ITVX has reported its most successful May on record, outperforming 2025’s previous high-water mark with four days of the month remaining. Total streams for the month rose by +19 per cent year-on-year – representing an increase of over 45 million streams compared to May 2025. May also marks only the second month this year (following […]
The FIFA World Cup 2026 kicks off on June 11th, and to celebrate the start of the tournament, Netflix will debut its FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition game on the same day (with a limited test version of the game available immediately exclusively in Brazil). FIFA’s previous video game publisher, EA, stopped using the name […]
The M6 Group will broadcast FIFA World Cup 2026 tournament matches live and in Ultra High Definition (UHD) via Fransat, Eutelsat’s free-to-air DTH satellite platform for French DTT channels. Thanks to the the Eutelsat 5 West B satellite, viewers across mainland France will be able to watch the event in UHD without reception or bandwidth […]
UK football fans are gearing up for a summer of football, with late‑night kick‑offs set to change how, when and where people watch, according to research from EE, the lead partner of the Home Nations Football Associations. The tournament, hosted across the US, Canada and Mexico, will bring late evening and overnight matches. As a […]
Global TV shipments increased 6 per cent YoY to 50.3 million units in Q1 2026, as retailers increased inventory ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 (kicking off on June 11th), according to data from Omdia’s report TV Sets (Emerging Technologies) Market Tracker: History – 1Q26. All regions grew YoY except for Mainland China, which […]
The FIFA World Cup 2026 kicks off on June 11th, and Bell Media has fans covered, from every moment of action on the pitch to the biggest news and storylines throughout the tournament. As the official broadcasters and streamers of FIFA World Cup 2026, TSN and RDS are the exclusive home to complete coverage of […]
Lenovo is delivering a near real-time AI-powered infrastructure platform for the FIFA World Cup 2026 to enable ultra-low-latency IPTV distribution in addition to the traditional cable and satellite broadcast, intelligent content delivery, and mission-critical decision-making across the event ecosystem and operations. As the world’s largest sporting event prepares for an unprecedented scale—spanning three host countries, […]
FIFA has announced a deal with Z to broadcast and distribute an array of FIFA football tournaments in India from 2026 to 2034, including the FIFA World Cup 2026 (kicking off on June 11th), the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 and the FIFA World Cup 2030. Under the partnership, Z will deliver coverage of 39 […]
The FIFA World Cup 2026, the first three-nation-hosted and expanded-format tournament, is projected to generate $9 billion in revenue, driven by an enlarged 48-team, 104-match schedule, premium US-hosted ticketing, and strengthened global media partnerships across major markets according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. The tournament kicks off on June 11th with the opening game pitting […]
With the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicking off on June 11th, North America will host the world’s biggest footballing tournament before a global audience of more than 6 billion fans. But, while eyes will be glued to the pitch, another hotly contested battle will unfold behind the scenes: a relentless fight between security teams and […]