IMG’s inflight and in ship sports channel, Sport 24, has announced a deal with World Rugby to broadcast Rugby World Cup 2021 (to be played in 2022) and Rugby World Cup 2023. Sport 24 will deliver live coverage from both international tournaments to airlines and cruise ships across the world. The deal will kick-off with […]

Mediapro plans to launch a pay-TV channel dedicated to the Qatar’s Football World Cup to offer all the matches when the tournament kicks off on November 20th. Movistar, Orange and Vodafone are reportedly negotiating with Mediapro to distribute the channel on their platforms. The new channel, yet to be branded, will also offer highlights, interviews, […]

Findings from The World Cup 2022 Viewing Report, conducted by Dynata and commissioned by communications and media software and services provider Amdocs, suggest that viewers are largely ready for a new era of interactive entertainment offerings and are willing to pay for digital products and services that make their experience more enjoyable. However, not having […]

DAZN has unvels The Phenomenon, a Zoom Sports and DAZN Studios production in association with Beyond Films.  The documentary film, which will be premiered in Madrid on October 14th, answers questions that have been shrouded in mystery for decades: what really happened before the 1998 World Cup Final; why he had that crazy haircut in […]

Sport 24, IMG’s inflight and in ship sports channel, has secured a deal with football’s governing body FIFA to broadcast the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Sport 24 and its secondary channel Sport 24 Extra will show more than 125 hours of live coverage from this year’s tournament. In addition to the live broadcast of […]

Sony’s Middle East/Africa division is linking with OTT platform TOD to deliver entertainment and sports content to the six member states of the GCC which includes Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar. Buyers of a Sony Bravia X80K will be rewarded with an exclusive free sports package allowing access to the upcoming FIFA […]

For the first time in Rugby League World Cup history, all 61 games from the men’s, women’s and wheelchair tournaments will be broadcast live on free-to-air UK television on the BBC. The tournament, which takes palce in England, kicks off with England taking on Samoa on BBC One on October 15th. The finals will take […]

MultiChoice’s DStv says it will add a pair of 4K channels in readiness for the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The tournament kicks off on November 20th. Nyiko Shiburi, CEO of MultiChoice South Africa, speaking at the company’s annual media event in Johannesburg, said that a significant amount of technical work had been done […]

Older people are missing out on the emotional benefits of technology to help tackle loneliness because they lack digital skills, according to research from BT. The research shows that 41 per cent of over 70s don’t feel fully confident using their mobile beyond simple calls – despite almost three quarters (71 per cent) believing phones […]