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United Group’s Solak acquires Southampton FC

Dragan Solak, Serbian billionaire and founder of cable-TV operator United Group, has acquired a controlling stake in Southampton FC – the Premier League football club that currently sits 14th in the table. Southampton have confirmed the deal which sees Sport Republic, a London-based investment firm in the sports and entertainment industry, take an 80 per […]

January 5, 2022

Six FA Cup Third Round matches on BBC, ITV

The Emirates FA Cup Third Round returns to the BBC and ITV in January with six live matches on the FTA channels as Premier League clubs join the knockout competition. ITV’s January 9th coverage, which includes both the West Ham v Leeds United and Nottingham Forest v Arsenal matches, will also include the FA Cup […]

December 9, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Viaplay launching in Netherlands in March

Viaplay will launch in The Netherlands on March 1st 2022 offering Dutch viewers a combination of premium live sports, Viaplay Originals, Hollywood films and series, and kids content. The service will be a single package priced at €13.99 per month, and will be available through distribution partners such as VodafoneZiggo and KPN and as a […]

December 8, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Free data, movies, football for Sky subs this Xmas

This Christmas, Sky is saying thank you to its subscribers with a number of free gifts including Sky Cinema movies, Premier League football matches, free mobile data, and international calls. Available to existing customers, Sky says the gifts will help viewers to get together, either at home with movies and matches, or remotely with calls […]

December 8, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Discovery muscle in on DAZN’s BT Sport deal?

Discovery is reported to be in talks about BT’s sale of its sports unit, despite earlier confirmation in September that sports streaming service DAZN was in “advanced” discussions. Discovery, which owns Eurosport and certain rights to the Olympic Games, is understood to be discussing a joint venture with BT that would combine their sports broadcasting […]

December 6, 2021By Colin Mann

Survey: Women increasingly watching more sport

The 2021 Global Sports Survey from strategic consultancy Altman Solon reveals that nearly 50 per cent of women in the UK, US, and Germany are monthly sports viewers. That figure rises to nearly 70 per cent in LatAm and Asia countries. The study gauged viewing and fandom among 18,000 respondents in 16 countries across North […]

December 3, 2021

NBC Sports extends Premier League deal

The Premier League and NBCUniversal, via the NBC Sports Group, have agreed a new six-year broadcast deal in the United States. The agreement, which will see NBC Sports remain the Premier League’s official broadcast partner in the US until 2028, will cover all 380 matches every season. The deal also includes the exclusive rights for […]

November 19, 2021

Analyst: ‘D2C unlikely for top-flight football’

Although a number of sports have benefited from the arrival of OTT players and the introduction of direct-to-consumer services, the prospect of some of the leading properties, such as the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and the Bundesliga, adopting pure D2C strategies remains unlikely, according to Jacopo Genovese, Senior Analyst at Ampere Analysis. Addressing […]

November 16, 2021Colin Mann @ SportsPro OTT Summit

Premier League nears $2bn US TV rights deal

The Premier League is nearing the sale of its US television rights for close to $2 billion (€1.76bn), which would set a new overseas record. ViacomCBS, Disney’s ESPN, Amazon, Fox, WarnerMedia and (current holder) Comcast’s NBC are among the interested parties, with second-round bids due on November 18th, according to an FT report. Under the […]

November 16, 2021

Study: Ronaldo could earn £600k per social media post

The Premier League is the most-watched sports league in the world, with a potential TV audience of 4.7 billion people, but which teams are capturing the public’s attention the most and who has the happiest fans? Currys PC World explored the world of the online football fandom to reveal which Premier League teams and players are fan favourites, and which are the target of the most ridicule. The most […]

November 15, 2021