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BBC: 3.3m watch England vs France in Women’s RWC

BBC Sport has reported that its coverage of the England vs France Women’s Rugby World Cup semi-final on September 20th drew a record-breaking peak audience of 3.3 million across BBC TV and digital platforms – the highest ever for a women’s rugby union match on UK television. The match also drove a further 2.4 million […]

September 23, 2025

Report: US Hispanics overindex on streaming consumption

Hispanic consumers are leading the way when it comes to consumption of streaming content, according to a Nielsen report. In fact, streaming drives 55.8 per cent of total TV time for Hispanic viewers, surpassing the 46 per cent for the rest of the US. Furthermore, Hispanic audiences outpaced general US viewership of streaming services YouTube, […]

September 10, 2025

Spain: RTVE, Mediapro share World Cup 2026

Spanish broadcasters RTVE and Mediapro will share the 2026 World Cup to be held in the US, Canada and Mexico following an agreement reached with FIFA. The competition will be held from June 11th to July 19th 2026 and will be the biggest in history, as 48 teams from the five continents will compete for […]

September 10, 2025

Data: 2.7bn watch FIFA Club World Cup 2025

Preliminary data shows that fans around the globe were captivated by the FIFA Club World Cup. The figures show that an estimated 2.7 billion fans viewed the tournament across all forms of media, based on analysis conducted by Nielsen Sports. The figures cover the tournament held in the US from June 14th to July 13th, […]

September 9, 2025

Hisense named FIFA World Cup 26 Sponsor

FIFA and Hisense have announced the extension of their long-standing sponsorship, with the home appliances and TV brand manufacturer confirmed as an Official Sponsor of the FIFA World Cup 26, which is to be held in Canada, Mexico and the US. The renewed sponsorship builds on a collaboration that began in 2017 and has included […]

September 5, 2025

Record audience for Women’s Rugby World Cup on BBC

The clash between England and the USA at the Women’s Rugby World Cup on August 22nd, which ended in an emphatic 69-7 victory for England, drew a peak audience of 2.4 million on BBC One and 600,000 on iPlayer. The weekend saw 2.1 million streams overall across BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website/app. In […]

August 27, 2025By Nik Roseveare

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