Vodafone will be the official Technology Partner for the Rugby League World Cup 2021 (RLWC2021). The tournament, which was postponed due to the pandemic, is set to take place in England later this year and will be the first time the RLWC encompasses the men’s, women’s and wheelchair competitions, within a singular event, across 61 […]
ITV’s coverage of the World Cup play-off between Wales and Ukraine on June 5th peaked with 4.6 million viewers. An average of 2.3 million viewers and 17 per cent audience share watched as a deflected Gareth Bale free kick won the game 1-0 for Wales, who now claim a place in the World Cup Finals […]
ITV and Twitter have announced a new multi-year content partnership in the UK, which will bring the best of the broadcaster’s output to the platform alongside new content activations. The partnership will bring over 1,200 real-time highlights to Twitter, including events from popular shows such as Love Island and I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out […]
Sky has unveiled three new titles for Sky Documentaries, and a series each for Sky Crime, Sky Nature and Sky HISTORY. The newly commissioned titles for Sky Documentaries include The Assassination of Olof Palme, a thriller-esque four-part series set in Cold War Sweden about one of Europe’s most high-profile assassinations of a Prime Minister. Italia […]
For the first time, FIFA will launch new football video games developed with third-party studios and publishers, which it says will provide more choice for football and gaming fans in the lead-up to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023. A number of new non-simulation games […]
French commercial media groups TF1 and M6 have acquired broadcast rights to French national team matches in the UEFA Euro 2024 tournament and the 2022-2023 Nations League. TF1 and M6, who are finalising their merger, will share coverage of six Nations League’ matches with the first encounter taking place on June 3rd with France facing […]
World football governing body FIFA is launching FIFA+, describing it as a world-class digital platform created to connect football fans across the globe more deeply with the game they love, for free. FIFA+ will provide access to live football matches from every corner of the world, interactive games, news, tournament information, together with what FIFA […]
Sky Ireland has today launched a brand-new campaign to celebrate their primary partnership with the Republic of Ireland Women’s National Team, as Vera Pauw and her squad prepare for their first World Cup Qualifier of 2022, against Sweden on April 12th. Sky Ireland’s campaign, titled ‘Outbelieve’, includes the very first dedicated Women’s National Team TV […]
The BBC and ITV have revealed their coverage plans for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar this winter. The BBC will show England’s opening match against Iran on November 21st, as well as the possible Home Nations group match against the final European qualifier, which will be one of Wales, Scotland or Ukraine. ITV will […]
beIN Sports has announced a broadcast deal with World Rugby covering the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series for the remainder of the 2022 Series and the full 2023 Series. The agreement also includes rights to Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022. The deal means that beIN will be the only place to watch World Rugby’s sevens […]