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Eurovision Sport to stream Oslo 2025 Homeless World Cup

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has announced an agreement with the Homeless World Cup Foundation (HWCF) to stream the Oslo 2025 Homeless World Cup on Eurovision Sport, the EBU’s digital platform. The event will take place in Oslo, Norway from August 23rd–30th, bringing together 500 participants from 48 nations to compete in 4-a-side matches as […]

August 19, 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

Amagi supports DAZN’s global broadcasting of FIFA Club World Cup 2025

Amagi, a cloud-based SaaS technology solutions provider for broadcast and streaming TV, has announced its collaboration with DAZN, the sports entertainment platform, as the exclusive live playout partner for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025. Amagi supported DAZN’s delivery of all 63 matches of the inaugural tournament to a global audience, enabling uninterrupted service and […]

August 14, 2025

BBC, ITV to share FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027

As England’s Lionesses celebrated their Euro 2025 victory, beating Spain on penalties in the most-watched TV moment of the year so far, BBC Sport and ITV have announced that they’ve secured the joint rights to broadcast the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 in Brazil, ensuring that the biggest tournament in women’s football remains free-to-air for […]

July 28, 2025By Nik Roseveare

NBCUniversal reports record ad sales volume

NBCUniversal has announced the close of its 2025-26 Upfront negotiation cycle, which generated the highest ad sales volume ever for its slate of programming. Fuelled by its sports and live events, the addition of the NBA, growth in streaming platform Peacock, and advancements in technology, NBCUniversal has reported record sales commitments overall and delivered its […]

July 16, 2025

EVS secures key contract for international football tournament in 2026

EVS, a provider of live video technology for broadcast and new media productions, has been selected by HBS LLC to provide core broadcast technology for a prestigious international football tournament taking place in 2026 across the US, Canada, and Mexico. As part of this multi-million euro agreement, which will contribute significantly to EVS’s Big Event […]

July 16, 2025

2.4m watch Chelsea win FIFA Club World Cup on 5

5’s live coverage of the FIFA Club World Cup Final on July 13th, in which Chelsea beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-0, was watched by a peak of 2.4 million viewers on the linear channel. The entire match attracted an average audience of 1.7 million viewers on 5’s linear channel (12.7 per cent share of the available […]

July 15, 2025

Encompass delivering DAZN’s FIFA Club World Cup coverage

Encompass Digital Media hsa announced that it has been delivering a complex global services project for DAZN, the sports streaming platform, in support of its coverage of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025. By delivering a seamless experience across linear broadcast and OTT platforms, Encompass supports live and on-demand viewing across multiple regions through playout, […]

July 10, 2025

Greece: DAZN partners with Antenna Group

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has announced its entry into the Greek market through a commercial partnership with Antenna Group, the international media, content and entertainment organisation. The deal, signed just ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 which kicks off on June 14th, sees Antenna and DAZN jointly broadcast all 63 games of […]

June 13, 2025

FIFA Club World Cup 2025 on Sport 24

IMG, the sports marketing agency, has secured the rights to broadcast the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 to the inflight and cruise markets, in a deal negotiated with DAZN. The sublicense agreement grants IMG the live rights to broadcast more than 55 matches and 115+ hours of coverage from the tournament on the Sport 24 […]

June 12, 2025