BBC Scotland’s live coverage of William Hill Championship football matches reaches audience of over 800,000 in season 2023/24. Scotland’s second tier, which was recently won by Dundee United, also enjoyed an average weekly reach of 190,000 for Friday night matches on the channel during the season. Audience figures show live William Hill Championship matches reached…

The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) and its anti-piracy arm, the Coalition Against Piracy (CAP), have joined with the Indonesian Video Streaming Association (AVISI) in congratulating Indonesia’s Intellectual Property Office (Directorate General of Intellectual Property – DJKI) for receiving an award from Interpol and the South Korean National Police for their actions in working with…

Eutelsat’s OneWeb constellation could soon be active over India thanks to its Indian shareholders Bharti Airtel. The latest reports from India suggest that OneWeb’s permissions to operate over India could be approved later this month. Elon Musk’s Starlink, despite favourable comments from India’s prime minister Modi, is still suffering regulatory delays. Starlink has received permission…

Abu Dhabi-based satellite operator Yahsat has ordered two satellites to be built by Airbus Defence & Space. The two new craft, Al Yah 4 and Al Yah 5, will be based on the Airbus Eurostar Neo concept, with flexible payloads. The flexible multi-band payloads can be fully reconfigured while in orbit, capable of adjusting the…

ITV has confirmed its line up for Election night. Tom Bradby – who anchored election nights in 2015, 2017 and 2019 – will again lead ITV’s coverage as viewers see the results announced and the emerging political shape of the new Parliament. Bradby will be joined in the studio throughout the night by a team…

Insight TV, the millennial-focused global channel operator and content producer, has announced the US premiere of its newest FAST channel, InTravel. This launch marks the channel’s first appearance in North America. InFast (Insight TV’s lifestyle channel) is already available on Fubo across the US and InTravel further solidifies a key partnership. The launch on Fubo…

More than 33 million Brits will head to the pub to watch England play in the Euro 2024 tournament this summer, according to research by Indeed Flex, the online marketplace for temporary work. With the tournament kicking off on June 14th when Scotland take on tournament hosts Germany, the survey reveals that nearly half of…

From July 1st, audiences can tune into comprehensive live match coverage of Wimbledon 2024 exclusively on BBC TV and BBC iPlayer, as well as listen to the latest news from the courts across BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds. All matches from the tournament will be available on BBC…

Forecasts from Ampere Analysis predict that spending by SVoD platforms will reach €10 billion in Europe’s major TV markets in 2024. This surpasses the investment made by the region’s commercial broadcasters in original and acquired content who face major challenges of strong competition from deep-pocketed streamers, increased pressure on their own content budgets, and falling…

The number of TV channels broadcasting in Italy has been steadily decreasing over the past decade, dropping from 389 in 2012 to 343 in 2022 and 316 in 2023, according to a report published by Confindustria Radio Televisioni. At the end of 2023, there were 268 nationally-produced channels, a drop of 18 per cent compared…