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Esports World Cup on DAZN

The Esports World Cup (EWC) will be shown for free on DAZN’s streaming platform. The EWC will feature top eSports athletes and clubs from all over the world, and DAZN will broadcast the competition to a global audience. The inaugural event will be hosted in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and feature hundreds of hours of content, […]

July 1, 2024

LG official partner of the Esports World Cup 2024

LG Electronics (LG) has been announced as the official partner of the Esports World Cup (EWC) 2024, set to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from July 3rd to August 25th. Formerly known as Gamers8, EWC is an annual international esports tournament. This year’s edition – the first under the EWC name – will host […]

June 27, 2024

FIFA World Cup qualifying matches on TrillerTV

TrillerTV (formerly FITE) and Integrated Sports Media + Marketing have announced that four CONCACAF FIFA World Cup Qualifying matches during the June FIFA cycle will be available via pay-per-view globally live in both English and Spanish on TrillerTV. The matches include two Central American giants with aspirations to return to World Cup competition – El […]

June 4, 2024

Report: FTA sport worth €4.9bn to European economy

An independent report commissioned by the EBU from Oxford Economics estimates that the economic impact of public service media (PSM) sports broadcasting contributed €4.9 billion to Europe’s GDP and supported over 60,000 jobs in 2022. The findings include direct contributions from content production and broadcasting and significant indirect and induced impacts due to supply chain […]

April 22, 2024

France: M6 scores World Cup 2026, 2030 TV rights

M6 Group has outbid TF1 in acquiring the free-to-air rights in France to the 2026 football World Cup which takes place in Mexico, USA and Canada – as well as the 2030 World Cup being held across two continents. The deal represents a significant evolution for Nicolas de Tavernost’s group which hasn’t broadcast any World […]

March 6, 2024From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Bids open for Benelux World Cup rights

Football’s governing body FIFA has launched two invitations to tender (ITTs), one in the Netherlands and the other in Belgium and Luxembourg, for the sale of media rights to the FIFA World Cup 26 and the FIFA World Cup 2030. The tender processes will allow FIFA to select the entity, or entities, in the Netherlands, […]

January 18, 2024By Colin Mann

EMG, Gravity Media combine businesses

The Boards of Directors of EMG, a provider of  broadcast services and media solutions for live sports, entertainment and events, and Gravity Media, a provider of complex live creative production and media services, have confirmed the completion of a definitive agreement to combine their businesses. The combination of their complementary businesses creates one of the […]

January 11, 2024

Bids open for France World Cup rights

Football’s governing body FIFA has launched an invitation to tender (ITT) for the media rights to the FIFA World Cup 26 and FIFA World Cup 2030 in France, Monaco, Andorra and the French overseas territories. The FIFA World Cup 26 will be the 23rd edition of the competition and will be jointly hosted by Canada, […]

January 10, 2024By Colin Mann

BBC has 7 of the 10 most-watched shows in 2023

The BBC has seven out of ten of the most watched shows in 2023 (so far) across all UK broadcasters and streamers. The King’s Coronation, crime drama Happy Valley and the Eurovision Song Contest came out on top. The BBC said it “connected with audiences across the UK and produced the highest rating shows in […]

December 19, 2023

Research: Interest in Women’s football grows

Research from Ampere Analysis reveals the increasing global appetite for women’s football competitions. The research reveals that 7 per cent of consumers globally reported interest in international women’s football competitions in Q3 2023, up 29 per cent on figures reported at the beginning of the year, with South Africa, Brazil and Sweden seeing the highest […]

December 1, 2023