Advanced Television

messi

Survey: Lionesses’ Euros win voted top TV sporting moment

The England Lionesses’ victory at the Euro 2022 tournament has been voted the top live TV sporting moment of the past 20 years in a survey conducted by Everyone TV, the organisation responsible for streaming service Freely, which is backed by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5. The survey of 2,000 sports fans […]

August 1, 2024

Canela Media announces new partnerships and more

Canela Media, a technology and innovation Hispanic multicultural media company, announced its plans for the coming year at the 2024 IAB NewFronts underscoring its commitment to investing in technology, data solutions, and content to engage and entertain Hispanic audiences in the US and Latin America. As the company celebrates its five-year anniversary, it highlighted growth […]

May 2, 2024

System1 reveals early Super Bowl ad leaders

Advertisers are bringing the laughs to win over audiences with their gameday spots as Super Bowl LVIII approaches on February 11th. According to data from System1, The Creative Effectiveness Platform, Michelob ULTRA, Hellmann’s and T-Mobile currently rank as the public’s favourite (and thus most effective) big game ads. System1’s Test Your Ad platform tests consumers’ […]

February 8, 2024

Sunset+Vine to produce 2024 Riyadh Season Cup

Sports production and content business, Sunset+Vine, has announced it will be producing the coverage of The Riyadh Season Cup for Alamiya Media. The Riyadh Season Cup is part of the annual Saudi Arabian state-funded entertainment and sport festival known as The Riyadh Season. This year will see a clash of the titans, dubbed The Last […]

January 29, 2024

STN Video reports “breakthrough year”

STN Video, the North American Online Video Platform, celebrates a year of transformative growth and notable achievements. In 2023, STN Video experienced significant growth in engagement across its platform, indicating a strong user response to its premium content and award-winning technology. The company reported a 78 per cent increase in total video views with a […]

January 16, 2024

Research: US broadcasters eye growing football fanbase

Research from Ampere Analysis highlights the growing popularity of football in America, with nearly 20 per cent of US sports fans now claiming it is their favourite sport. Today, football (or ‘soccer’ in the US) is the fourth most popular American sport, a figure that has grown rapidly from the last quarter of 2021. The […]

August 14, 2023

Apple TV+ lands new Messi doc

Apple TV+ has announced a new untitled six-part documentary event from SMUGGLER Entertainment, featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes access to Lionel Messi, the greatest-of-all-time in a sport that commands the devotion of five billion fans around the world, as he makes his debut in Leagues Cup and Major League Soccer. After over twenty unforgettable and record-breaking years […]

August 14, 2023

Spain: WBD scores Ligue 1 rights

Warner Bros Discovery has acquired the Spanish broadcasting rights to Ligue 1 Uber Eats for the remainder of the 2022-2023 season, as well as the entire 2023-2024 campaign. Per the new agreement, Eurosport Spain will offer full and exclusive coverage of the French football league across its television channels and digital platforms in the country. […]

February 9, 2023

BBC: World Cup sets streaming records

The World Cup Final match on December 18th brought in a peak TV audience of 14.9 million on BBC One, with a TV audience share of 58 per cent. Argentina’s dramatic victory over France was also streamed 7.1 million times on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport Online. Audiences flocked to the BBC throughout the World […]

December 19, 2022

FIFA launches FIFA+ OTT

World football governing body FIFA is launching FIFA+, describing it as a world-class digital platform created to connect football fans across the globe more deeply with the game they love, for free. FIFA+ will provide access to live football matches from every corner of the world, interactive games, news, tournament information, together with what FIFA […]

April 12, 2022By Colin Mann