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FITE, Fightzone sign with Screach

FITE and Fightzone, the combat sports networks, have chosen the Screach streaming platform to deliver their content – both live and on demand – to commercial venues in more than 150 countries. FITE is aglobal player in the streaming of combat sports and entertainment. With over 10 million viewers worldwide, it has shown more than […]

November 11, 2021

Sky Sports has highest ever day of viewing

An average of 1.2 million viewers tuned into Sky Sports channels throughout the day on October 24th with a reach of over 8 million, delivering a record-breaking day for the pay-TV channel. Numbers peaked at 4.5 million viewers at 5:50pm headlined by the Premier League match between Manchester United and Liverpool and the ICC Men’s […]

October 26, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Anthony Joshua stars in first UK Snap Original

Snap has greenlit its first UK Snap Original, A Fighting Chance with Anthony Joshua which will premiere in 2022, exclusively on Snapchat. This marks the second country outside of the US where Snap is creating original content, with previous releases in India earlier this year. Produced by SBX Studios, the unscripted series will follow the […]

October 19, 2021

Prime Video unveils slate of new sports content

At the Prime Video Presents Sport 2021 showcase in London, Amazon Prime Video unveiled new updates and announcements across its premium live sports, films and TV series, featuring some of the biggest names in UK sport, including Nicola Adams, Thierry Henry and Wayne Rooney. The line-up of on-air talent and key broadcast details for the upcoming […]

October 12, 2021

Amir Khan Crypto Fight Night on FITE

Super Boxing League (SBL) will present the Amir Khan Crypto Fight Night on October 16th at La Perle DBX in Dubai. The first of its kind event, supported by the World Boxing Council (WBC) and Savy Capital, will showcase the UAE as a future hub of Blockchain while bringing the growing crypto and boxing communities […]

October 12, 2021

DAZN raises UK subscription price

DAZN, the sports OTT platform, is raising its monthly subscription fee for new and existing customers in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Following DAZN’s acquisition of the rights to the UEFA Women’s Champions League and new boxing events, the introductory offer of £1.99 UK / €1.99 per month has now been raised to £7.99 […]

September 2, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Sky Sports reveals winter boxing schedule

Sky Sports has announced details of its new generation of Boxing coverage following deals with promotional companies Top Rank and BOXXER, revealing the first fights in a busy new boxing schedule and fresh fight formats. Sky Sports is now the place to watch live Top Rank events from the United States in the UK & […]

September 1, 2021

ESPN Digital records 99.4m users in June

ESPN Digital reached 99.4 million users in the month of June, its best June on record. ESPN was up 24 per cent year-over-year in users and 132 per cent year-over-year in minutes. Most notable traffic drivers included the MLB regular season, NBA playoffs, Cricket, Euro 2020 and the Floyd Mayweather vs Logan Paul fight. ESPN […]

August 16, 2021

Fight Sports acquires Pacquiao v Spence in 50+ countries

Fight Sports has acquired the rights to Manny Pacquiao’s upcoming return to the ring as he takes on on the undefeated Errol Spence Jr for the World Welterweight Championship on August 21st from Las Vegas, USA. Pacquiao, one of the best fighters of this generation and an 8-division World Champion, is a guaranteed first ballot […]

August 3, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Fight Sports lands Fury vs Wilder III

Fight Sports has acquired the rights to Tyson Fury’s third meeting with Deontay Wilder for the WBC Heavyweight World Title in over 50 countries. Territories span from covering almost all of Asia, several countries in Europe, the Middle East/North Africa, to the Caribbean. December 2018 was the first time these two heavyweights met. It was […]

July 2, 2021