DAZN Group, the global sports entertainment company, has announced that Sandeep Tiku will be joining the company as Chief Technology Officer. Tiku will lead DAZN’s global technology and product teams to drive the next phase of development for its sports streaming media platform as it integrates new experiences to become an interactive sports entertainment ecosystem […]
Viaplay and the Swedish Football Association (SvFF) have agreed a four-year partnership that makes Viaplay the exclusive home of a wide range of popular football rights in Sweden. From 2025, Viaplay will show approximately 800 live matches spanning the women’s national team, the men’s and women’s Swedish Cup, and national youth teams and national futsal […]
Sky Ireland has today launched a brand-new campaign to celebrate their primary partnership with the Republic of Ireland Women’s National Team, as Vera Pauw and her squad prepare for their first World Cup Qualifier of 2022, against Sweden on April 12th. Sky Ireland’s campaign, titled ‘Outbelieve’, includes the very first dedicated Women’s National Team TV […]
Birmingham City FC Captain Troy Deeney’s high profile campaign to make the teaching of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic histories and experiences mandatory in the school curriculum will be featured in a new sixty-minute documentary to be aired next month on Channel 4 and produced by SBX Studios. Frustrated by the lack of diversity taught […]
Eleven has partnered with the United Soccer League for exclusive global broadcast rights to the USL W League, a new pre-professional women’s competition in the US. Select matches from the inaugural 2022 season will be streamed live exclusively on the Eleven Sports website, bringing the 44-club competition to a local, national and global audience. The […]
Gravity Media, a global provider of complex live broadcast facilities and production services and 7 Production, a Dubai-born film & broadcasting independent production house, have announced a strategic partnership in the lead up to the Qatar World Cup in December 2022. As all eyes are on the World Cup draw taking place on April 1st […]
DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has closed a non-exclusive distribution deal with Movistar Plus+, the entertainment platform in Spain, for La Liga football starting next season. DAZN, which was awarded exclusive broadcasting rights for 175 La Liga matches for seasons 2022/23 through 2026/27, will make this exclusive package available to Movistar Plus+ customers, as part […]
Jeff Stelling, the legendary host of Sky Sports’ Soccer Saturday, will continue to host the award-winning show. Stelling announced his decision to step down in October 2021 after 30 years at Sky. However, following discussions with Sky Sports, he has decided to stay on as host of Soccer Saturday for at least the 2022/23 season. […]
Award-winning ITV Studios label Potato, producers of The Chase, Beat The Chasers and Ninja Warrior UK, and fellow ITV label Possessed, announce series recommissions for two of their co-produced hit game shows, Moneyball and Sitting on a Fortune. Both entertainment formats have been confirmed for a second series. Hosted by football legend Ian Wright, Moneyball […]
FIFA Foundation signed MoUs with Qatar Foundation and Generation Amazing to deliver a range of football initiatives to empower youth and the community of Qatar that go beyond the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.In addition to the MoU signings, FIFA Foundation, QF and GA also hosted a launch event at the Generation Amazing Community Club […]