After its Russia World Cup FTA experience, Mediaset Spain has acquired exclusive FTA rights to the UEFA Euro 2020 national team football tournament, along with a package of matches played by overseas national teams. Mediaset already covered the previous Euro 2016 and Euro 2012 tournaments. With the agreement, the company now secures the 2020 special […]
The non-profit Sports Fans Coalition NY (SFCNY) has launched Locast.org, a free local broadcast video streaming service currently available in New York City, to the people of Dallas, TX, and announced the expansion of Locast.org in the coming weeks to three other top-10 markets. Locast.org has also premiered a new and improved user interface and […]
The number of Britons that are illegally downloading music is decreasing, according to new custom research from YouGov. YouGov’s Music Report reveals that one in ten Britons (10 per cent) download music illegally, down from 18 per cent five years ago. This number looks set to decrease. While 63 per cent of those that illegally […]
The percentage of Internet users in Europe that occasionally download or stream music, films, series, books or games illegally has decreased between 2014 and 2017, according to the Global Online Piracy Study published by the Institute for Information Law (IViR) of the University of Amsterdam. The decrease is greatest for music, films and series. Meanwhile, […]
WWE and multiplay operator Foxtel will extend their partnership into its 19th year with a new agreement to broadcast WWE programming live in Australia, including flagship shows Raw and SmackDown, as well as WWE’s live pay-per-views events. “We are delighted to extend our long-standing partnership with one of the biggest brands in entertainment, and increase […]
BT has reportedly lost the rights to broadcast NBA basketball and UFC after walking away from the bidding contest. “We won’t bid any more than the rights are worth to us,” a spokesperson for BT told the BBC. The move comes just weeks after BT lost the rights to Italian Serie A football. The firm […]
Mexico’s TV Azteca says that the costs of winning exclusive football TV rights mean that providing coverage is fast becoming “less sustainable”, and the broadcaster’s CEO Benjamín Salinas, said he is evaluating whether to continue – or not – with coverage. TV Azteca is Mexico’s second-largest mass-media broadcaster after Televisa. It owns two national networks […]
World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will fight on Sky Sports Box Office for at least another three years after signing a new deal with promoter Matchroom. The new deal will include a minimum of Joshua’s next five fights, starting with his next bout against Russian brawler Alexander Povetkin at Wembley Stadium on September 22nd. The […]
Virgin Media customers say they are more likely to cancel their TV subscriptions because of the withdrawal of the UKTV channels, according to independent research conducted by research firm Kantar TNS, which provides evidence
Hi-tech innovation in sport and digital media must help broadcasters exploit the rights for which they have paid out ever inflating amounts. In a session including broadcasters and tech innovators it was pointed out that while ESPN had paid a 180 per cent increase for NFL rights over the next nine-year period, there was no […]