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FIFA World Cup
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ITV to show England men’s football games, with Channel 4 to lose broadcasting rights
ITV has secured exclusive coverage of all England men’s football matches outside major tournament finals…
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BBC iPlayer passed seven-billion streams milestone in 2022
UK pubcaster the BBC’s iPlayer on-demand service passed the milestone of seven billion streams in…
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CJI and Alpha Networks help provide World Cup to beIN
Media industry for playout, head-end, and digital platforms specialist Cognacq-Jay Image (CJI) and video technology…
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Spain’s RTVE makes 4K DTT breakthrough with FIFA World Cup in Qatar
Speaking at this week’s 4K-HDR Summit in Malaga, Spanish public broadcaster RTVE revealed plans to…
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World Cup ‘will fail to offset’ declining ad demand for ITV
Coverage of football’s FIFA World Cup will not offset a general decline in TV advertising…
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Singapore consortium bags FIFA World Cup rights, sets price tag
With the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar just weeks away from kicking off, a…
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FIFA launches tender for in-flight and in-ship rights
International football association FIFA has launched a tender process for worldwide in-flight and in-ship media…
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Antenna TV secures World Cup rights in Greece
Greek commercial broadcaster Antenna TV has secured rights to the FIFA World Cup 2022 following…
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Mediapro secures Qatar World Cup rights
Spanish broadcaster and producer Mediapro has secured the Spanish rights to the 2022 World Cup…
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BBC iPlayer sees live boost from World Cup
The BBC saw usage of its BBC iPlayer service grow by 19% year-on-year in July,…
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TF1 sees boost from World Cup and Premium but costs take toll
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has posted strong first-half revenues on the back of a successful…
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World Cup ‘most streamed event’ for Akamai
The FIFA World Cup in Russia was the most-streamed sporting event on CDN provider Akamai’s…
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Eurodata: World Cup Final reached 163m viewers in Europe
The climax of the 2018 World Cup in Russia delivered strong figures across Europe and…
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BeIN Media hails anti-piracy victory in Sweden
Qatar-based pay TV operator BeIN Media has secured a victory in its battle with piracy…
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BeIN Media offering more FTA World Cup as piracy dispute rolls on
BeIN Media is broadcasting 22 matches from the FIFA World Cup in Russia free-to-air as…
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Vodafone Portugal launches ‘smart replay’
Vodafone Portugal has launched a ‘smart replay’ feature in time for the FIFA World Cup…
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Canal+ and BeIN Sports team up for World Cup in 4K UHD
Canal+ and BeIN Sports have teamed up to launch the BeIN Sports 1 4K channel…
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Free signs up for TF1 4K ahead of World Cup
French broadcaster TF1 will make 28 matches from the FIFA World Cup in Russia available…
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BeIN Media to distribute sports channels on Etisalat
Qatar-based BeIN Media has struck a deal with UAE service provider Etisalat to distribute its…
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YouTube highlights football viewing trends ahead of World Cup
YouTube has provided an analysis of football-related trends over the past year on its platform…
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Fox Sports taps IBM Watson for AI-enabled World Cup
Fox Sports has teamed up with IBM Watson Media and IBM iX to provide fans…
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BBC to run ‘first-come, first-serve’ UHD trial during World Cup
The BBC has announced two “cutting edge” trials that will see it bring this summer’s…
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Canal Digitaal teams up with pubcasters for 4K UHD World Cup
M7 Group-owned Dutch satellite pay TV platform Canal Digitaal is to air matches from the…
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Swisscom secures Champions League, teams with SRG for UHD World Cup
Swisscom’s pay TV arm Teleclub has secured the rights to Champions League and Europa League…
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FIFA to use HDR and VR for World Cup 2018
FIFA has announced plans to produce all 64 matches of the 2018 Russian World Cup…
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Report: Facebook, Twitter, Snap bid for World Cup clips
Facebook, Twitter and Snap have reportedly offered 21st Century Fox “tens of millions of dollars”…
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BeIN Sports takes lion’s share of World Cup rights for France
BeIN Sports France has announced that it has secured rights to football 2018 World Cup…
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TF1 secures World Cup rights
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has secured the rights to broadcast the 28 top matches from…
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SBS Discovery Media wins World Cup and Euro 2016 qualifiers
SBS Discovery Media, the unit created by Discovery following its acquisition of SBS Broadcasting, has…