EE has announced Match Day Experience features on the BT Sport app, which will be inclusive for new customers taking the Full Works iPhone plan with the new 5G iPhone. Through a set of new BT Sport App features that make the most of the UK’s number one 5G network, and optimised for the iPhone […]
As has been widely publicised, the Premier League (EPL) is to offer some games on a PPV basis for £14.95 per game. The news has provoked concerns from fans, but also the industry. A report from investment bank Exane/BNPP reminds clients of the rationale behind the decisions which mean that games not already picked to […]
With fans not yet permitted into stadiums, the Premier League has chosen to make the additional non-televised matches available on a pay-per-view basis. Starting this weekend Sky and BT Sport will be making these additional matches available to viewers via Sky Box Office and BT Sport for £14.95 each. However, Sky Business and BT Sport […]
The Premier League has confirmed that all fixtures until the end of October will continue to be made available for fans to watch live in the UK – but five games per game week will only be available to view on a pay-per-view basis. Under these new arrangements, the current live match selections will remain […]
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 Premier League is facing rebate demands from its Asian broadcast partners whose viewership windows are being impacted by the staggering of kick-off times in the UK to ensure all games can be televised without clashes whilst fans remain unable to attend. Broadcasters in the biggest Asian markets are preparing to demand millions of pounds […]
Amazon will broadcast Crystal Palace v Everton on Prime Video on September 26th, with live coverage beginning at 2:30pm ahead of a 3pm kick-off. The fixture will be presented by Jim Rosenthal, with commentary from Clive Tyldesley and Ally McCoist, matchday reporting from Lynsey Hooper and pitch-side punditry from Leon Osman and Eni Aluko. Existing […]
Like most other media activities, sports have been under pressure in 2020 – not only due to covid-19, but also from a rights perspective reports Mediavision. Luckily for Nordic sports fans, leagues and tournaments have been able to resume to play and announce winners of the spring seasons. Several major sports rights have been renegotiated […]
Digital giant Tencent has agreed a one season deal to broadcast Premier League football in China after the previous local partner, PPTV, stopped paying when the league was suspended during lockdown. The Premier League thus terminated the contract. The league, which kicked off its 2020/21 season last weekend, confirmed that viewers in China will be […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, has upgraded its Viaplay paying subscriber target for the current year to 3 million. The new target would see Viaplay add more than 700,000 paying subscribers in 2020, representing year-on-year subscriber growth of over 30 per cent, and compares with 29 per cent growth to 2,716,000 […]