LiveScore, the global sports media business, has launched Watch, new global video content service and the latest innovation on the LiveScore app. Watch will initially publish more than 500 pieces of video content each month. The majority of content will be available within more than 200 global territories, representing the first time users outside of […]
A survey of more than 5,000 football fans, to understand their viewing habits and interest levels when it comes to women’s professional league football, carried out by sports footwear specialist RunRepeat, suggests that if it is easily accessible on TV, the viewership could increase by 300 per cent-350 per cent. Interestingly, male football fans are […]
LFP has admitted failure in the re-tender process for French football league 1 and 2 rights. The bidding was opened following the cancellation of Mediapro’s deal in December 2020 but was doomed when Canal+ boycotted the process. Bids from rivals Amazon, DAZN and Eurosport failed to reach the reserve price. The LFP now is giving […]
blue Sport has secured the broadcasting rights for all matches in the Swiss Super League and Challenge League from the start of the 2021 season until the end of the season in summer 2025 – extending a deal that has already been in place for 14 years. blue Sport customers they will continue to receive […]
StarTimes has accused four media outlets of stealing its exclusive coverage of the Ghanaian Premier League football. The Ghana League is hugely popular and StarTimes says Silver FM, Aseda FM, Stade Afrique and Najoe Sounds transmitted a game locally and internationally on their Facebook and Youtube services. “Silver FM, Aseda FM, Stade Afrique and Najoe […]
Overseas supporters of every Scottish Championship club will be able to watch their team live this season, thanks to a new streaming platform being launched by the SPFL. The service will run in partnership with sports OTT specialists, StreamAMG, as part of an initial five-year agreement. The platform, which clubs can also opt to use […]
Some 150,000 football fans in the UK streamed English Football League matches (games from the Championship, League 1 and League 2) during the first two weeks of the 2020/21 season, according to a report by the Daily Mail. With sporting events being playing out behind closed doors for the foreseeable future, a deal struck with […]
BT Sport will premiere the next documentary from its BT Sport Films series, Proud To Be Town, on BT Sport 1 on October 3rd. The first full-length documentary to highlight the profound impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on football, the film uniquely captures the dilemmas and challenges facing sport at present. Beginning in June, with […]
Eleven Sports Belgium has agreed a trio of new partnerships for its Home of Belgian football offering. Eleven Sports has secured a content partnership with Flemish public service broadcaster VRT for the Belgian Pro League. The deal will see VRT continue to broadcast its Monday evening Pro League magazine show – Extra Time – in […]
The National League has confirmed a streaming service will be in place to broadcast all play-off matches from the Vanarama National League North and South. In partnership with BT Sport and Sportradar, each of the ten season-defining games will be shown exclusively live on a brand new platform, available to an audience across the world. […]