Disney+ has announced that original documentary Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story will premiere on October 18th. The three-part Disney+ Original series looks at the libel case that gripped the nation in 2022. The incredible story will be told through exclusive access to the woman at the heart of it all; Coleen Rooney finally speaks […]
Warner Bros Discovery UK has announced three new commissions for discovery+ as part of its ‘vs’ format launched in December 2021 with Johnny vs Amber: a two-part documentary which explored Depp’s defamation trial in the UK High Court with explosive evidence, intimate personal archive and in-depth interviews from both legal teams. Following the success of […]
The Premier League has suspended a deal with its Russian broadcast partner to air football matches in the country. The agreement, made with Rambler (Okko Sport), takes place with immediate effect. In a statement the Premier League said: “The League strongly condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. We call for peace and our thoughts are with […]
StarHub has acquired the Premier League rights in Singapore for the next six years. StarHub will be rolling out access to all customers, and says it will be making matches “more accessible and affordable to Singaporeans”, across StarHub TV+, mobile and broadband offerings. Full pricing details will be announced in June. StarHub will offer all […]
Now TV, the media entertainment arm of HKT, has secured the exclusive broadcast rights for Premier League football on pay-TV for the seasons 2022/23 to 2024/25 in Hong Kong, making it the city’s Premier League broadcaster for 12 consecutive years. Now TV will continue to deliver live coverage of all 380 matches for every season, […]
Disney-owned ESPN has retained the Premier League TV rights in South America after agreeing a new three-year deal, from 2022 to 2025. The value of the deal is reportedly £250 million (€219.4m) across the three years, representing a 35 per cent increase, and covers Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. […]
fuboTV, the sports-first live TV streaming platform, will be the exclusive home to the Premier League in the Canadian market for the next three seasons beginning in 2022/2023. fuboTV will exclusively carry all 380 Premier League matches each season and shoulder programming on its platform through the 2024/2025 season. All content will stream live on […]
In Q3 2019, research firm Ampere reported that the reach of live English Premier League (EPL) coverage had increased to nearly three-quarters of domestic fans as Amazon Prime Video acquired rights to 24 matches per season. Two years later, those with access to live coverage at home has increased from 72 per cent of UK […]
The Premier League is nearing the sale of its US television rights for close to $2 billion (€1.76bn), which would set a new overseas record. ViacomCBS, Disney’s ESPN, Amazon, Fox, WarnerMedia and (current holder) Comcast’s NBC are among the interested parties, with second-round bids due on November 18th, according to an FT report. Under the […]
The Premier League is the most-watched sports league in the world, with a potential TV audience of 4.7 billion people, but which teams are capturing the public’s attention the most and who has the happiest fans? Currys PC World explored the world of the online football fandom to reveal which Premier League teams and players are fan favourites, and which are the target of the most ridicule. The most […]