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Sky Sports readies for Premier League finale

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 […]

May 21, 2025

Kyndryl opens AI Innovation Lab in 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 […]

May 1, 2025

Masters, EPL, F1 drive Sky Sports viewing record

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 […]

April 14, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Survey: Younger fans, innovation fueling Middle East’s sports growth

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 […]

March 31, 2025

BBC announces new drama The Cage

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 […]

March 24, 2025

Data: Nearly 8m watch Newcastle lift Carabao Cup

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 […]

March 18, 2025

ITV: Peak 6m watch Six Nations England vs France

ITV1’s coverage of the SIx Nations rugby match between England and France on February 8th was watched by a peak of 6 million across all devices, giving ITV1 its biggest peak audience of the year so far and helping secure ITV’s most watched weekend since Euro 2024. The England vs France coverage averaged 4.3 million […]

February 10, 2025

FA Cup comes to BBC HD on cruise lines

BBC Studios has announced that BBC HD, available for viewers on their partnering cruise ships, can now tune into coverage of the longest-running national cup competition in the world. The Emirates FA Cup will air live on BBC HD available on almost 200 passenger vessels all over the world. Emirates FA Cup coverage on BBC […]

January 9, 2025

Carabao Cup Semi-Finals on ITV

The schedule for the Semi-Finals of the Carabao Cup has been confirmed, with the ties to be played across two legs on the weeks commencing January 6th and February 3rd. All ties will be broadcast live on Sky Sports. In addition to this, the first leg of Arsenal v Newcastle (January 7th) and the second […]

December 25, 2024

FA Cup third round broadcast schedule confirmed

The BBC has announced that it will show the FA Cup third-round games between Manchester City and Salford City and Arsenal vs Manchester United this January. Pep Guardiola’s side will host League Two Salford, owned by a group of former Manchester United players, on January 11th with kick-off at 17:45 GMT, whilst Arsenal will welcome […]

December 6, 2024By Nik Roseveare