Peacock, the US streaming service, has added a new, exclusive free channel: NBC Sports on Peacock. Available now, the channel will stream daytime live sports talk programming, including PFT Live with Mike Florio, The Dan Patrick Show, and The Rich Eisen Show. In September, Brother From Another and PFT PM will join the line-up. “Peacock […]
Research from cloud-based video production company Grabyo reveals that 59 per cent of UK sports fans would be willing to switch exclusively to streaming for live content and the latest highlights. The report shows that
An extra 20 live Premier League matches will be shown live on TV during the 2020/21 season. However, there will be no more free-to-air matches available to fans, despite fixtures remaining behind closed doors – at least for the first part of the start of the season. Individual Premier League clubs tried to obtain permission […]
West Bromwich Albion has partnered with live video and OTT specialist StreamAMG ahead of the club’s return to the Premier League. From the start of the 2020/21 season, the club will use StreamAMG’s technology to power WBA TV, which offers on demand content and audio commentary to supporters. Having secured promotion to the Premier League […]
Simon Green, Head of BT Sport, believes one of the lasting impacts of the coronavirus pandemic will be a decrease in the value of television sports rights, which in the past 3 decades have risen considerably and consistently. Green, speaking to The Guardian, said: “I personally believe that Covid-19 will cause a correction in the […]
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 […]
BT has reported Q1 revenue of £5.24 billion (€5.8bn), down 7 per cent primarily due to the impact of Covid-19, including reduced BT Sport revenue and a reduction in business activity in its enterprise units. Adjusted EBITDA was £1.81 billion, down 7 per cent, driven by the fall in revenue and continued investment in customer […]
In reporting its Q2 numbers, Comcast revealed that Sky retained 99 per cent of its total customers since the Coronavirus pandemic began, and it also retained 95 per cent of Sky Sports subscribers. Despite the strong customer retention, revenue fell 15.5 per cent to $4.08 billion in Comcast’s Sky division in Europe, which encompasses a […]
Qatar broadcaster beIN MEDIA has stepped up its attack on what it considers Saudi-led piracy of its copyrighted content, in particular alluding to the potential takeover of English Premier League football club Newcastle United. In a series of tweets, beIN notes that “having spent the past six weeks telling the world how the WTO ruling […]
Twitch, the Amazon owned streaming service, has launched a dedicated sports content channel. La Liga football team Real Madrid along with Italian Serie A leaders Juventus, French champions Paris Saint-Germain and London football giants Arsenal will all be expanding their live content on the platform. Initially, Twitch will collaborate with each club on the production of […]