The second report published by Grant Thornton, carried out in partnership with the Live Content Coalition – a group of representatives of leading European live content producers, broadcasters, and exhibitors – demonstrates no discernible impact of the European Commission’s Recommendation of May 4th 2023 on combating of sports and other live events. It clearly indicates […]

Netflix will become the exclusive new home for WWE in India from April 1st. As part of Netflix’s long-term partnership with the sports entertainment company, Indian fans will be able to stream all of WWE’s weekly flagship shows — Raw, SmackDown and NXT — as well as WWE’s Premium Live Events (PLEs) including SummerSlam, Money […]

F1 TV is launching the F1 TV Premium service – allowing fans to immerse themselves fully in the F1 weekend with a host of features. Viewers can watch every F1 Grand Prix, F1 Sprint, Qualifying and practice session live in 4K/HDR at home, with F2, F3, F1 Academy and Porsche Supercup sessions also available to […]

The BBC has acquired Families Like Ours, the debut TV drama series from Academy Award and BAFTA winning director Thomas Vinterberg, for BBC iPlayer and BBC Four, from StudioCanal. Written by Vinterberg and Bo Hr. Hansen, Families Like Ours (7×60) is set in Denmark in a not-too-distant future where rising water levels can no longer […]

The BBC has confirmed a deal to broadcast Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland men’s international football matches in the run-up to the FIFA Men’s World Cup 2026. Rhodri Talfan Davies, Director of BBC Nations, commented: “I’m absolutely delighted that fans across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will now be able to enjoy live, free-to-air coverage […]

Sky and Baller League have announced a one-year broadcast partnership which will see Sky Sports and NOW become the TV home of the new indoor six-a-side competition in the UK. Every match from the inaugural UK season will be shown live on Sky Sports linear channels on Monday nights, hosted by Chunkz and Olivia Buzaglo. […]

Channel 4 has announced that it will continue to broadcast Crufts until 2029. The channel has broadcast coverage of the annual dog show since 2010. Channel 4 has also announced that the independent production company Sunset+Vine will continue to produce its coverage of Crufts. Pete Andrews, Channel 4’s Head of Sports, commented: “Crufts is a […]

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) and Grand Slam Track, the new home of professional track competition, have announced a multi-year partnership to bring live elite Track racing to fans across Europe and Asia. Olympic medallists, World Champions and national heroes are set to face-off in the new elite track league launched by Olympic legend Michael Johnson, […]

The South American Football Confederation, CONMEBOL, has renewed its partnership with sports marketing agency IMG to power further long-term growth of the region’s club competitions. The new agreement will see IMG continue to manage CONMEBOL’s commercial, sponsorship, and media rights via its FC Diez Media team through 2030. Together, CONMEBOL and IMG have delivered revenue […]

Anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has filed two separate federal lawsuits against individuals in California and Pennsylvania, each accused of operating illegal internet protocol television (IPTV) services. The first lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the Central District of California, targets Zachary DeBarr of Murrieta, California, the alleged operator […]