It would be the first time in 28 years that a Lions tour has been on free-to-air TV Channel 4 is close to agreeing a deal for the rights to highlights of the British and Irish Lions’ tour of South Africa, according to the Daily Telegraph. The deal would mean that Channel 4 will compile […]
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LaLiga sell SmartBank second division rights in UK & Ireland for first time
Three matches a week will be available on the LiveScore app Mobile app LiveScore has agreed stream three LaLiga SmartBank matches a week, free-to-air. This is the first time that the rights for the Spanish second division have been sold in the UK and Ireland. LiveScore is also a global sponsor of the top division, […]
WATCH: Day 1 of the Broadcast Sport Tech Innovation Forum 2020
WATCH AGAIN: Sessions with BT Sport, BBC Sport, Motorsport Network, Sky Sports, MediaPro, Sunset+Vine, Whisper, Aurora, Timeline TV, NEP and more The Broadcast Sport Tech Innovation Forum 2020 was held on the online conferencing platform Hopin on 11-12 November 2020. It was an exclusive event for the sports production sector where attendees could engage with […]
Rakuten TV unveils Davis Cup, which will go free-to-air on 26 November
The documentary focuses on last year’s tournament, when Spain triumphed over Canada. Rakuten TV has unveiled a documentary about the biggest international team competition in tennis, the Davis Cup. The film, Break Point: A Davis Cup Story, has been produced by Kosmos Studios with the participation of players including Rafa Nadal, Roberto Bautista, Andrey Rublev […]
Rakuten to air 70min version of Zambian National Football Team doc
Award-winning doc to be shown on free-to-air strand, Rakuten Stories. Rakuten TV is to air an extended version of Eighteam, a documentary telling the story of the Zambian National Football Team’s 18-year road to recovery, following the death of 18 members of the team in a plane crash in 1993, to winning the Africa Cup […]
Channel 5 brings NFL back to free-to-air in the UK
Three-year-deal sees Channel 5 broadcast the iconic Monday Night Football show as well as additional NFL programming. Channel 5’s owner ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has agreed a partnership deal with the National Football League (NFL) that will see Channel 5 air Monday Night Football – described as “one of America’s most iconic sports series” – […]
FreeSports to show free-to-air live LaLiga games every Friday night
Free-to-air LaLiga games promised every Friday night. FreeSports is introducing a weekly Fútbol Fridays show to broadcast regular free-to-air Friday night LaLiga fixtures. For this next two weeks, it will also air Saturday’s 3pm LaLiga games (SD Eibar vs. RC Celta (Saturday 12 Sept); Villarreal CF vs. SD Eibar (Saturday 19 Sept)). FreeSports is also […]
DAZN and Mediapro agree free-to-air boxing deal for GolTV
The deal will allow the GolTV network to begin airing Matchroom Boxing and Golden Boy Promotions bouts DAZN and Mediapro have agreed a deal that allows the free-to-air GolTV network to show the former’s boxing portfolio. Wednesday nights will see the network broadcasting the best classic fights, while Friday nights will have replays of recent […]
LiveScore extends free-to-air football coverage for 2020/21 season
The full list of football matches for the next season on LiveScore is below. Sports streamer and real-time sports updates service LiveScore has added to its free-to-air live streaming rights for the 2020-21 football season. In an agreement with rights holder, Premier Sports, LiveScore will stream 306 matches from Italy’s 2020-21 Serie A campaign for […]
Champions League final goes free-to-air on YouTube
It’s the fifth year in a row BT Sport has chosen YouTube for its obligatory free-to-air screening of the final. BT Sport is planning to stream the UEFA Champions League and Europa League finals on its YouTube channel for fans to watch for free. As part of the broadcaster’s rights agreement with UEFA, it’s obliged […]
Sky Sports to show Liverpool v Chelsea live on 22 July on free-to-air
Sky Pick will show the game and the moment Liverpool lifts the Premier League trophy. Sky Sports has announced it’s making the Liverpool v Chelsea Premier League match on 22 July free-to-air on Sky Pick. After the game, Liverpool will lift the Premier League trophy, which will also be part of the free broadcast. Sky […]
S4C takes Super Rugby tournament free-to-air
Welsh broadcaster to present weekly highlights programme from the tournament, available on BBC iPlayer. S4C has secured rights to show New Zealand’s Super Rugby Aotearoa tournament. The 10-week competition involves five New Zealand teams – Blues, Hurricanes, Crusaders, Highlanders and Warren Gatland’s Chiefs – playing each other home and away, with two matches played every […]
Amazon Prime Video to stream its Premier League games for free
More Premier League games go free-to-air as the top-tier of British football returns from lockdown. Amazon Prime Video managing director, sport, Alex Green, has confirmed via twitter that the OTT platform will make all four Premier League games it is due to stream free-to-air. He said, simply: “Confirming that the four premier league matches given […]
BBC Alba to bring live football back to free-to-air TV from Saturday
The Scottish broadcaster is the first free-to-air channel to show live sports since lockdown. Scottish free-to-air channel BBC Alba is to air live coverage of German women’s Bundesliga. It becomes the first UK free-to-air broadcaster to show live sport since lockdown. Its exclusive live coverage of the games will start this Saturday (30 May). BBC […]
Rakuten TV unveils feature-length Sadio Mané doc Made in Senegal
The 72-minute documentary will be streamed free-to-air on Rakuten TV. Rakuten TV is debuting a 72-minute documentary about Liverpool FC’s Sadio Mané, called Made In Senegal. The film goes live tomorrow (8 April) as part of the OTT service’s free ad-supported Rakuten Stories doc strand. Made in Senegal documents Manés’ origins from humble beginnings in […]
MPs slam government for refusing to consider Six Nations listed status
The DCMS committee had called for the competition’s status to be reviewed The Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport Committee has made clear its disappointment in the government rejecting its calls to consider the Six Nations’ listed event status. The competition has been the focus of reports that it may go behind a paywall, with the […]
Pay-tv move sees F1 lose audiences but continue sponsorship strength
Formula One has seen some audience growth in China and the USA Formula One has seen audiences shrink but sponsorship stay strong since its move to pay-tv. The racing series has managed to keep revenues steady despite the loss of viewers, in part helped by the unevenness of that loss. The sport has actually seen […]
MPs demand answers on Six Nations paywall deal
It has been reported that a deal is likely The Digital, Media, Culture, and Sport (DCMS) committee has demanded answers from the Six Nations on reports that a pay-tv deal is possible. It has asked Chairman of the Six Nations Council, John Jeffrey, to explain the timescale and operations of the bidding process. MPs have […]
C4 head of sport champions free-to-air/pay TV partnerships
Channel 4 head of sport, Pete Andrews used the Westminster Media Forum Sports Broadcasting event to showcase the benefits of free-to-air/pay TV partnerships Speaking at the Westminster Media Forum Event on Sports Broadcasting on Tuesday, C4 head of sport Pete Andrews made clear his support of partnering with pay TV providers for flagship sporting events. […]