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Forecast: Streamers to spend $12.5bn on sports rights in 2025

Streamers will account for a fifth of global sports rights spend in 2025 according to Ampere Analysis sports media rights data. Their combined spend on sports rights is forecast to reach $12.5 billion (€11.9bn) this year. Much of this growth is driven by the expanding sports budgets of Netflix and Amazon, however, sports streaming platform […]

February 17, 2025

Audi signs Sky Sports F1 sponsorship deal

Audi has signed a three-year deal to become the official sponsor of Sky Sports F1. The full channel sponsorship will cover a range of programming, including every practice, qualifying and race, as well as documentaries, analysis and features. The multi-platform partnership begins immediately, aligning with the F1 75 Live showcase where, for the first time, […]

February 18, 2025

Research: British humour draws young Europeans to UK content

The British sense of humour is a key reason why young Europeans watch UK-made television shows and films, research has revealed. A report, led by researchers at King’s College London, found that ‘humour’ was the word most associated with UK television shows and films when 16–34-year-olds in Denmark, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands were asked […]

February 18, 2025

Canal+ expands partnership with Samsung

Canal+ and Samsung Electronics have extended their strategic partnership to cover over 40 territories globally. This new partnership reinforces will include the distribution of Canal+ applications on over 25 million Samsung Smart TVs. The deal marks the expansion of the collaboration between the two groups in Canal+ European, Asian and French Overseas Territories, alongside the […]

February 18, 2025

Globalstar’s plans emerge

Globalstar, last week, ordered 50 satellites from Canada’s MDA Space. It has now been revealed that the C$1.1 billion (€0.74bn) order reflects a request made to the FCC on February 14th for authorisation for Globalstar’s C-3 System, which is a 48-satellite Low Earth orbiting system which complements its Gen3 satellites (and filed with the ITU […]

February 18, 2025By Chris Forrester

Solarflare Studio creates VR experiences for Seat Unique

Creative technology agency, Solarflare Studio, has created a series of immersive VR experiences that capture the experience of live events and exclusivity of VIP hospitality packages. Accessible through Meta Quest 3 headsets, VR users are able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Welsh rugby squad as they sing the national anthem on the pitch. […]

February 18, 2025

Saudi invests $1bn in DAZN

Saudi Arabia is to invest $1 billion (€0.95bn) in DAZN and a forming new JV with the sports streaming service owned by Sir Leonard Blavatnik, as the country doubles up its bet on the global sports market. Surj Sports Investment, the sporting arm of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), will acquire a “single-digit” minority […]

February 17, 2025

Report: Skyscrapers testing the limits of telco, connectivity systems

Skyscrapers test the limits of telecommunications and connectivity systems. These structures highlight both the obstacles and innovations required for seamless connectivity in high-rise environments. This Ookla report, using data from Cell Analytics, benchmarks the 5G indoor coverage experience in nine of the world’s most iconic buildings by analysing the average Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) […]

February 17, 2025

SES wins ATP Media worldwide delivery

SES has agreed a deal to deliver and manage video content for ATP Tour events around the world using Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) and its Sports Content Orchestration Enabler (SES SCORE) platform enabled by SES’s hybrid IP, fibre and satellite distribution network. With more than 200,000 hours of live content per year from 3,200 tennis […]

February 17, 2025By Chris Forrester

DVB publishes accessibility implementation guidelines for DVB-I

DVB has released a new set of guidelines to support the implementation of accessibility measures in DVB-I services. Published as DVB BlueBook A185, these guidelines set out the mechanisms for signalling accessibility services in DVB-I, enabling better support for features such as subtitles, audio description, and sign language interpretation. Future revisions of the document will […]

February 17, 2025

CAP welcomes Singapore site-blocking

The Asia Video Industry Association’s Coalition Against Piracy (CAP) had welcomed the Singapore High Court’s latest order to block another 22 illegal streaming sites and 70 associated domains responsible for the distribution of illegally streamed content in Singapore. The Court’s order follows on from a similar order obtained in Singapore by the Premier League in […]

February 17, 2025By Colin Mann

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Eutelsat suffers a 71% reduction by bank

Analysts at investment bank BNP Paribas have issued their thoughts on satellite operator Eutelsat’s current predicament and have advised clients that their rating on the Paris-based business is ‘underperform’ as far as shareholders are concerned. But worse, in that the bank’s Sami Kassab, in the past a supporter of satellite stocks, has issued a target […]

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BBC plays dangerous game, again

Let’s not be coy, the demise of the Conservative government in the UK was a relief to the BBC. The relationship between the two was tense, at best, wilfully frictional at worst. The next Charter review begins this year, and the BBC will feel more relaxed about preserving the universal licence fee intact with a […]

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