Encompass Digital Media, a managed service provider for television networks, broadcasters, sports leagues and OTT platforms, is selected to deliver FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 to football fans in Singapore via StarHub, an official broadcaster in the region. Encompass is providing comprehensive broadcast solutions throughout the tournament, including live sports playout, distribution, live-to-VoD and creative […]
Samsung has launched an exclusive Neo QLED viewing pod at its Samsung KX experience space in King’s Cross, London. Running until December 18th, the unique pod will offer football fans the opportunity to watch the beautiful game in stunning picture quality on Samsung’s QN800B TV. Developed in collaboration with leading sports radio station talkSPORT, visitors […]
Are streaming providers delivering their A-game when it comes to the video quality of the most-watched sports event of the year? While the world was counting the goals in the first World Cup match of Qatar vs. Ecuador, our virtual eyes were scoring the perceptual video quality. The result: all three streaming providers scored below […]
Despite a somewhat slow start in terms of viewership numbers compared with the previous World Cup, the first week of Qatar 2022 has seen a massive surge in usage amongst providers with streaming rights. Global streaming analytics specialist NPAW looked at engagement data for a selection of its clients and identified a 290 per cent increase […]
ITV’s The I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! finale attracted a huge peak audience of 11.5 million viewer (a 59 per cent share of viewing), the highest peak audience of the year for an entertainment show, on any channel. The final show of the season averaged 10.1 million (53 per cent share) across the […]
With the FIFA World Cup in Qatar well under way, research from broadcaster regulator Ofcom reveals the different ways UK followers plan to view the action. “Things have come a long way since the first football World Cup in 1930, and since the first televised World Cup in 1954,” notes Ofcom. “While the previous tournament […]
Saudi Arabia football fans hoping to watch World Cup action on streaming service TOD TV claim the government has blocked the platform from screening the games. TOD TV, which holds the rights to show the World Cup in Saudi Arabia, is owned by Qatar’s beIN Sports Media Group. The service’s website says: “Sorry, the requested […]
The biggest UK audience of the World Cup so far watched England v USA on ITV1 on November 25th with a peak of 18 million viewers tuning in to see the Three Lions held to a lacklustre 0-0 draw in their second match of the tournament. The audience figures, which encompass all viewers across television […]
The World Cup group fixture between Spain and Germany on November 29th pulled in a peak TV audience of 9.9 million on BBC One, making it the most-watched World Cup game without a competing home-nation so far in the UK. The match was also streamed over 3.5 million times on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport […]
Yemeni broadcaster Al-Hawiah has been fined $20,000 for illegally broadcasting the opening games of the FIFA World Cup without permission. The fine was applied by Nilesat, which the broadcaster uses to beam its channels over the complete Middle East. According to local reports, Cairo-based Nilesat is “studying a possible suspension of the channel”. The overall […]