Broadcasters have long known that a major tournament rewrites a nation’s evening schedule. When the World Cup rolls into the late kickoff windows, OTT dashboards tell a clear story: concurrent streams climb, buffering complaints spike, and broadband operators watch traffic graphs bend upward in the small hours. Live sports remain the great holdout against on-demand […]
The 2026 US advertising market is gearing up for one of its biggest spending stretches in years, and the World Cup viewing window sits right at the center of it. Broadcasters and streaming services have spent months lining up inventory, and analysts who track ad-spend forecasts expect the tournament to pull in audiences far beyond […]
A peak of 7.7 million viewers watched ITV’s coverage of the opening match of the FIFA World Cup 2026 across TV and streaming on June 11th, which saw tournament co-hosts Mexico secure a 2-0 win against South Africa at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. Produced by ITV Sport Production, part of ITV Studios, the […]
Ligue 1+, the OTT platform of the French professional football league (LFP), plans to raise its prices for the 2026/27 season, revealing the news as the LFP Media commercial arm has been left vacant following the departure of CEO Nicolas de Tavernost. Previously set at €14.99, the monthly subscription fee, with a one-year commitment will […]
Anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), has confirmed that the US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has entered a $9 million (€7.8m) default judgment against Brandon Weibley, a long-time digital piracy operator. Weibley ran multiple illegal streaming services, including Beast Mode Live, GreenWing Media, Viking Media, BTV, Von Wik, […]
Spain’s regulator CNMC, together with the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Function and leading stakeholders from the audiovisual sector, has launched the signing process for a new co-regulatory agreement designed to enhance the protection of minors and improve audience information across audiovisual services. The agreement introduces a unified age-rating and content descriptor system that […]
AdImpact, the advertising intelligence company, projects that the 2026 US election cycle will reach $11.6 billion (€10bn) in spending, making it the most expensive on record. This year’s cycle will surpass the midterm record set in 2022 at $8.9 billion and the $11.2 billion spent during the 2024 US presidential cycle. Broadcast television remains the […]
Disney+ and NPO have announced a new collaboration that will bring the Dutch adaptation of the popular unscripted strategy-driven reality series, Wolven: het spel van list en bedrog, to the Netherlands. Marking a new way of working for the public broadcaster, the collaboration will see Wolven air from August 29th on BNNVARA on NPO 1 […]
Kevin Ponniah has been appointed as the Regional Director for the Americas for BBC News and BBC World Service. The appointment forms part of the rollout for the BBC’s previously announced international operating model which places greater emphasis on rooting editorial output and accountability in the BBC’s global hubs. As Regional Director for the Americas, […]
The FIFA World Cup 2026 is set to keep Britain awake long after midnight, with millions preparing to sacrifice sleep, change working patterns and tune in from bed as fixtures kick off across North American time zones. Research from Virgin Media O2 reveals nearly a third of UK football fans (29 per cent) plan to […]