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Yahoo Sports Network FAST channel goes live

Yahoo Sports and C15 Studio are announcing the launch of Yahoo Sports Network, a free, ad-supported streaming TV channel available online and through various FAST services. Yahoo Sports Network features more than 60 hours of original programming a week from shows covering a range of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, combat and more. This […]

August 20, 2025

Denmark: JFM to stream over 4,000 local sports matches a year

Jysk Fynske Medier (JFM), the Danish media group, has teamed up with Wowza’s Flowplayer to deliver over 4,000 live-streamed local sports matches annually, including live coverage of regional sports such as football, ice hockey, handball and basketball. To bring this vision to life, JFM has partnered with Sportway and Flowplayer, deploying AI-powered cameras across hundreds […]

August 20, 2025

EBU, World Rowing extend media rights deal

Audiences across Europe can look forward to continued access to world-class Rowing coverage, as the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and World Rowing, the international governing body of the sport of Rowing, have announced the renewal of their European media rights agreement starting in 2025 and running until the end of 2032. The new agreement marks […]

August 18, 2025

DirecTV, Learfield sign multi-year deal

DirecTV, the US broadcaster, has announced a multi-year, strategic and year-round collaboration with six US university athletic departments ahead of the 2025 college football season. This agreement includes some of the most iconic schools in all of college sports — Duke University, The Ohio State University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of […]

August 15, 2025

WBD seals deal for 2025 World Athletics Championships

The best track and field athletes on the planet will compete for the right to be crowned World Champion this September with Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) set to screen the action through a new broadcast partnership with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The non-exclusive agreement covers 45 markets across Europe (excluding the Nordics and Poland) […]

August 14, 2025

Study: Opportunities for marketers as US football fandom grows

A study from Harris Poll reveals how the FIF World Cup 2026 could become a defining cultural moment for US brands, and highlights why now is the time to pay attention to the rapidly growing football audience. Although football is still catching up to other sports in American popularity, the gap is closing. Since 2020, […]

August 14, 2025

Telemundo launches Spanish-language sports FAST channel

Telemundo has announced the launch of Telemundo Deportes Ahora, its 24/7 Spanish-language Sports FAST channel, debuting initially in the US on Peacock, Xumo Play, the NBC News FAST hub, and Telemundo.com, with some content livestreaming on YouTube. Telemundo Deportes Ahora will roll out on additional platforms over the coming months. “With Telemundo Deportes Ahora, we’re […]

August 14, 2025

Study: Aussies increasingly finding content through TV home screen

LG Ad Solutions has released The Big Shift 2025 | Australia Edition, a research study highlighting how Australian viewing habits are evolving in the era of Connected TV (CTV). Among the key findings: 50 per cent of Australian CTV viewers now rely on the TV’s home screen as their primary guide for what to watch, […]

August 13, 2025

Chad Powers streams on Disney+ UK in September

Disney+ has announced that original comedy series Chad Powers, starring Glen Powell, will premiere September 30th exclusively on Disney+ in the UK, with two episodes at launch, followed by one episode weekly. The series picks up eight years after an unforgivable mistake nukes Russ Holliday’s promising college football career. The hotshot quarterback tries to resurrect […]

August 13, 2025

Sky Media upgrades Sports Marketplace

Sky Media is growing its Sports Marketplace portal following a successful soft launch earlier this year, which saw it become Sky Media’s fastest-growing revenue proposition ever, with strong demand across the advertising industry. As part of the full launch, Sky Media is introducing a new capabilities and a new stunt to kick off the season: […]

August 5, 2025