BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing, the professional bare-knuckle boxing promotion, has announced the acquisition of Bad To The Bone (BTTB), the independent bare-knuckle promotion in the UK. As part of the agreement, BKB has completed a full reorganisation of its UK business, including the addition of new personnel under the direction of Joe Brown, who now […]
BBC Sounds has reported another record-breaking year with over 2.5 billion plays of radio, music and podcasts between January and November 2025 – an increase of 8 per cent compared with the same period last year. There was a total of 2.8 billion audio plays from across the BBC, including BBC Sport, BBC News, BBC […]
Commonwealth Sport has confirmed that Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has secured the exclusive UK live broadcast and digital media rights for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. TNT Sports will bring live coverage to viewers via a dedicated linear channel in the UK and Ireland. More than 600 hours of live coverage will be offered to […]
wedotv, the free ad-supported streaming network, has announced a distribution agreement with Samsung TV Plus APAC. Under the terms of the agreement, Samsung TV Plus will launch three of wedotv’s FAST channels in the Asia Pacific market in early 2026: wedotv sports, wedotv movies, and Time2Rlx. “Since launching in Asia in February of 2024, wedotv has made significant progress […]
Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, is helping TV providers sustain engagement between viewers and a universe of sports programming extending beyond live games. New enhancements to the Gracenote On Sports solution covering 160+ popular sports leagues – including the NFL, NBA, Premier League and Formula 1 – and competitions in 50+ countries […]
Comcast Technology Solutions (CTS) has been selected by both Charter Communications and Cox, in separate deals, to help create, manage and distribute linear channels for out of market games from top US sports leagues, including MLB, NHL and NBA. Specifically, Cox and Charter now rely upon Comcast MediaOrigination, part of the Comcast Media360 product portfolio, […]
Staff at Hub Entertainment Research have shared their 2026 predictions for the media and streaming industry. Hub is forecasting increased investment in niche sports, bigger TV/streaming bundles; a push from YouTube onto TV screens; Prime Video improving its content search; and Netflix making a gaming focus – and perhaps absorbing HBO. A boom in niche […]
Applause, a provider of crowdtesting and UX research that works with the likes of Netflix and Paramount+ and sports broadcasters, to provide quality assurance for a wide range of platform features, has shared its industry predictions for 2026 through Adrian Garcia, the company’s Senior Solutions Consultant. Garcia’s three key predictions for the next 12 months […]
Genius Sports Limited has struck a new partnership with FanDuel Sports Network to provide brands with the first nationwide Intelligent Content Platform to build meaningful connections with US sports fans. Across more than 300 NBA games per season, as well as the WNBA, Genius Sports will empower brand partners with premium, in-game ad inventory across […]
Ampere Analysis has released its latest forecast for global sports rights media spend, predicting that global investment will surpass $78 billion (€67.6bn) by 2030, an increase of 20 per cent from 2025. Growth is driven by a combination of factors, including major renewals in the US and rising competition from global streamers drawn to premium […]