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World Cup

Inmarsat expands Qatar’s IFC broadband

Qatar Airways has further enhanced its contracts with Inmarsat for satellite broadband connectivity to its aircraft fleet and in particular its 787-9 and 737-10 aircraft. Inmarsat signed its first agreement with Qatar in 2017 for Inmarsat’s GX Aviation system and they are in use on the airline’s Airbus 350 and Boeing 777 aircraft. The GX […]

September 9, 2022By Chris Forrester

ITV to air England Women’s rugby warm ups

ITV will show live coverage of England Women’s Summer Nations Series matches against USA and Wales. Both matches will be shown on ITV4 and ITV Hub. The matches will provide an opportunity to see England Women in action in the lead up to ITV’s coverage of the Women’s Rugby World Cup, which kicks off on […]

September 1, 2022

Mediapro, SnapChat content deal

Mediapro, the Spanish multimedia group, and Snapchat, the social media platform, have announced an agreement to bring sports and entertainment content to millions of young millennials and members of Generation Z. Thanks to the partnership, Snapchat users in Spain will be able to use the Stories feature on the app’s Discover tab to follow sports […]

August 19, 2022

FIFA+ to stream FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup

The FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup 2022, which will be hosted in Costa Rica from now until August 28th, is being live-streamed for free on FIFA+ in over 100 territories, bringing audiences from across the globe all new access to future stars of the women’s game. Matches will be live on FIFA+ in 114 countries, […]

August 11, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Research: World Cup viewers expect diversity & sustainability ads

Research from Teads, the global media platform, reveals brands need to show diversity, promote gender equality, and sustainability in their ads during the men’s football World Cup 2022 if they are to win the hearts and minds of consumers. The research also found that leveraging high-attention premium publishers during the tournament will be key for […]

August 9, 2022

Forecast: Media ad revenues up 9% in 2022

MAGNA has released the summer update of its Global Ad Forecast which predicts media owners advertising revenues will grow by +9 per cent in 2022 and by +6 per cent in 2023. Vincent Létang, EVP, Global Market Research at MAGNA and author of the report, said: “Most of the headwinds facing the advertising market this […]

June 15, 2022

ITV content on Snapchat

Snap has agreed a deal with ITV to host made-for-mobile, short-form content from some of ITV’s most popular content on Snapchat. Users of the social media sharing app will be able to watch clips from the FIFA World Cup 2022, Love Island and I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! through Snapchat Discover. Snapchat’s […]

June 14, 2022

MultiChoice offers 4K World Cup; ups local spend

South Africa’s MultiChoice pay-TV operation is to launch 4K content this autumn ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup football tournament being held in Qatar. CEO Calvo Mawela stated that MultiChoice is ready for the World Cup in 4K and the service will be offered on its DStv and Showmax Pro platforms; Showmax Pro is […]

June 13, 2022By Chris Forrester

Every Women’s Euros 2022 match live on BBC

The UEFA Women’s European Championships 2022 will be the first major women’s football tournament England has hosted since 2005 and the BBC will be on hand to broadcast all 31 games live from the competition, and deliver 24/7 coverage across television, radio and digital this summer. Every game will be broadcast live across BBC One, […]

June 10, 2022

FIFA launches Women’s World Cup 2023 rights sale

FIFA has launched an invitation to tender (ITT) in the UK for the sale of media rights to the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023. Since its inception in 1991, the FIFA Women’s World Cup has grown to become the most-watched single-sport event for women globally. The most recent edition – the FIFA Women’s World Cup […]

June 9, 2022