Nielsen’s Spring 2026 Tops of Sports report shows double-digit growth in viewership across basketball (+27 per cent), hockey (+25 per cent), auto racing (+44 per cent), and golf (+12 per cent), fueled by new streaming and broadcast options, the popularity of global stars, and changing ways that fans follow their favourite teams. Key insights include: […]
SES and PGA Tour Studios have announced an agreement to provide tournament content delivery and orchestration with SES’s hybrid IP, fibre and satellite network and the Sports Content Orchestration Enabler (SES SCORE) platform. PGA Tour Studios will utilise SES’s end-to-end sports technology and hybrid infrastructure to deliver over 5,000 hours of content annually worldwide. This […]
Roku is launching its first FAST channels on the Roku platform in the UK. Rolling out in October. An offering of 40 FAST channels will provide viewers a variety of 24/7 streaming – available at no cost across all new and existing Roku devices. The launch builds on Roku’s successful rollout of FAST channels in […]
T-Mobile 5G is expanding the playbook for how fans experience sports — and it’s taking centre stage at one of golf’s biggest events. T-Mobile has announced that its 5G Advanced network will power breakthrough experiences both on and off the course at this year’s PGA Championship, May 12th-18th at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North […]
At the IAB NewFronts 2024, Samsung Ads, the advanced advertising division of Samsung Electronics, highlighted why consumers and advertisers continue to turn to Samsung. The company unveiled a new lineup of premium sports, music, family and entertainment content on its FAST service Samsung TV Plus, in addition to new tools to enable advertisers to leverage […]
The LPGA and ESPN have signed a new two-year agreement to stream Featured Group coverage at eight LPGA Tour events live and exclusively on ESPN+ through to the 2025 season. ESPN+ will cover each day of selected LPGA Tour tournaments with one feed showcasing the rounds of four Featured Groups, two in the morning and […]
The PGA of America and Sky Sports have announced a three- year extension of their broadcast partnership, solidifying continued live coverage of the PGA Championship and KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship throughout the UK and Ireland. Sky Sports viewers will continue to have access to comprehensive coverage of the PGA Championship and KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship. […]
PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ will present four-stream coverage of the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., exclusively for ESPN+ subscribers in the US. Coverage begins on August 3rd through to August 6th. Marquee and Featured groups include two-time PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas continuing his effort to qualify for the FedExCup […]
Atmosphere, a specialist in streaming TV entertainment for businesses, has announced that its platform has expanded to over 5,000 venues internationally, including 2,000 in Canada and 1,000 venues in Europe. Atmosphere plans to continue expanding its reach to additional regions and is also offering exclusive region-specific channels. “Our rapid growth in the US not only […]
IBC has announced the 2022 shortlist for its prestigious Innovation and Social Impact Awards. The IBC Innovation Awards reward collaborative efforts in developing new solutions for real-world challenges; the IBC Social Impact Awards recognise new efforts in equality, diversity, environmental concerns and social engagement. All the winners will be announced in a unique, digital-first online […]