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Prime Video to debut Rio Ferdinand’s Tipping Point

Prime Video will launch Rio Ferdinand’s Tipping Point, a three-part UK Original documentary series fronted by Rio Ferdinand, exploring key issues impacting football today. The series will launch exclusively on Prime Video on November 11th in more than 50 countries and territories worldwide. Rio Ferdinand’s Tipping Point follows the former Manchester United and England footballer, […]

October 21, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Record traffic for Premier League on Prime Video

Premier League matches streamed on Prime Video on October 19th resulted in a record spike in internet usage, according to network data from connectivity provider TalkTalk. The new peak record of 9.105Tbps – the equivalent to downloading 379 hours of HD video per second – was set on TalkTalk’s network at 21:20 on October 19th, […]

October 20, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Google to name Tottenham Stadium?

Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur is reportedly in talks with tech giant Google over the naming rights for their stadium. Spurs moved into their state-of-the-art stadium – currently simply named Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – back in 2019 after the £1 billion ground was built on the site of the old White Hart Lane near […]

October 11, 2022By Nik Roseveare

EPL anti-piracy campaign returns in Malaysia

Premier League players from clubs including Liverpool and Manchester City are teaming up to raise awareness of the dangers of illegal streaming in Malaysia, as part of the League’s ‘Boot Out Piracy’ campaign. The campaign returns for a third year in Malaysia and this season features Premier League stars including Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold, Manchester […]

October 4, 2022By Colin Mann

Canal+ secures Champions League until 2027

Canal+ Group has secured a range of sport rights for multiple years. Canal+ will air the UEFA Champions League and the Europa League up to 2027, the Premier League until 2025, Rugby Top 14 until 2027 and Formula 1 until 2029. Introducing the Canal+ 2022/2023 season, chairman and CEO Maxime Saada described it as a […]

September 16, 2022From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

More Premier League postponements

The Premier League has confirmed that seven of the 10 Premier League fixtures this weekend (September 16th – 18th) will be played, with three matches postponed due to events surrounding The Queen’s funeral. In addition, kick-off times will change for two Premier League matches. Matches postponed on September 18th are Chelsea’s matches against Liverpool at […]

September 13, 2022By Nik Roseveare

All Premier League, EFL games postponed

All of this weekend’s Premier League, English Football League (EFL) and Women’s Super League fixtures have been postponed as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. A number of matches were set to be televised across the weekend, including Fulham vs Chelsea on BT Sport, and Manchester City vs Spurs on […]

September 9, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Research: EPL fans choosing armchair support

With the new Premier League season now in full swing, research from Samsung Electronics UK has revealed the increasing difficulty that Premier League fans are facing when wanting to follow their team live in the stadium for this season, especially as teams raise the cost of tickets for their most loyal fans. Twenty-eight per cent […]

September 6, 2022

Full line-up announced for Sky’s Fantasy Football League

As the 2022 summer transfer window closes, Sky has confirmed the all-new line up joining hosts Matt Lucas and Elis James on the Fantasy Football League sofa each week. Across the 16-episode series, comedian and football fanatic Andrew Mensah will be joining Matt and Elis, overseeing the celebrity league and sharing weekly comedy highlights from […]

September 2, 2022