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WBD starts UCI Mountain Bike World Series coverage

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) will cover all six UCI Mountain Bike World Cups – unified under one calendar for the first time – starting with the Cross-country Short Track, Olympic and Marathon in Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic (May 11th-14th) which will be available to watch on discovery+, GCN+, Eurosport and the Eurosport App. […]

May 10, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Fubo reports 1.28m paid subs in US

FuboTV, the sports-first live TV streaming platform, has announced its Q1 financial results for the quarter ended March 31st 2023. Fubo’s North American streaming business exceeded guidance, posting double digit year-over-year (YoY) growth in total revenue ($316.5 million, up 34 per cent YoY) and paid subscribers (1.28 million, up 22 per cent YoY). The company […]

May 5, 2023

Brightcove powers Badminton Horse Trials stream

Brightcove, the streaming technology company, is the official provider of Badminton TV, a subscription-based internet TV channel that will livestream this year’s Badminton Horse Trials, taking place May4th – 8th. The 2022 livestream attracted almost 75,000 viewers, demonstrating the demand for online, real-time event coverage. This year, Badminton Horse Trials has selected Brightcove as its […]

May 2, 2023

Eurovision Services to offer European sport in LatAm via Hispasat

Hispasat has reached an agreement with Eurovision Services to distribute the best European sport via satellite in Latin America for one year, including the main continental football competitions. In this way, Eurovision Services will deliver the signal of these events to the Hispasat teleport in Lurin (Peru) and, from there, it will be sent to […]

April 19, 2023

Ampersand launches sports-focused audience segments

Ampersand, the audience-first TV advertising sales company, has launched new sports-focused audience segments within the company’s portfolio. The new segments allow brands to directly reach sports viewers in an engaged environment and enable brands to glean insights into these viewers’ behaviors before, during,  and even after sporting events are over. By having access to insights […]

April 4, 2023

Roku adds content; updates OS

Roku has announced platform-wide updates for its operating system (OS). Over the coming months, users will find even more content and features with updates to live TV, content discovery, sports, the Roku Mobile App, and more rolling out in the US this spring. “As the #1 selling OS in three major markets, we understand what […]

March 9, 2023

DAZN women’s sports FAST channel for Germany, Austria

Online sports broadcaster DAZN has announced the launch of a FAST channel in Germany and Austria dedicated entirely to women’s sports. The 24/7 channel, called DAZN Rise, will be available from March 16th via Samsung TV Plus and IPTV platform Waipu.tv before being made available on other platforms in the near future including LG and […]

March 8, 2023

FuboTV reports record revenue and subs

FuboTV, the sports-first live TV streaming platform, has announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31st 2022, delivering record highs in annual revenue and subscribers across its global business and exceeding previously announced forecasts. Notably, the company surpassed $1 billion (€0.95bn) in global annual revenue for the first time. […]

February 27, 2023

Report: Sports remain last defence for linear TV in US

Samba TV, a provider of omniscreen data and measurement, has released its latest State of Viewership report, analysing approximately 47 billion hours of linear and streaming in the US during the second half of 2022. Samba TV’s targeted insights illustrate a viewership landscape marked by a historic new low in linear TV viewership, and a […]

February 14, 2023

Joymo hires Griffiths in VP role

Joymo, the video streaming services provider to sports rights holders, has appointed Hannah Griffiths to the newly created role of VP of Sales where she will build and lead a permanent presence for the company in the UK market. Griffiths joins Joymo’s Senior Management Team and assumes overarching responsibility for acquiring long-term exclusive partnerships with […]

January 30, 2023