Viewership for the Super Bowl and all of its associated programming was down year-over-year, with households tuning-in for the game itself down 15 per cent, according to data from Samba TV. Some 32 million households tuned in, down from 37.6 million in 2020. Here’s how all of the programming looked on Sunday night: Super Bowl […]
ESPN Podcasts experienced strong growth in 2020, with downloads growing 28 per cent to nearly 500,000,000, a new record (499.3 million). The old mark was set a year ago. The strongest month was September. ESPN set a record with 50.1 million downloads (up 45 per cent from 2019) while the combined network of ESPN / […]
At a time when large gatherings are limited, finding ways to bring people together safely, in-person and virtually, is more important than ever. Accordingly, US telco Verizon is using the power of the 5G built right to elevate the Super Bowl LV fan experience and make it accessible whether at the game or at home. […]
A number of big brands, including Coke, Hyundai, Budweiser and Pepsi, will not advertise their products during this year’s Super Bowl. Ad firms say the pandemic has made finding the right message difficult – a problem also further stoked by ongoing racial and political upheaval. Other firms are struggling with financial hits caused by the […]
VIZIO has announced the launch of three new sports channels and an all-in-one sports app for SmartCast viewers across the US. The free channels include the NFL Channel, Pac-12 Insider, and beIN Sports Xtra, as well as the CBS Sports App. All three channels and the CBS Sports app are completely free to all SmartCast […]
fuboTV, the sports-first US TV streaming platform, has announced preliminary Q4 revenue and subscriber results. Both metrics are expected to exceed previously issued guidance in a record quarter and year for fuboTV. Q4 total revenue is expected to be between $94-$98 million, a 77 per cent to 84 per cent increase year-over-year. Prior guidance was […]
Formula 1 racing is in “active talks” with Amazon regarding streaming Grand Prix on Prime Video as it scopes a digital future beyond TV broadcasting. Chase Carey, F1’s outgoing chief executive, told the Financial Times that he had held “substantive discussions […] with all the global digital platforms.” F1 is targeting younger fans who are increasingly […]
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 […]
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 […]
Conviva has released its Q3 State of Streaming report, revealing that, globally, viewers spent 57 per cent more time streaming when compared to the same period last year, as the ongoing pandemic continues to keep people in their homes. Other highlights from the report include: Connected TV devices lost market share in viewing time but […]