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 […]

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 […]

Amazon has acquired the rights to stream one of two new NFL post-season Wild Card play-off games, set to launch in January 2021, on its Prime Video platform Amazon will stream the game live whilst is also airs on CBS and Nickelodeon in the US, according to reports. The game joins the 11 NFL Thursday […]

Sky Sports has announced its best ever day of viewing thanks to a bumper day of live sport on October 4th across the network. Sky Sports’ averaged 933,000 viewers throughout the day which accounted for 11.7 per cent of all TV viewing. In fact, over 14 million people watched Sky Sports on Sunday, with each […]

The NFL has seen UK viewership for its Sunday evening broadcasts increase by eight per cent compared to the first three weekends of last season. The rise in consumption comes on the back of the NFL’s new five-year deal with Sky Sports which has seen the pay-TV broadcaster launch the league’s first ever dedicated channel […]

Sling TV, the US pay-TV streaming service, has beta launched its new Watch Party feature which enables customers to connect with friends and family in remote locations via video and chat while streaming their favourite programming together. “We know that for so many, it’s not just about what you are watching, it’s who you are […]

FuboTV, the US streaming service with a focus on sports, has raised its subscriber guidance for Q3 2020 as a result of the start of NFL and the autumn sports seasons. The company also issued 2020 and 2021 revenue and subscriber guidance in a letter to its shareholders. Additionally, fuboTV’s common stock has been approved […]

MarketCast has announced the appointment of Lyndon Campbell to its senior leadership team as Corporate Senior Vice President and General Manager of MarketCast Sports, Live Events and Brands. The long-time Nielsen Sports leader will be responsible for guiding all client services, commercial activities and growth initiatives for MarketCast’s sports, lifestyle brand, and live events clients, […]