Digital TV Europe: ITV outlines Euro 2024 broadcasting plans

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UK free-to-air broadcaster ITV has outlined its broadcasting plans for its UEFA men’s Euro 2024 championship including a dedicated Euros 24/7 Channel on AVOD service ITVX.

Digital TV Europe: Euros channel to launch on BBC iPlayer

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UK public broadcaster BBC is launching a dedicated Euro channel on free streaming service BBC iPlayer as part of its coverage of the upcoming 2024 UEFA European football tournament.

Digital TV Europe: TrillerTV adds Strike Fight Xtreme to MMA offering in UK

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The new MMA championship Strike Fight Xtreme (SFX) will show on combat sport streamer TrillerTV+ in the UK.

Digital TV Europe: Giro d’Italia to show on Warner Bros. Discovery’s Eurosport, Max, discovery+

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Warner Bros. Discovery will broadcast Italian cycling championship Giro d’Italia on linear channel Eurosport, as well as streaming services Max and discovery+.

Digital TV Europe: DAZN scores rights to Northern Ireland women’s premiership

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DAZN has further bolstered its Women Football offering, securing the free-to-air rights to the Northern Ireland Football League (NIFL).

Digital TV Europe: FIFA kicks off UK bids for 2026 and 2030 World Cup rights

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Global leading football body, FIFA, has opened tenders for the media rights to the FIFA World Cup 26 and FIFA World Cup 2030 in the UK.

Digital TV Europe: TNT Sports extends Premiership Rugby rights

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Warner Bros. Discovery‘s TNT Sports has renewed its rights to the Premiership Rugby in the UK and Ireland.

Digital TV Europe: Sky Sports, BBC & Prime Video among most popular sports streaming apps

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Connected TV and cross-screen advertising company, LG Ad Solutions, has revealed over a third of UK consumers use three or more streaming apps to watch live sports, with Sky Sports (57%), BBC (55%) and Prime Video (53%) among the most popular.

Digital TV Europe: Sky Sports renews Netball Super League rights, with free coverage on YouTube

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UK’s Sky Sports will keep its broadcasting rights to Netball Super League (NSL) in a renewed three-year deal.

Digital TV Europe: E1 to debut on ITV

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The UIM E1 World Championship will debut to TV audiences in the UK, as part of new broadcast agreement with ITV.

Digital TV Europe; BBC: iPlayer to be recognised as streaming destination rather than catch-up service, says exec

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Speaking at the OTT Question Time event in London, Kerensa Samanidis, general manager of BBC iPlayer, said the pubcaster’s 2020 deal with UK producer Pact which introduced a 12-month window exclusivity on programming across the streamer played a significant move in repositioning the streaming service in the market.

Digital TV Europe: Warner Bros. Discovery's head of streaming EMEA talks about Warner Bros. Discovery UK

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Warner Bros. Discovery's head of streaming's Hooper Rosa said that Warner Bros. Discovery “has not been shy” about its ambition to launch its own streaming service in markets where it currently has a distribution partnership with Sky in 2026, without giving details about the impact the launch would have on existing licensing agreements.

Digital TV Europe: Warner Bros. Discovery airs Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024

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Warner Bros. Discovery will air the Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024 as part of its Olympics programming plans.

Digital TV Europe: Channel 5 reports strong growth across linear channels

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Paramount Global’s UK pubcaster Channel 5 reported a 5% share increase across its linear channels at the end of 2023, according to BARB TV ratings.

Digital TV Europe: Sky Sports secures rights to Africa Cup of Nations 2024

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Sky Sports will air the leading professional football tournament Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in the UK which gets underway on January 13.

Digital TV Europe: BBC set for more cuts after lower-than-expected licence fee rise

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The BBC has confirmed it will have to make further budget cuts following the UK government’s decision to increase the licence fee that funds it by less than had been expected.

Digital TV Europe; TV Advertising: ITV boss says main focus is to grow digital advertising across ITVX

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ITV’s chief executive officer Carolyn McCall has said the UK broadcaster is currently focusing on growing its digital advertising business and revenue for its AVOD platform ITVX, in a keynote session at The Future of TV Advertising Global held by The Media Leader in London.

Digital TV Europe: ITV names head of creative strategy

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Tatiana Jezierski, formerly strategy director at advertising agency Mother, is to join ITV Creative, the in-house agency set up to promote ITV content, later this month as head of creative strategy.

Digital TV Europe: UK broadcasters welcome introduction of Media Bill

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UK broadcasters have reacted positively to the introduction of the country’s long-awaited Media Bill in the King’s speech on Tuesday’s State Opening of Parliament.

Digital TV Europe: DAZN scores Saudi Women’s Premier League rights

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Sport streaming giant, DAZN, has picked up the media rights to show the Saudi Women’s Premier League across several markets, including the UK, Spain, Germany and Portugal.