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Germany: DAZN expands live event channel portfolio with LTN

Sports streaming service DAZN and LTN have expanded their partnership to bring a broader range of live coverage of some of the biggest international football competitions to betting audiences and commercial partner platforms across Germany. Harnessing a suite of LTN’s automated linear channel creation and playout technologies, DAZN now delivers a portfolio of 11 low […]

December 10, 2024

Report: Spanish sports piracy 25% above EU average

Audiovisual fraud is a criminal activity that results in significant losses in value for sporting competitions around the world, with a specific value loss between €600 million and €700 million in the case of Spanish football, an industry which employs more than 190,000 people and which contributes around €8,400 million to the Spanish economy, the […]

November 29, 2024

TrillerTV launches Black Friday deal

TrillerTV is offering 50 per cent off the TrillerTV+ Annual Pass inviting fans to enjoy its fast growing subscription service, with one year of access to top-tier sports programming and exclusive content. This offer grants subscribers access to the regular programming of sports organizations such as BKFC, One Championship, Boxxer, Game Changer Wrestling, Wrestling Revolver, […]

November 20, 2024

Survey: Live sports under threat from highlights

Two-thirds of global sports executives are concerned about the relevance of live sports as more younger fans gravitate towards highlights, documentaries, and short-form videos from fans, teams, and players over watching live games on video, according to Altman Solon’s 2024 Global Sports Survey. The survey, which measures the habits of 3,000 global sports fans, reveals […]

November 19, 2024

Report: There is no ‘first’ and ‘second’ screen

IMG has launched its Digital Trends Report 2025, exploring the technologies and developments that will shape the sports media landscape for rightsholders over the next 12 months. Featuring insights and analysis from IMG’s global team of digital experts, this year’s predictions explore how D2C strategy is pivoting from non-premium content to gamification, the notion that […]

November 19, 2024

Report: Improvements in latency for live sports streaming

The Digital TV Group (DTG) has released its latest analysis, showcasing notable improvements in live sports streaming performance in the UK across three major events in 2024: Wimbledon, the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games. The study examined device performance, latency, and accessibility features, compared with 2023 live events, providing critical insights into the current […]

November 14, 2024

Mr Cinema brings DAZN to superyachts

Mr Cinema, the go-to commercial content provider for superyachts, has announced a content partnership with DAZN, the sports streaming platform. Effective immediately, Mr Cinema will bring two of the many free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels offered by DAZN, with more to come in future. Through this partnership, a variety sporting events will become available […]

November 11, 2024

Krafty Entertainment takes Sports First TV stake

Krafty Entertainment, a London-based production and digital distribution company, has announced its acquisition of a 17.5 per cent equity stake in Sports First TV, the global sports news TV channel. Sports First TV, which launched in March on FAST platforms in North America, was founded by Frank Brown, the former CEO of Viacom International Media/MTV […]

November 6, 2024

Fubo US subs up, ROW subs down

FuboTV, the sports-first live TV streaming platform, has reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30th 2024. The company, targeting positive Free Cash Flow in 2025, delivered continued top-line growth and bottom-line improvements, including year-over-year (YoY) improvements in Net Loss of $110.1 million and Adjusted EBITDA (AEBITDA) of $98.8 million for the […]

November 1, 2024

Two Circles acquires Spring Media Group

Two Circles, the data-driven sports and entertainment business, has announced an agreement to acquire Spring Media Group, adding new products and solutions to Two Circles’ fan-marketing services. Spring Media has more than doubled in scale over the last three years. This growth has been driven by an innovative approach to full-cycle media rights management, sales […]

October 29, 2024