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IMG to produce BBC’s Women’s World Cup coverage

IMG, a specialist in sports, events and media, will produce the BBC’s coverage of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, taking place in Australia and New Zealand from July 20th. Under the agreement, IMG will manage the incoming live match feed, studio presentation and highlight programming for the BBC’s 33 fixtures throughout the tournament, including the […]

July 11, 2023

Mediapro profit up 18%

Spanish TV group Mediapro has reported an 18 per cent rise in profit in 2022 to €189 million, improving its forecast by €50 million This strong result has been achieved in spite of flat revenues standing at €1.2 billion. Historic debt has also been reduced to €435 million. Large audiences for the Qatar football World […]

July 10, 2023From David Del Valle in Madrid

Data: 1 in 4 men plan to watch Women’s World Cup

With the Women’s Football World Cup set to kick off in Australia and New Zealand on July 20th, Kantar has looked at which consumer groups are most likely to follow the tournament. Kantar TGI data reveals nearly one in four British men plan to follow the Women’s World Cup; 24 per cent (6.3 million) say […]

July 3, 2023

BBC, ITV reveal Women’s World Cup TV schedule

The BBC and ITV will share live television coverage of the upcoming 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Both broadcasters have now revealed their schedule and proposed picks for the tournament ahead. The tournament kicks-off on the BBC, with live coverage of host nation New Zealand facing Norway in Auckland at […]

June 23, 2023By Nik Roseveare

MultiChoice withholds dividend

South African broadcasting giant MultiChoice Group has reported its annual profit rose 2 per cent in its financial year to March 31st. It said it had enjoyed strong overall subscriber growth and profit elsewhere in Africa which helped offset poor market conditions in South Africa itself. For the year to March 31st, core headline earnings […]

June 15, 2023By Chris Forrester

One For All docuseries to premiere on Prime Video

One For All, a four-part docuseries from Neo Studios on Belgian football stars Thibaut Courtois, Romelu Lukaku and Axel Witsel, will be available exclusively on Prime Video in the UK & Ireland, Benelux, Spain and Italy from May 25th. Incorporating six months of filming, the four x 30’ series tracks the players across multiple continents […]

May 9, 2023

Cisco infrastructure for FIFA Women’s World Cup

FIFA has announced that Cisco has been appointed as the Official Network Infrastructure Provider for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023. As an Official Tournament Supporter for the Asia-Pacific region, Cisco will deliver a secure network that connects the entire tournament ecosystem, from the venues and operations to the administration and […]

April 20, 2023

Vivaro, BLAST.tv deliver Counter-Strike World Cup Qualifiers

Vivaro’s Liga Ace Esports, Latin America’s leader in organizing, producing, and transmitting eSports, has partnered with BLAST.tv to broadcast the Americas Counter-Strike World Cup Qualifier to an audience of more than 20 million viewers across five continents. AMERICAN RMR – CS GO 2023 will be hosted in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico and will be streamed to viewers in […]

April 6, 2023

Sport 24 to air FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023

Sport 24, the live sports channel that’s available on airlines and cruise lines around the world, has announced a deal with FIFA to broadcast the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023.  The IMG-owned channel will show more than 90 hours of live coverage across 64 matches from the tournament taking place from […]

March 8, 2023

Red Bee Media, Dotscreen power RTBF’s Auvio

Red Bee Media, THE global media services provider, has signed a multi-year agreement with Radio-télévision Belge de la Communauté Française (RTBF) to power its recently re-launched Auvio platform through Red Bee Media’s managed OTT services with live TV and radio, Audio on Demand (AoD), and VoD capabilities. As a part of the project, Red Bee […]

March 6, 2023