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Amazon

/ 397 days ago

Germany humiliated at World Cup to be shown on Amazon Prime

Amazon's latest All or Nothing documentary series features Germany at the 2022 World Cup. Amazon revealed the official trailer of the show. The 90-second snippet highlights the team's struggles at the 2022 World Cup, both on and off the pitch. The latest edition of the successful series will hit the streaming service on Friday, September […]

Africa

/ 397 days ago

Legal dispute brews as CAF cancels 12-year beIN SPORTS deal

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has terminated its 12-year, $415 million broadcasting deal with Qatari media company beIN SPORTS. This move is likely to spark legal action. CAF signed on with beIN in 2017. The contract ran through 2028, and it covered top competitions. For example, beIN had the broadcast rights to the Africa […]

Apple TV

/ 399 days ago

Shedding light on MLS Season Pass statistics in year one

Apple has been remarkably careful to protect MLS Season Pass statistics. The technology giant paid a massive $2.5 billion for the global streaming rights to Major League Soccer for 10 years. Its inaugural season has shown potential, but tangible success is still kept hidden. The recent signing of global soccer phenom Lionel Messi to Inter […]

Italy

/ 399 days ago

Serie A considers direct-to-consumer streaming platform

With the new season underway, Italy's premier league, Serie A, is at a critical juncture regarding its broadcasting and streaming rights. Current rights expire at the end of the 2023/24 season. With bids coming in below the League’s target, there is now talk of Serie A launching its own service. Broadcasters failing to meet Serie […]

CONMEBOL

/ 399 days ago

Fanatiz adds rights to many Conmebol World Cup qualifiers

Streaming service Fanatiz has picked up broadcast rights to seven of the ten Conmebol World Cup qualifiers. With World Cup 2026 around the corner, these are the first matches of the long road to qualification for the South American countries. Fanatiz is making the highly anticipated games available on a pay-per-view basis of $29.99 for […]

Apple TV

/ 403 days ago

Apple lowers MLS Season Pass price to $29 for the rest of 2023

Apple is lowering the price of MLS Season Pass for the last three months of the 2023 campaign. With the push for the playoffs heating up, it is arguably the best time to subscribe to Apple's Major League Soccer platform. There are seven to 10 games remaining for MLS clubs. Only one club has secured […]

Leagues: NWSL

/ 407 days ago

Save $30 on Paramount+ with this special offer

Soccer fans looking to watch UEFA Champions League, Serie A, CONCACAF Nations League, the U.S. Open Cup Final and more are in luck. Paramount+ currently has a special offer for just $2.50 per month for an annual subscription plan. This is a 50% savings over an entire year's plan (usually $59.99 per year). Paramount+ in […]

Leagues: EPL

/ 407 days ago

Premier League comes down hard on illegal streaming

The Premier League is taking a harder stance on illegal streaming as bidding continues on its domestic broadcast rights. Illegal broadcasts of games in the English top flight continue to be a major problem. Moreover, official broadcasters are submitting offers over $6 billion for three years. According to the UK's Intellectual Property Office, a February […]

CBS Sports

/ 412 days ago

CBS announces Kickin' It as latest Golazo Network program

CBS is bringing another new show, Kickin' It, to its free-to-stream CBS Sports Golazo Network. The show features Kate Abdo alongside Clint Dempsey, Maurice Edu and Charlie Davies. Rather than providing their usual CONCACAF international competition coverage, the foursome is taking a more conversational approach to talking about the beautiful game. On Kickin' It, the […]

FOX Sports

/ 413 days ago

2023 Women's World Cup Final on FOX breaks a US TV record

The Women's World Cup Final between Spain and England on FOX broke a specific record for American viewership. This was the first Women's World Cup Final not to feature the USWNT since 2007. Therefore, viewership compared to the 2019 Final was down. That game, where the USWNT defeated the Netherlands, pulled in 14.2 million viewers. […]

Telemundo

/ 413 days ago

Telemundo smashes records for Women's Cup World viewership

Telemundo broke its records during the 2023 Women's World Cup when it comes to viewership. Moreover, these records extended throughout the tournament. Despite the USWNT's early exit and CONCACAF not reaching far in the competition, the audience in the United States was still actively watching the tournament. In the 2023 Women's World Cup, certain contests […]

Paramount+ airing coverage of Champions League playoff rounds

Paramount+ has provided coverage of the early rounds of the 2023-24 Champions League season. Therefore, we forget the broadcasting contract for all broadcasters around the world starts with the playoff round. Coverage of this season’s Champions League season on Paramount+ has been exceptional. The streaming platform aired matches from each of the three preliminary rounds […]

Apple TV

/ 418 days ago

Apple buying or partnering with ESPN makes sense, per analyst

Apple has emerged as a potential partner for Disney as it looks to sort out what to do with ESPN. While Disney could certainly use the reach of Apple, one tech expert says it is a no-brainer for Apple, too. The mega-company started its foray into the sports world, and ESPN would unlock more opportunities […]

ESPN

/ 418 days ago

LaLiga brings new audiovisual experience to live broadcasts

LaLiga is looking to separate itself with its viewing experience. In doing so, it hopes to challenge the Premier League, which it sees as its principal rival when it comes to competition for global viewers. Even if the era of Messi and Ronaldo is gone and Spanish clubs are not dominating as they did in […]

ATA Football

/ 419 days ago

DAZN takes over ATA Football to grow women's soccer coverage

Streaming platform DAZN announced the acquisition of ATA Football, a leader in covering women's soccer. As a result of the takeover, DAZN will have coverage of all the leagues ATA Football offered. DAZN is no stranger to covering women's soccer, either. The streaming platform has provided coverage of the UEFA Women's Champions League for international […]