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DStv warns African FTA broadcasters over World Cup

In years past there have been African and Middle East broadcasters who have happily stolen pay-TV’s exclusive coverage of key sporting events. DStv has now issued a clear warning to broadcasters in Africa saying, in essence, ‘hands off our signals’. The most blatant thefts of football signals occurred during the Saudi Arabian beoutQ transmissions of […]

November 8, 2022By Chris Forrester

Wasserman acquires BSE Media Group

Wasserman, the sports, music, and entertainment agency, has acquired BSE Media Group and hired BSE founder Oscar Morilla as Senior Vice President, Talent Marketing and Partnerships, EMEA. BSE will rebrand as  Wasserman effective immediately. Morilla and his staff will join Wasserman’s sports talent division, where they will continue to represent their existing clients while also […]

November 3, 2022

Survey: 73% UK sports fans plan to watch World Cup

Almost three quarters of UK sports viewers (73 per cent) are expected to watch the 2022 FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar this winter, according to data from telecommunications, media, and technology consultancy firm, Altman Solon. The tournament is expected to achieve record-breaking global viewership, with as many as 5 billion global sports fans likely […]

November 2, 2022

StarHub, Singtel, Mediacorp telecast World Cup in Singapore

With the highly anticipated FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 kicking off on November 20th, StarHub, Singtel and Mediacorp will be offering football fans in Singapore complete coverage of all 64 matches, who can stream the games live or on-demand on any device. This marks the second collaboration between the three companies, following a three-way tie-up […]

October 31, 2022

EBU scores Women’s World Cup rights

Eurovision Sport has announced a new agreement with FIFA to acquire comprehensive media rights to broadcast next year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 covering 28 territories on behalf of 32 EBU Members, including four radio Members. The media rights acquired comprise transmission on TV, digital and radio. EBU Members are committing to providing more coverage […]

October 24, 2022

Globant to enhance FIFA+

FIFA has agreed a multi-year agreement with digital consultant and software provider Globant to boost the growth of the FIFA+ streaming platform and support football’s flagship events, starting with the World Cup in Qatar. Globant will be the Global Platform Supporter of FIFA+, the digital destination launched earlier this year. As part of its responsibilities, […]

October 18, 2022

Sport 24 scores World Cup deal

Sport 24, IMG’s inflight and in ship sports channel, has secured a deal with football’s governing body FIFA to broadcast the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Sport 24 and its secondary channel Sport 24 Extra will show more than 125 hours of live coverage from this year’s tournament. In addition to the live broadcast of […]

September 29, 2022

DAZN acquires Eleven Group

DAZN Group, the sports streaming platform, has announced an agreement to acquire the Eleven Group’s global sports media businesses. The transaction, when completed, will propel DAZN to become the broadcaster of top football leagues in Portugal and Belgium. Eleven Group’s businesses will also complement DAZN’s existing positions in Italy, DACH and Spain, where DAZN holds […]

September 27, 2022

FIFA+ to stream FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup

The FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup 2022, which will be hosted in Costa Rica from now until August 28th, is being live-streamed for free on FIFA+ in over 100 territories, bringing audiences from across the globe all new access to future stars of the women’s game. Matches will be live on FIFA+ in 114 countries, […]

August 11, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Bank: “China gaming regulations shifting to new phase”

China’s National Press and Publication Administration, which controls how video games are permitted, licensed and supervised in China, recently approved 67 new games for domestic distribution. Tencent saw one of its associated local developers, iDreamsky, gain approval for its Eternal Return game. But there were no imported games in the list and this is the […]

July 19, 2022By Chris Forrester