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 […]

Findings from target audience company GWI’s new data set, GWI Sports, indicate that consumers are increasingly turning to streaming services to watch sports events. The service aims to give sports teams, brands and agencies unique demographic and psychographic insights into the new sports fans. Based on a sample of over 23,000 Internet users aged 16-64 […]

Research from cloud-based video production company Grabyo reveals that 59 per cent of UK sports fans would be willing to switch exclusively to streaming for live content and the latest highlights. The report shows that