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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

The R&A has renewed and expanded its long-standing partnership with IMG, a player in sports, media and events, to create and invest in new commercial opportunities. The new long-term agreement will see Endeavor-owned IMG now provide digital services powered by its digital arm Seven League; continue to evolve The R&A’s production and content offering across […]

The E.W. Scripps Company has launched a new Scripps Sports division. Brian Lawlor, who has led the company’s Local Media division since 2009, will assume the role of president of the new division. The move follows Scripps’ $2.65 billion acquisition of ION Media last year. “There is no better way to reach every generation of […]

Netflix recently made an offer for the live streaming rights to the ATP tennis tour for some European countries – including the UK and France – but eventually pulled out of the bidding. It’s possble that Netflix was put off the deal by the cost, but the Wall Street Journal, where the report originated, added […]

ITV has announced the appointment of Richard Botchway to a new role of Assistant Commissioner in the Sport team, reporting to Director of Sport Niall Sloane. ITV said the new role has been introduced to help give an additional fresh approach to its sports coverage, particularly taking advantage of its forthcoming free streaming service, ITVX. […]

One of the most popular YouTube channels in Poland – Kanał Sportowy (‘The Sport Channel’) – has launched its own OTT platform. Kanał Sportowy gained full control of their content within the multiscreen applications achieving extended flexibility in creating marketing opportunities for sponsors thanks to Redge Media video streaming end-2-end solution.   Kanał Sportowy is […]

fuboTV, the sports-first live TV streaming platform, has announced its financial results for Q1 2022. fuboTV’s North American (US and Canada) streaming business delivered a record $236.7 million (€224m) in total revenue in the first quarter, an increase of 98 per cent year-over-year. The company also delivered solid year-over-year growth in advertising revenue (up 81 […]