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 […]
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 […]
Eleven Portugal has secured the rights to the English Premier League for three seasons from 2022-23. Eleven will deliver exclusive coverage of every Premier League match across its linear and D2C channels. It will be the first time all 380 games each season will be made available to fans live in Portugal. Jorge Pavão de […]
Harry Kane is the UK’s most popular sports star in 2021, according to analysis from the 2021 Global Sports Survey conducted by Altman Solon, the strategy consulting firm focused exclusively on Telecommunications, Media, and Technology (TMT). The survey analysis also quantifies the significant financial effects of global stars – like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo […]
A new three-year agreement between the National Futsal Series and BT Sport will see seven weekends of the 2021/22 National Futsal Series Men’s Tier One and Women’s Super Series season shown live on BT Sport. The National Futsal Series was established in 2019 and incorporates 43 teams in five divisions across England, including both men’s […]
The number of Italians watching Serie A football on their TV sets has dropped from an average of 6.7 million per weekend to just over 3.4 million in one year. The figures, published by Italian daily La Repubblica, relate to the first two rounds of Italy’s top football championship. However, they perhaps should not be […]
DAZN, the sports OTT platform, is raising its monthly subscription fee for new and existing customers in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Following DAZN’s acquisition of the rights to the UEFA Women’s Champions League and new boxing events, the introductory offer of £1.99 UK / €1.99 per month has now been raised to £7.99 […]
Following the successful return of the show last autumn, Spitting Image is set to hit BritBox UK on 11th September, with new puppets of prominent figures already rolling off puppet production line including: Olivia Colman, Sajid Javid, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Tom Cruise, Tom Daley, Jess Phillips, Ariana Grande, Gary Lineker, Bill Gates, Ellen DeGeneres, and Raheem […]
WhatsApp and Sky Media have announced their media-first partnership with an in-show activation centred around the coverage of today’s (August 31st) Transfer Deadline Day. To support the recent launch of WhatsApp’s View Once feature the messaging service has become the official sponsor of Sky Sports’ Transfer Deadline Day. WhatsApp will be the first brand to […]
beIN Media Group and Serie A’s exclusive international media rights partner Infront have agreed a new deal for the broadcast of the top flight Italian football league on beIN Sports until 2024. The renewal extends the exclusive partnership between beIN Sports and Serie A in 9 territories, including France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, […]