Sports streaming platform DAZN has threatened not to pay part of the due sums to the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), citing growing Ligue 1 football piracy. The LFP has urged an emergency meeting of its administration board. This week, DAZN is scheduled to pay the fourth contracted instalment in a deal signed in summer […]
The European League of Football (ELF) and DAZN, the sports streaming platform, have signed a new eight-year partnership that will see DAZN broadcast all 101 games of the 2025 season. DAZN will become the exclusive OTT provider with a new ‘ELF Game Pass’ product and will become the single destination where fans of the competition […]
The top 20 revenue generating clubs in world football made a record €11.2 billion in the 2023/24 season, according to the 28th edition of the Football Money League published by the Deloitte Sports Business Group. This marks a 6 per cent increase in cumulative revenues from the previous season, with Money League clubs reporting record matchday, […]
Pete Thomas will join TNT Sports as its new Head of Football on March 1st. He joins from production house Whisper. In a broadcasting career spanning two decades, Thomas has worked across a host of sports and major sporting events including Premier League football, European football, rugby and NFL. He moved to Whisper from Noah […]
UEFA has welcomed the international anti-piracy operation led by the Republic of Bulgaria’s Ministry of the Interior, with key support from the law enforcement agencies of the Italian Republic and the Republic of Croatia, as well as Europol and Eurojust. Operation Kratos, carried out in summer 2024 against the background of major sporting events such […]
beIN Sports has launched its new English-language podcast, Tales, Tears & Trophies – a six-part series of shows hosted by former Manchester United and Arsenal player Mikael Silvestre focusing on the highs and lows of life at the top end of the professional football pyramid. Promising unique content and exclusive insights, the fortnightly series kicks […]
A peak of 7.4 million tuned in to watch 10-man Manchester United knock Arsenal out of the FA Cup on penalties on January 12th – an audience share of 41.1 per cent. A peak audience of 3.2 million also tuned in to watch Manchester City beat Salford City 8-0 on BBC One on January 11th, […]
ACCESS Europe, a player in connected device software solutions, has announced a new deal with FIFA+ to make the digital football platform accessible on Smart TVs and in cars globally via ACCESS’ NetRange Smart TV Portals and the ACCESS Twine for Car (Twine4Car) In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) solution. FIFA+ is a free platform offering access to […]
The schedule for the Semi-Finals of the Carabao Cup has been confirmed, with the ties to be played across two legs on the weeks commencing January 6th and February 3rd. All ties will be broadcast live on Sky Sports. In addition to this, the first leg of Arsenal v Newcastle (January 7th) and the second […]
The BBC and ITV have agreed a deal for live coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 and FIFA World Cup 2030 across TV, audio and digital platforms. Alongside live TV coverage and highlights across the BBC TV Channels and iPlayer, live audio commentary will be broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live and 5 Sports […]