Genius Sports, the official data, technology and broadcast partner that powers the ecosystem connecting sports, betting and media, has expanded its Official Tracking Data partnership with Football DataCo (FDC), the data rights holder of UK football, to capture sub-second and skeletal tracking data across the Premier League. Genius Sports will continue as the Official Tracking […]
Little Dot Sport, Little Dot Studios’ sport specialist label, has been awarded the social media and digital content account for West Ham United Football Club, starting with immediate effect. The three year contract will see Little Dot Sport complementing West Ham’s in-house capabilities with its digital expertise, bringing more content from the men’s, women’s and […]
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 […]
TelevisaUnivision, the Spanish-language media and content company, has announced a partnership with Liga MX in which it will exclusively bring the Mexican football league’s commercial rights to market in the US. Through this partnership, TelevisaUnivision will deliver a one-stop-shop for brands to tap into Liga MX’s fan base through IP-driven media, experiential, retail activations and […]
The English Football League (EFL) is considering lifting the 3pm football blackout rule in the next sale of its broadcast rights. The EFL confirmed it has issued a request for proposal (RFP), inviting interested broadcasters and media companies to suggest new ways the league can be presented on TV and streaming platforms from the 2024-25 […]
Spanish public broadcaster, RTVE, has paid €30 million for the TV rights to Copa del Rey (King’s Cup) for the next three seasons until 2025. RTVE will broadcast 15 free-to-air football matches from the tournament for every season of the deal. Initially, the Spanish Football Federation was expectin to get around €14 million for this […]
A record number of pay-TV viewers tuned in to Sky Sports’ coverage of Liverpool v Chelsea on September 18th, peaking at 420,000 – a 56 per cent increase on last season’s WSL opener.Sky Sports Managing Director, Jonathan Licht, commented: “Great to see such an exciting start to the WSL season and we were delighted that […]
ITV has agreed a deal to show live, free to air coverage of Scotland’s forthcoming UEFA Nations League match against Ukraine. In a sub-licence agreement with rights holder, Premier Sports, ITV will bring viewers all the action from Hampden Park on September 21st. Coverage, which will be broadcast UK-wide, starts at 7pm on ITV4 and […]
OneFootball, the football media platform, has chosen video business intelligence specialist NPAW as its advertising analytics provider to monitor and optimise its ad strategy and experience. The football media platform is leveraging the advanced analytics capabilities of the NPAW Suite’s Ads module to track ad performance and consumption at the end-user level. NPAW Ads provides […]
Snapchatters in MENA will now be able to follow beIN Sports’ football highlights on Discover, and enjoy every game, goal, and memorable moment from the current sports season, all the way to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. beIN SPORTS, the flagship sports channel from beIN Media Group and Official Broadcaster of the FIFA World […]