NEP Europe, the media services provider for sports and entertainment and part of NEP Group, has announced the launch of new remote broadcast facilities supporting Sky Sports’ coverage of the Premier League. The new units—named Nucleus 1 & 2 and Era 1 & 2, add to NEP Europe’s growing fleet of customer-driven IP facilities—are deployed […]
Prime Video has joined the roster of platforms hosting the new in-house Ligue 1 Plus direct-to-consumer (DTC) service having agreed a carriage deal with LFP, the French football governing body. The service will is available now at a promotional price (until August 31st) of €12.99 per month for a full-year subscription. A Prime Video subscription […]
With the likes of Sky Sports, TNT Sports, and Premier Sports all set to follow the action in the UK and Ireland, TV audiences could be poised to witness a wide-open battle for the 2025/26 Premier League crown. Having agreed to an eye-watering £6.7 billion domestic television deal back in 2023, this will be the […]
DAZN, the sports streaming platform, is adding more football content to its schedule. As the new football season draws near, DAZN will broadcast a selection pre-season fixtures for free, featuring iconic teams from the European leagues – including Chelsea, the winners of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 – to fans in the UK, the […]
The 2024/25 Premier League season reaches its conclusion on May 25th, with all 20 teams in action simultaneously (4pm kick-offs) and plenty still on the line in the race for Europe. Sky Sports will broadcast two matches exclusively live, including a European decider between Nottingham Forest and Chelsea, and the champions’ home finale as Liverpool […]
Kyndryl, a provider of mission-critical enterprise technology services, has announced the opening of its new Kyndryl AI Innovation Lab Liverpool at the iconic Royal Liver Building. The new office welcomes customers from the UK and beyond and offers advisory and co-creation services led by Kyndryl Consult. It opens with a team of AI and software […]
Sky Sports has reported that it set new viewership records on April 13th, delivering its most-watched day ever. Driven by a schedule of wall-to-wall action, Sky Sports reached 7.5 million viewers on linear channels, with a record average audience of 1.3 million tuning in between 6am and 2am, marking a record 19 per cent share […]
Strong interest among younger fans and innovative, new investment vehicles are spurring growth in sports in the Middle East, according to new analysis from Altman Solon’s Global Sports Survey. Interest in sports has jumped among 16-24-year-olds, from 27 per cent in 2021 to 36 per cent in 2024, and now Generation Z Middle Eastern sports […]
The BBC has announced new drama The Cage, written and created by BAFTA nominated Tony Schumacher (The Responder) and starring Bafta award-winner Sheridan Smith (Cilla, The C Word, Mrs Biggs) and Michael Socha (The Gallows Pole, Showtrial). Produced by Element Pictures, a Fremantle Company (Poor Things, Normal People), for BBC iPlayer and BBC One, The […]
A peak domestic UK TV audience of almost 8 million fans witnessed history at Wembley Stadium on March 16th, as Newcastle United broke a 70-year major domestic trophy wait to clinch the 2025 Carabao Cup, with a 2-1 victory over Liverpool. Across Sky Sports Football, Sky Sports Main Event, ITV1 and ITVX an average domestic […]