Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, has announced it will introduce a new financial reporting structure as of Q2 2020 following the deconsolidation of the Viasat Consumer business after its merger with Canal Digital. In line with the Group’s strategy to be the leading Nordic streaming provider and content producer with a […]
Amazon would seem to be preparing to add live TV to its services, according to recently posted job adverts. One of the adverts indicates that Amazon is looking to hire someone to “redefine how customers watch 24/7 linear broadcast TV content” by “designing the end-to-end customer experience for how customers discover and watch Linear TV […]
Global sports streaming service DAZN is partnering with trade body the Japan Cable and Telecommunications Association (JCTA), to bring DAZN to millions of cable TV households in Japan. Subscribers of participating cable TV partners will now be able to add a DAZN subscription to their monthly cable TV bill without the need to register a […]
In a move that may benefit the potential takeover of English Premier League football club Newcastle United by Saudi interests, the kingdom’s IP body, the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP), has announced its intention to block 231 websites that it says violate regulations and rights. The announcement follows a damning report from the World […]
The first ever live Premier League match to air on terrestrial television attracted a peak audience of nearly 4 million on June 20th. The game between Bournemouth and Crystal Palace on BBC One pulled in 3.9 million viewers, making up almost a quarter of the UK’s TV audience. In addition to its live TV audience, […]
Amazon has announced that it will stream its live Premier League fixtures on gaming platform Twitch. Twitch users in the UK will be able to watch four matches in the coming weeks, starting with the Crystal Palace vs Burnley fixture on June 29th. The coverage will also include Twitch chat, so fans can interact alongside […]
The return of the Premier League predictably drew a big TV audience for Sky Sports on June 17th, as top flight football returned following a 100 day hiatus enforced by the Coronavirus pandemic. Manchester City’s 3-0 victory over Arsenal proved the most-watched Premier League match in more than three years with a peak audience of […]
The Premier League resumed on June 17th with Sky Sports providing live coverage of Aston Villa and Sheffield United’s goalless draw at Villa Park, and Manchester City’s comfortable 3-0 victory over Arsenal at The Etihad. A full weekend of fixtures featuring all 20 Premier League clubs will play out this weekend. Sky Sports, BT Sport, […]
The City of London Police’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) and UK intellectual property protection body FACT are warning sports fans to use legitimate sources to watch the return of the Premier League as football comes back to our screens. In 2019, three individuals from the UK Midlands city of Coventry were jailed for 17 […]
BT Sport is giving customers more ways to watch, by making its app available on NOW TV devices effective immediately. NOW TV joins a wide range of large screen devices and platforms on which sports fans can watch BT Sport, including Samsung smart TV, Sony PlayStation, Xbox and Apple TV, as well as mobiles, tablets, […]