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French broadcaster TF1 has announced that it has picked up the rights to the 2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup. The deal also includes the rights to the new Nations Championship competition, which will start next year and take place on a biennial basis. Big French broadcaster shows popular sport in France, in a continuation of […]
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Saturday afternoon was another wonderful moment for women’s sport in England. The country’s Women’s Rugby Team became world champions for the third time. And they did it in front of record numbers. According to the BBC, the Red Roses’ 33-13 victory over Canada was watched by 5.8 million people across TV and streaming. There were
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Apple News has become a key driver of traffic for various publications. However, one major name that has thus far been unable to join the platform is the Daily Mail. The outlet traditionally generates huge amounts of Google search traffic. The infamous “sidebar of shame” is known to keep people on the site for a
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Yesterday, I attended the Press Gazette’s Future of Media Tech Conference. It’s an important date in the diary for those trying to understand where our industry is going. Read how it went live, here. Unsurprisingly, the big theme of the day was AI. The discussions covered AI’s impact on paywalls, video, and much else. Johanna
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Chloe Malle, current editor of vogue.com, will succeed Anna Wintour as editor of American Vogue. She becomes Head of Editorial Content, as the title now is, with immediate effect. It’s a huge moment not just for Malle, but for the brand and parent company Condé Nast, too. How will it navigate the post-Anna era? Not
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The Greatest Show on Turf just go some new episodes. Channel 5 is bringing the NFL back to UK free-to-air television. A deal announced today means that it will be broadcast two Sunday night games every week. This is the first time in 20 years these games will be on UK terrestrial TV. Furthermore, Channel
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The BBC has won the rights to show Bundesliga matches. However, they will be sharing those rights with YouTuber Mark Goldbridge, the first time such a deal has been done. Per The Athletic‘s Sebastian Stafford-Bloor: That game — and all other Friday night fixtures for the next two seasons — will be shown live on
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Roman Kemp has signed for Sky Sports and will launch a new show ahead of the Premier League kicking-off on Friday, 15 August. The Premier League Show is to air Monday-Thursday between 5pm and 7pm. Julian Warren and Emma Paton will share hosting duties on those day. Kemp leads Premier League Friday. The show is
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Annie Mac was my idol growing up. Her BBC Radio 1 show on a Friday evening signalled the start of the weekend. I wanted to be a DJ and radio presenter like her. (There’s still time, right… right?) Macmanus no longer presents on BBC radio, but co-hosts the BBC Sounds podcast Sidetracked, alongside Nick Grimshaw.
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I have, unsurprisingly, just returned from The Mall in central London. The Lionesses were there celebrating winning their second Euros title. Alongside me were 65,000 others enjoying the parade. Today’s festivities followed a record-breaking competition. A peak of 16.2 million watched Sunday’s final across the BBC and ITV. The BBC had a peak of 12.2
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