Qvest has entered into a partnership with the Premier League to design and implement a new media production facility for their international coverage. In 2024, the Premier League and its clubs made the strategic decision to bring the international media operations in-house by establishing a dedicated media production business, Premier League Studios (PLS). To realise […]
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), the anti-piracy coalition, in coordination with sports streaming platform DAZN, has successfully shut down Calcio, an illicit live sports streaming website, following a coordinated investigation led by ACE and in collaboration with DAZN’s anti-piracy team. The Moldova-based operator of the service agreed to cease operations after being approached. Calcio […]
NEP Europe, the media services provider for sports and entertainment and part of NEP Group, has announced the launch of new remote broadcast facilities supporting Sky Sports’ coverage of the Premier League. The new units—named Nucleus 1 & 2 and Era 1 & 2, add to NEP Europe’s growing fleet of customer-driven IP facilities—are deployed […]
Neos Networks,the UK B2B network provider, has been selected by NEP Connect, a provider of global connectivity solutions for broadcast and live events, to provide high-capacity, low latency fibre connectivity in support of the delivery of live Premier League broadcasting for the 2025-26 season in a new long term agreement. The new agreement extends a […]
Friend MTS, the anti-piracy provider and video cybersecurity partner, has announced that VOYO, ProTV’s streaming platform in Romania, has chosen to partner with Friend MTS to combat piracy and protect the value of its content investments in live sports, local content and VoD. VOYO recently won the broadcast rights in Romania for the English Premier […]
Ahead of the new Premier League season kicking off, data has shown the league’s official partners experienced significant audience engagement growth through the 2024/25 season. The data, from adtech firm Quantcast, highlighted that Barclays topped the league of addressable audience growth throughout the season. The Premier League partners table highlights the growth of open internet […]
Sky Media has revealed its Premier League partner line-up as it readies for the 2025/26 season, welcoming four new brand partners, expanding the deal to a record six sponsors. This milestone marks the single largest Premier League investment in Sky’s history, delivering commercial growth and brand impact across broadcast, digital and social channels. From August […]
As the Premier League returns, Virgin Media O2 has released research which reveals that two thirds (66 per cent) of Fantasy Football players will be turning to AI to gain an advantage this season. Younger fantasy football managers are set to embrace AI the most, with 79 per cent of those aged 25 to 34 […]
Viaplay Premier Sunday is returning for the 2025/2026 Premier League season with double the number of live broadcasts (from 10 to 20). Viewers can once again expect front-row access to English football’s biggest clashes, delivered by a studio team featuring three Premier League’s icons: Peter Schmeichel, Freddie Ljungberg and Jaap Stam. The trio will be […]
Prime Video has joined the roster of platforms hosting the new in-house Ligue 1 Plus direct-to-consumer (DTC) service having agreed a carriage deal with LFP, the French football governing body. The service will is available now at a promotional price (until August 31st) of €12.99 per month for a full-year subscription. A Prime Video subscription […]