For the first time in Rugby League World Cup history, all 61 games from the men’s, women’s and wheelchair tournaments will be broadcast live on free-to-air UK television on the BBC. The tournament, which takes palce in England, kicks off with England taking on Samoa on BBC One on October 15th. The finals will take […]

MultiChoice’s DStv says it will add a pair of 4K channels in readiness for the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The tournament kicks off on November 20th. Nyiko Shiburi, CEO of MultiChoice South Africa, speaking at the company’s annual media event in Johannesburg, said that a significant amount of technical work had been done […]

Older people are missing out on the emotional benefits of technology to help tackle loneliness because they lack digital skills, according to research from BT. The research shows that 41 per cent of over 70s don’t feel fully confident using their mobile beyond simple calls – despite almost three quarters (71 per cent) believing phones […]

Qatar Airways has further enhanced its contracts with Inmarsat for satellite broadband connectivity to its aircraft fleet and in particular its 787-9 and 737-10 aircraft. Inmarsat signed its first agreement with Qatar in 2017 for Inmarsat’s GX Aviation system and they are in use on the airline’s Airbus 350 and Boeing 777 aircraft. The GX […]

ITV will show live coverage of England Women’s Summer Nations Series matches against USA and Wales. Both matches will be shown on ITV4 and ITV Hub. The matches will provide an opportunity to see England Women in action in the lead up to ITV’s coverage of the Women’s Rugby World Cup, which kicks off on […]

Mediapro, the Spanish multimedia group, and Snapchat, the social media platform, have announced an agreement to bring sports and entertainment content to millions of young millennials and members of Generation Z. Thanks to the partnership, Snapchat users in Spain will be able to use the Stories feature on the app’s Discover tab to follow sports […]

The FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup 2022, which will be hosted in Costa Rica from now until August 28th, is being live-streamed for free on FIFA+ in over 100 territories, bringing audiences from across the globe all new access to future stars of the women’s game. Matches will be live on FIFA+ in 114 countries, […]

Research from Teads, the global media platform, reveals brands need to show diversity, promote gender equality, and sustainability in their ads during the men’s football World Cup 2022 if they are to win the hearts and minds of consumers. The research also found that leveraging high-attention premium publishers during the tournament will be key for […]

MAGNA has released the summer update of its Global Ad Forecast which predicts media owners advertising revenues will grow by +9 per cent in 2022 and by +6 per cent in 2023. Vincent Létang, EVP, Global Market Research at MAGNA and author of the report, said: “Most of the headwinds facing the advertising market this […]