License Global magazine, the news publication for the licensed consumer product industry, has released the 2020 edition of The Influentials report, which uniquely highlights the brands that captured the spotlight of pop culture globally throughout the past 10 years and those in position to influence the business of brand licensing in the decade ahead. Honouring […]
DAZN, the sports streaming service, has partnered with Japanese telecommunications company, KDDI, to bring customers in Japan an enhanced 5G sport viewing experience. The agreement marks DAZN’s first 5G payment plan integration for customers. From December 11th, au customers with 5G enabled handsets will be able to watch DAZN via higher quality streams, with faster […]
WWE’s official YouTube channel has surpassed the 70 million subscriber milestone. WWE ranks as the Nnumber 1 Sports channel on YouTube, ahead of the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, ESPN and NASCAR. To date, only five other channels have crossed this milestone, and WWE’s YouTube channel is also the fifth most-viewed channel globally with over 52 […]
Sky Sports has announced that coverage of the British Basketball League (BBL) will return this season. The two-year agreement will see Sky Sports air 30 live matches a season. As part of the agreement Sky Sports will air both the men’s and women’s finals including BBL Trophy Final, BBL Cup Final, BBL Playoffs. Sky Sports […]
Disney’s ESPN will reduce its workforce by about 500 people, network president Jimmy Pitaro has told employees. The US sports network has about 6,000 employees, so the cuts amoun to about 8 per cent of its total workforce. “For some time, ESPN has been engaged in planning for its future amidst tremendous disruption in how […]
The LA Dodgers, one of Major League Baseball’s marquee teams, took home its first championship in more than 3 decades on October 27th, but that didn’t necessarily help in the ratings department. Each game in this year’s World Series was down between 21 and 33 per cent in viewership in the US compared to the […]
With much of the world still in some level of lockdown, the global sales of video games remained strong in September with impressive improvements on 2019 efforts. For example, console-based games rocketed up 38 per cent year-on-year while mobile games saw 9 per cent improvement. PC-based games grew 8 per cent and helped achieve an […]
Samba TV, a provider of global TV data and audience analytics, has released its inaugural State of Viewership Report for 2020. This new quarterly research report provides an overview of television, movie, Connected TV (CTV), and advertising viewership in the US. It provides insights on trends and movements of audience consumption in 2020’s unique and […]
Fuse Technical Group turned to 13 disguise gx 2c media servers with Designer software and Sockpuppet control features to help deliver a home game feel for teams and fans at home, as the NBA resumed its season. The NBA has set up a “bubble” isolation zone at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida to enable […]
On the heels of acquiring La Liga ACB rights, Movistar has now secured TV rights to NBA for the next three years in Spain. The deal include NBA’s League Pass, the league’s premium subscription service, at a discounted price for existing subscribers. Movistar will air all regular-season and post-season games, the NBA All-Star weekend events […]