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Barça TV closing down

Barça TV, the official channel of the Barcelona football team, will cease its transmissions on June 30th following its contract with Telefónica not being renewed. The channel is said to be hitting losses of €14 million every year, and will thus close down dismissing all of its 150 workers. The channel has been operating since […]

June 9, 2023From David Del Valle in Madrid

Canela Media partnership with Futbol Sites

Canela Media, the digital media company for the Latino community, has announced an exclusive strategic partnership with Futbol Sites, a wholly owned subsidiary of Playmaker, the digital sports media company. This partnership will allow Canela Media to connect global brands to Futbol Sites’ expansive audience of Latino and US Hispanic sports fans. Canela Media will […]

June 9, 2023

LFP targets €1bn in rights

French professional football league LFP is targeting €1 billion in its next TV rights cycle starting from the season 2024-2025, that will be launched in September, league president Vincent Labrune revealed in an interview with sport daily L’Équipe. Its final objective in 2027 is to be at €1.6 billion per year. Once the tender is […]

June 8, 2023From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Real Madrid launches RM Play OTT service

Real Madrid is launching RM Play, a new OTT platform offering all of the Spanish football club’s video content on demand, organised by section. RM Play can be accessed on mobile devices, tablets and Smart TVs (Apple TV, Android TV and Amazon Fire TV). More than 700 hours of content is available at launch and […]

June 8, 2023

Bleav launches on FuboTV

Bleav, the sports and entertainment media production company, has announced the launch of two FAST channels – Bleav Sports and Bleav Football – on FuboTV, the sports-focused live TV streaming service. Professional athletes’ headline Bleav’s daily shows, breaking down some of the biggest stories in sports, game action, previewing upcoming matchups and providing inside access. […]

June 8, 2023

Italian Football Coaches Association chooses Pixellot

Pixellot, a provider of AI-automated sports video and analytics solutions, has announced its selection as the official video analysis provider for the Italian Football Coaches Association (AIAC). The new partnership and the technological solution will be presented during the annual AIAC event in Rimini from June 8th – 10th.   AIAC is the largest association […]

June 8, 2023

FA Disability Cup 2023 on BT Sport

For the third year running the FA Disability Cup in partnership with EE will return to BT Sport with six cup finals scheduled, delivered by The FA in partnership with a range of impairment-specific organisations. The cup is the largest competition of its kind in this country, ensuring players within impairment-specific football have a national […]

June 6, 2023

WSC Sports, ELF content partnership

WSC Sports, a provider of AI-powered video content for sports, has announced a multi-year partnership with the European League of Football (ELF) ahead of the competition’s third season which kicks-off on June 3rd. The strategic collaboration will see WSC Sports provide Europe’s premier American Football league with a suite of AI-powered solutions, including the automated […]

June 1, 2023

Qvest becomes European League of Football partner

The European League of Football and Qvest have entered into a partnership for a full-service FAST channel playout solution. With free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels, the European League of Football says it can reach even more sports fans worldwide in a viewer friendly, flexible, immersive, and engaging way. Qvest powers up the American Football […]

June 1, 2023

Digital Virgo, LaLiga launch LaLiga Xtra app

LaLiga and Digital Virgo have signed a partnership agreement to introduce LaLiga Xtra,, which reach users on a global level offering a unique way of consuming content, through licensees in 18 countries. The agreement configurates the next phase of LaLiga Xtra, based on a licensing model, which will allow LaLiga to be focused on the content […]

May 30, 2023