FITE has announced the acquisition of broadcasting rights to Liga Portugal for FITE+ subscribers in the UK & Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Scandinavia. Matches will stream live, in English, from December 2nd with the twelfth matchday of the season. The deal covers the remainder of the current season on through the 2025/2026 season. Liga […]
Prime Video has announced a new six-part observational documentary series, Married to the Game, offering unprecedented access to the lives of the wives and girlfriends of renowned Premier League footballers during the summer break and the transfer window. Produced by Entertainment One (eOne), the docuseries will launch in 2024 exclusively to Prime members in the […]
Deloitte predicts that women’s elite sports will generate global revenues of $1.28 billion (€1.1bn) in 2024. This is the first time that annual global revenues for women’s sport will have surpassed $1 billion. This total is at least 300 per cent higher than Deloitte’s previous valuation three years ago. Deloitte’s forecast is based on the […]
We are Family, the marketing agency group specialising in children, young people, and their families, has launched its first Global Kids Sports Report, uncovering key data and insights on the role and importance of sports fandom in the Tween market. The report was undertaken with input from the research teams of some of the world’s […]
According to Altman Solon’s 2023 Global Sports Media Survey, 85 per cent of industry leaders believe that rights owners are not actively addressing the changing needs of their media partners. The survey of more than 2,500 sports fans and 150 top executives from eight major global markets reveals that four out of the five major […]
If football is your passion and your TV remote is your trusted companion, you’re in for a treat. The UK, known for its fervent love affair with the beautiful game, boasts a lineup of football TV shows that are nothing short of sensational. From riveting analysis of match tactics to hilarious banter and insightful documentaries, […]
ESPN’s presentation of the Super Bowl LVII rematch between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs on November 21st was the most-watched Monday Night Football (MNF) game in 27 years, drawing more than 29 million viewers (ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes and NFL+) in the US. The audience of 29,021,000 viewers is the television […]
Chelsea’s 5-1 win over Liverpool in the Women’s Super League (WSL) on November 18th pulled in a record average audience for the competetion on the BBC. The fixture between the current WSL champions and Liverpool was the most matched WSL game ever with an average TV audience of 796k viewers and a peak of 955k. […]
Sky Sports has secured the rights for the NCAA College Football through to the end of the 2024/25 season via an agreement with ESPN. The deal means that American Football fans will be able to watch up to three games per week throughout the regular season, from August to December. Sky Sports has access to […]
Supponor, a specialist in virtual advertising industry, has announced that Spanish La Liga F El Clásico will mark the first-ever use of virtual technology in a women’s football match. This initiative includes the activation of virtual on both 1st and 2nd LED row combined (one animation only split between the two rows, so called domination) […]