Leading Italian broadcasters RAI, Mediaset, Sky Italia and Discovery Italia have secured important deals for major sporting events. After six years, the UEFA Champions League returns to RAI with live and exclusive coverage of the best match of Italian teams on Wednesdays during 2018-2019. Thanks to a deal with Sky Italia, the holder of the […]
The RAI licence fee boosted revenues for the 5 major Italian broadcasters by 6.5 per cent to €9 billion in 2016, according to a study carried out by Mediobanca’s R&D division. Of the total, free-to-air accounts for €5 billion (+9.8 per cent), pay-TV for €3.4 billion (+2.6 per cent) and radio for €0.6 million (+3.2 […]
The BBC says it will remain the free-to-air home for football after announcing it will continue to show English Premier League TV highlights for a further three years. It secured the rights following an open and competitive processwith a bid of £211.5 million (€240.5m). In the 2016-17 season, the BBC’s Premier League football programming was […]
UK broadcasters Sky Sports F1 and Channel 4 have revealed the Grands Prix that will be shown live on their respective pay-TV and free-to-air platforms during the 2018 season. As part of its live coverage of all 21 race weekends from across the globe, Sky Sports F1 will show exclusive coverage of the first grand […]
Starz has announced that the premiere episode of its new espionage series Counterpart is now available in its entirety for free to viewers via multiple TV and online platforms nationwide. The episode is available online at IGN.com, IGN’s Facebook and YouTube pages, Starz.com, the “Counterpart” Facebook page, Starz YouTube channel, and through participating US cable, […]
The Spanish pay-TV market set new records in subscriptions and revenues in the first half of 2017. Data from the CNMC reveals that pay-TV surpassed 6.1 million subscribers and made €1.042 billion in revenues to June, more than FTA channels for the first time in the six month period. Pay-TV subscribers grew by 4 per […]
Formula 1 has announced the renewal of its partnership with Sky Italia. For the next three years, from 2018 until 2020, Sky Italia will hold the exclusive broadcasting right of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship on TV and digital platforms in the Italian territory. The new agreement includes coverage of the three free practice […]
French broadcasters TF1 and M6 have announced they will share the FTA TV rights to the France national football team’s matches in the 2018-2020 period, after signing an agreement with UEFA. The broadcasters will equally share all Les Bleus’ matches, after the 2018 football World Cup in Russia (which TF1 and BeIN Sports hold the […]
Over half of UK households (56 per cent) spend more time on the Internet (including streaming) than watching TV, up from 49 per cent in 2016, according to findings from consultancy firm EY’s latest annual digital home survey of 2,500 UK consumers. This is the first time
Sony Pictures Television Networks has confirmed it will debut its Sony Crime Channel in the UK on February 6th. The channel will deliver a mix of scripted and non-scripted crime series including Orange is the New Black, Line of Duty, Person of Interest, CSI, Hustle and Law & Order. The channel will be available on Freeview, Sky […]