France’s Ligue1+ football streaming service, owned by the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), has reached an agreement with FIFA to broadcast all matches from the 2026 World Cup this summer in a deal valued at €20 million. LFP has already signed a contract with the international federation. If the contract is approved by the FIFA […]
Spanglish Movies in partnership with FAST Channels TV, has announced the development and upcoming launch of two new political FAST channels for US Hispanic audiences ahead of the 2026 elections: New America CTV Channel and The Trump CTV Channel. These channels will offer distinct liberal and conservative perspectives, giving Latino viewers differentiated spaces to access […]
Fox Sports, the English-language home for FIFA World Cup 2026 coverage in the US, has unveiled its broadcast schedule for this year’s highly global sporting event. From June 11th to July 19th, Fox Sports will present 340 hours of first-run programming, a 100-hour increase over the World Cup in 2022, with an updated record 70-matches […]
Global content investment will reach $255 billion (€218.2bn) in 2026, rising 2 per cent year-on-year, according to forecasts from Ampere Analysis. Growth continues to be driven by sustained investment from global streaming platforms, which are further increasing their share of content spend. While overall growth remains modest, this continued shift is widening the gap with […]
BBC Sport and ITV Sport have announced their live match split for the FIFA World Cup 2026, confirming how UK audiences can watch every game from for free. The tournament kicks off on June 11th hosted in sixteen cities across the US, Canada and Mexico. England and Scotland have already qualified for the tournament, whilst […]
Equativ, the independent media platform, is further strengthening its strategic partnership with Deutsche Telekom to enhance advertising capabilities across MagentaTV, Telekom’s entertainment and streaming platform, and the German media rights holder for the FIFA World Cup 26. Under the new agreement, Equativ will serve as MagentaTV’s exclusive ad server and first programmatic partner, enabling dynamic […]
The popular The Rest Is Football podcast – fronted by Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards – will be coming to Netflix as a daily TV show during the 2026 FIFA World Cup next summer. Filmed in a New York studio, the show will feature game analysis, special guests, interviews and insights into the […]
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 […]
Following the success of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, which attracted an audience of billions of fans, FIFA and sports streaming platform DAZN are taking the next step in their strategic partnership – a global relaunch of FIFA+ on DAZN in 2026. Building on the existing FIFA+ service, the new platform on DAZN will […]
ITV has agreed a deal to broadcast the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2025, marking the first time the tournament will be shown by the UK terrestrial broadcaster. The agreement includes coverage of all three of England’s group stage matches (against Haiti, Venezuela and Egypt), with select fixtures from the knockout stages to be broadcast free-to-air […]