrated into the DAZN ecosystem. DAZN now becomes the global home of the Vanarama National League, National League North and National League South, including in the UK, with the subscription live for purchase on the platform. After the acquisition was announced […]

November 8, 2024