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Eleven Belgium launches commercial licence for bars

Eleven Belgium is launching a new commercial licence offering for all bars and restaurants in the country. With the acquisition of the rights to the Jupiler Pro League, Eleven Belgium offers one of the most complete sports package in the country, including live coverage of football from La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, the English cups, […]

July 22, 2022

Sky commissions Micah Richards’ prank series

Independent production company Zig Zag and Krempelwood have been commissioned by Sky to make Player Pranks. The co-production sees former Manchester City and England defender Micah Richards team up with his Sky Sports colleague Adam Smith to prank a number of big names in the football realm. In each 30-minute episode, Richards and Smith take […]

July 20, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Viaplay eyes Premier Sports

Nordic streamer Viaplay in reportedly in talks to acquire pay-TV channel Premier Sports as it seeks to bolster its sporting rights ahead of its UK launch later this year. Viaplay is aiming to agree a deal as soon as this month, according to Bloomberg. Premier Sports operates in the UK, where it broadcasts live football […]

July 14, 2022

Netflix orders Beckham docu-series

Netflix has revealed that it has a documentary series about global football icon David Beckham in producton. The streaming platform said that the multi-part series will “go beyond the shine of stardom to explore Beckham’s humble working class beginnings in East London, and the drive and determination that led him to become one of the […]

July 13, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Australia: Optus Sport secures La Liga rights

Optus Sport has securing the exclusive Australian rights for La Liga, Spain’s top flight football league. The multi-year deal to stream La Liga Santander gives Optus Sport an additional 380 matches per season from La Liga live and on-demand, in full HD, and will also include live select matches from La Liga SmartBank, Spanish football’s […]

June 27, 2022

Ligue de Football Professionnel using Dalet Flex

Dalet, a technology and service provider for media-rich organisations, has announced the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) is using Dalet Flex, the cloud-native media logistics platform, to prepare and deliver high-value league match highlights to fans via digital channels. LFP is the French governing body responsible for overseeing, organising, and managing the top two football […]

June 22, 2022

StarHub extends Premier+ early bird offers

StarHub is extending early bird offers for Premier+ to June 30th. This extension also gives customers extra time to conclude their pay-TV service agreements with the existing provider, while avoiding early termination charges. StarHub Mobile Postpaid, Home Broadband, and TV+ customers can sign up for Premier+ at $19.99 per month (Usual: $24.99 per month). Premier+ is also available […]

June 20, 2022

Apple, MLS sign 10 year rights deal

Apple and Major League Soccer (MLS) have announced that the Apple TV app will be the exclusive destination to watch every single live MLS match beginning in 2023. This partnership is a first for a major professional sports league and will allow fans around the world to watch all MLS, Leagues Cup, and select MLS […]

June 15, 2022

Every Women’s Euros 2022 match live on BBC

The UEFA Women’s European Championships 2022 will be the first major women’s football tournament England has hosted since 2005 and the BBC will be on hand to broadcast all 31 games live from the competition, and deliver 24/7 coverage across television, radio and digital this summer. Every game will be broadcast live across BBC One, […]

June 10, 2022

Singapore: StarHub launching Premier+

StarHub has unveiled Premier+, its latest OTT service on StarHub TV+ specially created to offer an immersive Premier League viewing experience. The service will give access to all 380 Premier League matches, with a range of interactive features, when the 2022/23 season starts on August 6th. StarHub will offer the Premier League competition for six […]

June 8, 2022