M6 Group has outbid TF1 in acquiring the free-to-air rights in France to the 2026 football World Cup which takes place in Mexico, USA and Canada – as well as the 2030 World Cup being held across two continents. The deal represents a significant evolution for Nicolas de Tavernost’s group which hasn’t broadcast any World […]
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) is expanding its linear portfolio in the Czech Republic with Warner TV. The channel is the first free-to-air TV channel that the company launches in the country, and it will be available for viewers in 2024. In the Czech Republic, WBD already operates 18 pay-TV linear channels (Discovery, Eurosport 1, […]
Italy’s free satellite platform Tivùsat enjoyed a stellar year in 2023, exceeding forecasts by 10 per cent with 334,000 new activations. The managing director of Italian state broadcaster RAI, Stefano Luppi, highlighted the strong three-year run, with a total of 1.3 million new activations since 2021. According to Luppi, Tivùsat’s success hinges on its unique […]
Formula E has announced multi-year extensions to their media partnerships with L’Équipe in France and Mediaset in Italy. A minimum of 11 races and nine qualifying sessions in Season 10 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship will air live on L’Équipe’s main linear FTA channel, la chaine L’Équipe, with the remainder airing near […]
The exclusive replay of EFC 110, the biggest card in recent African MMA history, is to be shown for free just 24 hours after the event, exclusively on Extreme Sports Channel in the UK, Scandinavia and EMEA on December 8th at 8pm. The main event is the ultimate rematch, when a dominant champion finally gets […]
Newsmax, the #4 US news channel, is now available in the UK via Freeview on channel 287 with Global Distribution Services serving as its launch partner. Newsmax has seen strong ratings growth in 2023. Available in 50 million US pay-TV homes, the channel is distributed by every major provider including DirecTV, Dish, Comcast, Charter, Verizon, […]
Forty per cent of US adults that watch free TV streaming services such as YouTube, Pluto TV and Amazon Freevee reported an increase in time spent viewing the services compared with last year, two-thirds of which consequently decreased the time they watch other TV services, according to research from Aluma Insights, the CTV research firm. […]
Sky Sports News celebrates its 25th birthday on October 2nd. To mark the occasion, the 24-hour live sports channel will be free-to-air from 7am-7pm on Sky Sports YouTube and the Sky Sports App. Sports fans across the UK will be able to watch all the news and reaction from the weekend’s sport which includes a […]
Viewers of free-to-air terrestrial TV should not be “left behind” amid shifting viewing habits towards streaming services, the UK Culture Secretary will say in a major speech on the future of TV. Lucy Frazer will deliver a keynote speech at the Royal Television Society Cambridge Conference where she will outline her plan to maximise the […]
Eutelsat Communications and silicon chip maker NationalChip are bringing an enhanced Free-To-Air satellite TV viewing experience to millions of homes around the world, thanks to the integration of the Sat.tv services in a chipset that is widely used in set-top boxes around the world. Over 1,000 FTA TV channels broadcast by Eutelsat are viewed by […]