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The NFL’s growth in media consumption

Since its initial roots in the 1920s before transforming into the NFL in the 1960s, the NFL has been popular and has grown considerably as time goes by. Tech and the increase in different types of media, especially the arrival of social media, has lent the organisation and one of the biggest sporting leagues in […]

July 8, 2024

Law&Crime Network to stream Alec Baldwin trial

Legal and true crime network Law&Crime has announced plans for gavel-to-gavel courtroom coverage from inside the trial of actor Alec Baldwin, who faces charges of involuntary manslaughter for his alleged involvement in the on-set shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in October 2021. The trial begins July 9th at the 1st Judicial District Court in […]

July 8, 2024

WWE’s Money in the Bank sets gate, viewing records

WWE, part of TKO Group, has announced that the Money In The Bank 2024 premium live event (PLE) on July 6th – which featured the surprise announcement of legendary superstar John Cena’s retirement in 2025 – became the highest-grossing WWE arena event in Canada in company history. In addition to the record-setting weekend, WrestleMania XL: […]

July 8, 2024By Nik Roseveare

UK writers call for better deal

The Writers Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) has called for the incoming Labour administration to offer better protections in a number of areas. WGGB General Secretary, Ellie Peers, commented: “As the UK wakes up to a new government and chapter in our political history, we call for a better deal for UK writers, who have […]

July 5, 2024By Colin Mann

Widnes arrest in illegal streaming case

Detectives from the Cheshire Police Cyber Crime Unit, in the northwest of England, with the support of copyright protection body FACT, have arrested a man as part of an investigation into illegal online streaming services. At around 9.30am on July 3rd officers conducted a warrant at an address in Widnes, Cheshire. A 51-year-old man was […]

July 5, 2024By Colin Mann

AFL on DAZN

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has announcde a new non-exclusive broadcast deal with the Arena Football League to bring play-off and ArenaBowl action from the AFL to a global audience. This deal will leverage DAZN’s presence in over 200 territories to grow the popularity of the league and offer fans around the world an accessible […]

July 5, 2024

Ofcom licenses 2,000+ frequencies for Glastonbury

The Glastonbury festival is one of the UK’s biggest cultural events. This year some 210,000 people attended the event from June 26th to 30th, which was headlined by Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA. And although the main Pyramid stage is where the headline acts perform, the event is huge, with festival-goers entertained by acts and […]

July 5, 2024

DAZN braced for summer of sport

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, is looking ahead to a busy summer of sport. Over the coming weeks, DAZN’s users across select core markets can stream Wimbledon (now until July 14th), the Tour de France (now until July 21st), the Olympics (July 26th – August 11th), the US Open (August 26th – September 8th), and […]

July 5, 2024

Channel 4, Ever Clean renew partnership

Channel 4 Sales, the social content partner for brands, is teaming up with cat litter brand Ever Clean to deliver a second season of digital-first series, Existential World of Cats, that aims to help cat-owners understand their pets. From now until July 29th, the series will feature across Channel 4’s Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Facebook […]

July 5, 2024

GAA All-Ireland Senior Hurling Semi-Finals on BBC NI

BBC Sport NI will have live coverage of the GAA All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Semi-Finals on July 6th and 7th on BBC iPlayer, BBC Two Northern Ireland, streamed live on the BBC Sport NI website and on the BBC Sport App. The games will be available to audiences to watch live across the UK with […]

July 5, 2024