As the FIFA World Cup 2026 arrives on Canadian soil, Bell Media has announced an expansion of its sports across its TSN and RDS networks, anchored by 16 new Connected TV apps extending across web and mobile. The new apps are available across major platforms including Samsung, LG, Roku, Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft and Hisense, […]
Disney+ customers in France can now stream La chaîne L’Équipe as part of ESPN on Disney+, bringing live sports including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the World Cup and World Championships in biathlon, the Spanish Super Cup, the Diamond League, the European Table Tennis Union circuit and the Dakar Rally. Through this collaboration, subscribers […]
Caretta Research forecasts a record $8.9 billion (€7.7bn) in total revenue for the 2026 World Cup, representing a 54 per cent uplift over the 2022 tournament. This growth is predominantly driven by the rise in commercial and matchday revenues, with sports rights sold to media also contributing. The key driver behind the jump from $5.8 billion to […]
Banijay Entertainment has launched Players Network – powered by Banijay Entertainment, its new overarching digital sports brand to house social‑first sports entertainment formats. The brand’s first title, Jamie Vardy’s Having a Party, from Banijay UK label Workerbee, launches on June 10th, in time for the FIFA World Cup 2026, on YouTube, Prime Video and all […]
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has expanded distribution of its free streaming platform, Eurovision Sport, onto FAST services in the UK, marking the latest phase in the organisation’s digital growth strategy and taking a further step in widening access to its live sport offering. The UK rollout across Free Live Sports (FLS), Plex, Amazon Live […]
TiVo, a wholly owned subsidiary of Xperi, has released its Q4 2025 Video Trends Report, which reinforces that video serves as a historically resilient, high-priority category, even as the entertainment landscape grows increasingly fragmented and competitive. The report finds that even amid economic pressures that could impact discretionary entertainment spending, consumers in the US and […]
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the International Committee of the Mediterranean Games (ICMG) have announced the renewal and expansion of their partnership, partnering once again to bring the Mediterranean Games Taranto 2026 and the Mediterranean Beach Games Portimão-Lagoa 2027 to audiences free-to-air across Europe, North Africa and beyond. Under a new agreement, EBU Members […]
Media and entertainment powerhouse, Banijay Entertainment, has acquired the global rights to Norwegian comedy format, The Comedy League (Ligaen) which has been recommissioned for a second season, further strengthening its portfolio of premium comedy titles. Created by Håkon Herresthal and Steffan Ludvigsen, the creative duo behind prodco Happy Sheriff, The Comedy League made a strong […]
For content owners, creators, broadcasters, and IP holders, the biggest opportunity right now isn’t simply launching a FAST channel, it’s launching the right FAST channel. As the FAST space continues to evolve, audiences are proving they want more than broad, general entertainment. They’re gravitating toward familiar formats, passionate fan communities, niche interests, and comfort viewing […]
Movistar Plus, the Spanish pay-TV platform, has announced it is “entering a new phase” under the leadership of Alfonso Gómez Palacio “to accelerate growth, strengthen its editorial capabilities, and consolidate its role as one of the key differentiating assets in Movistar’s value proposition”. The new editorial structure will revolve around two major entertainment pillars: content […]