Samba TV, a provider of global TV data and audience analytics, has released its inaugural State of Viewership Report for 2020. This new quarterly research report provides an overview of television, movie, Connected TV (CTV), and advertising viewership in the US. It provides insights on trends and movements of audience consumption in 2020’s unique and […]
Fuse Technical Group turned to 13 disguise gx 2c media servers with Designer software and Sockpuppet control features to help deliver a home game feel for teams and fans at home, as the NBA resumed its season. The NBA has set up a “bubble” isolation zone at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida to enable […]
On the heels of acquiring La Liga ACB rights, Movistar has now secured TV rights to NBA for the next three years in Spain. The deal include NBA’s League Pass, the league’s premium subscription service, at a discounted price for existing subscribers. Movistar will air all regular-season and post-season games, the NBA All-Star weekend events […]
Eleven Sports Belgium has extended its partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA) in a new multi-year deal. The agreement means Eleven will continue to offer Belgian fans comprehensive coverage of the NBA across its linear and digital platforms. Eleven subscribers will be able to enjoy four live games each week during the regular season, […]
MarketCast has announced the appointment of Lyndon Campbell to its senior leadership team as Corporate Senior Vice President and General Manager of MarketCast Sports, Live Events and Brands. The long-time Nielsen Sports leader will be responsible for guiding all client services, commercial activities and growth initiatives for MarketCast’s sports, lifestyle brand, and live events clients, […]
DAZN, the sports streaming service, is now available on Vodafone’s GigaTV platform in Germany. The companies say it is the “first of multiple partnerships integrations” anticipated between them as they respond to “customer demand for frictionless, richer viewing experiences”. The DAZN app has launched on the GigaTV 4K Box for cable TV customers, and the […]
Conviva has published its Q2 State of Streaming Report which shows that global streaming time was up 63 per cent year-on-year, with April up 81 per cent, May up 58 per cent, and June up 49 per cent as national lockdown measures were relaxed. Globally, ad demand dropped 28 per cent in a single quarter, […]
Eleven Sports, the OTT sports platform, is marking its fifth anniversary with a rebrand that is says lays the foundations for its ambitious growth plans. Under the new Eleven brand umbrella, the group’s ‘2.0 strategy’ will see Eleven expand its offering with a host of new content streams and plans to grow its digital ecosystem […]
ESPN has shared findings from the second wave of its ESPN Coronavirus Lockdown Fan Study. The survey of 1,003 US sports fans ages 18+, fielded from June 23rd – 26th, was conducted to explore the latest perceptions around the pandemic and its impact on sports moving forward. With MLS, NWSL, and UFC underway and MLB, […]
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and VIDAA have announced a multiyear partnership to make NBA League Pass, the league’s premium live game subscription service, available for purchase on all Hisense and Toshiba TVs through the VIDAA smart TV platform. Beginning with the 2020-21 NBA season, more than 20 million users of VIDAA-enabled smart TVs across […]