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Survey: 90% say US local sports should be on local broadcast TV

While streaming platforms attempt to claim a larger share of sports viewership in the US, research from TVB shows that traditional broadcast television remains essential to sports enthusiasts who follow multiple sports throughout the year. TVB’s 2026 Sports Survey takes an in-depth look at how sports viewers consume live events and sports news, with a special […]

February 12, 2026

Fubo Sports Network FAST channel on Hulu + Live TV

Fubo Sports Network is now available to Hulu’s Live TV subscribers in the US via the core subscription plan, which also includes access to the entire Hulu and Disney+ streaming libraries and live sports on ESPN. Fubo Sports Network is the owned-and-operated FAST channel from FuboTV.  The network brings an additional 1,200 hours of live […]

February 11, 2026

FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026 on DAZN

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, and Freestyle Chess are expanding their partnership, with DAZN delivering global broadcast coverage (excluding Norway) of the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026. The inaugural tournament will be free-to-view on DAZN with English commentary. Freestyle Chess is a chess variant where the pieces start in a semi-random position, which means […]

February 10, 2026

Fubo Q1 revenue up 40%; ESPN deal

FuboTV, the sports-first TV streamer, has announced its financial results for its first quarter fiscal 2026 ended December 31st 2025. Additionally, Fubo and ESPN announced plans for a reseller and marketing arrangement to expand the reach and distribution of the Fubo services across the US. Fubo Sports, which already includes ESPN Unlimited as well as […]

February 3, 2026

ASG appoints Pezzotti to lead sports and venue market growth

Advanced Systems Group (ASG), a technology and services provider for media creatives and content owners, has announced the appointment of Derek Pezzotti as Senior Account Executive. Pezzotti joins ASG’s Production and Innovation team to help expand the company’s presence in the sports and venue segment. In this role, Pezzotti will work closely with ASG’s consulting, […]

February 3, 2026

Survey: UK households push back on streaming price hikes

More than half of UK households (59 per cent) are worried about streaming annual price increases according to the latest EY Decoding the Digital Home Study. The survey of 2,000 UK consumers, which reviews attitudes towards technology, media and telecoms (TMT) found that most consumers believe streaming platform price hikes (65 per cent) are unfair […]

January 22, 2026

Free Live Sports adds 10 new channel partners

Sports Studio has announced that its streaming platform, Free Live Sports (FLS), whas added 10 new channel partners including NASCAR, Sports Illustrated TV, MSG Sports Zone, Tennis TV, Unbeaten, Waypoint TV, Overtime, Cirque du Soleil, World Surf League and Golf Network. The new partners deepen the FLS lineup with expanded live events, sports-centered storytelling, and […]

January 22, 2026

Hexagon Cup 2026 on DAZN

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, will be the global broadcaster of the Hexagon Cup for the third consecutive year. The padel tournament takes place from January 28th to February 1st at Caja Mágica in Madrid, Spain. DAZN will broadcast all matches of the Hexagon Cup’s third edition free-to-view globally (excluding the US, Central and South […]

January 22, 2026

Athvance Capital launches European sports investment platform

Athvance Capital has announced its launch as a European investment platform fully dedicated to unlocking long-term value across the global sports industry. Backed by a senior team of entrepreneurs and investors with decades of experience in sports, media, technology and finance, Athvance invests in emerging and under-commercialised sports IP with global reach, and in the […]

January 22, 2026

DAZN bets on Polymarket

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has signed a deal with Polymarket to bring prediction trading to its users. Prediction markets enable people to buy and sell contracts based on the outcomes of sports, cultural moments, and many other events. The partnership with Polymarket aims to give DAZN users the ability to engage with these markets […]

January 20, 2026