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Introducing the Bundesliga’s latest showcase of technological innovation, Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL) CEO Steffen Merkel put the emphasis firmly on AI. “AI is not just another tech trend for us,”
After terminating its rights agreement with free streaming platform Victory+, the NWSL has found a new home for its Sunday Night Soccer matches: The Roku Channel, one of the biggest free streaming services. Roku will carry eight matches this season, starting Aug. 30, and it will have a package of…
The NWSL has found a new home for its Sunday-night package, expanding its relationship with Roku to place exclusive matches on the Roku Sports Channel through the end of the
DAZN has renewed its Serie A broadcast rights in the UK and Ireland for the 2026/27 season. The agreement ensures that every Serie A match will continue to be available on the platform for viewers in the UK and Ireland throughout the upcoming campaign. During each round of fixtures, seven matches…
From host-broadcaster and rightsholder support in June and July to MLS, NWSL, USL, Leagues Cup, Super League, and All-Star Week in Charlotte, the company’s soccer docket hasn’t slowed down For
YouTube star KSI, DAZN and Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club have agreed a broadcast and distribution partnership for the 2026/27 season designed to bring supporters closer to the action than
LaLiga has renewed broadcast agreements with ESPN and DSports covering Spanish-language rights across South America through the end of the 2031/32 season. The deals cover Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador,
Vivaro deployed Appear’s X20 Platform to process and transport live video during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, supporting broadcasters and streaming platforms in Canada, the U.S., Portugal, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador,
Live spectacles ranging from the Super Bowl and FIFA World Cup to the Oscars and Grammys command enormous global audiences — and in a media landscape more fragmented and fiercely
The Pac-12 has announced that home Olympic sports broadcasts throughout the fall season will be available free on the conference’s YouTube channel at youtube.com/pac12. Coverage includes women’s soccer, men’s soccer,
The CSN co-founder details its ‘network and affiliate’ model, how creator windows are structured, why the 2026 FIFA World Cup should settle the cannibalization debate As leagues and rightsholders look
Appear’s X Platform supported what the company describes as Chile’s first large-scale cloud-based 4K FIFA World Cup distribution workflow, helping Chilevisión and ClaroVTR deliver a 4K UHD channel to subscribers
LiveU provided IP video transmission and remote cloud production infrastructure for the 2026 FIFA World Cup across Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The deployment covered 104 matches across 16
Australia's Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) has reportedly secured the Australian broadcast rights for the 2030 FIFA World Cup, allowing Australians to watch football's biggest tournament for free. According to the Australian Financial Review, the broadcaster finalised a deal with FIFA several…
Muybridge Rail Cam, AI-driven robos, ear-mounted RefCam make MLS debuts at All-Star Game With North American soccer riding a tidal wave of FIFA World Cup–powered hype, MLS is looking to
Appear’s X Platform played a central role in Chile’s first large-scale cloud-based 4K FIFA World Cup distribution workflow, helping Chilevisión and ClaroVTR deliver a premium Ultra HD viewing experience to
LiveU, the pioneer in IP-video transmission and cloud-based remote production, today detailed its historic performance records set during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Spanning six weeks, 16 stadiums in three
Ratings Roundup is a rundown of recent rating news and is derived from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week’s edition, the FIFA World Cup 2026 dominated
Chyron’s PRIME 5 graphics platform supported live graphics workflows for NBCUniversal Telemundo’s FIFA World Cup 2026 coverage across Telemundo, Universo, and Peacock. Telemundo and Peacock averaged 6.3 million viewers in
Stephen Arnold Music (SAM) created an anthem called “The World Is Here” for Fox Television Stations (FTS) to use in coverage of the FIFA World Cup across its 29 stations
