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2025-26 Champions League final: Prime Minister Keir Starmer calls for free-to-air broadcast in the UK

"Hardworking people shouldn’t have to fork out for a subscription to watch this match. I urge TNT Sports to reconsider and make next Saturday’s final free to watch," UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer (Labour Party) said on his X account on 23 May 2026 regarding the broadcast of the 2025-26 Champions…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Media, Government, Media, …
• Article # 442231
• Published on 26/05/26 at 18:00

DFB-Pokal, Coupe de France Crédit Agricole: domestic audience figures for the men's finals

Below are the domestic audiences for the men’s national cup football finals broadcast live and free-to-air in Germany and France. ⚽ FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) - VfB Stuttgart (Bundesliga) (3-0), final of the 2025-26 DFB-Pokal, drew an average of 6.79 million viewers on the public-TV channel…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Media Audiences, Germany, …
• Article # 442129
• Published on 26/05/26 at 13:00

Weekly News Extra (18 to 22 May 2026)

• The 2026 World Cup will provide sign language interpretation for all 104 matches, as well as additional accessible features. • Manchester City FC (Premier League) organised the first public event in the expanded North Stand of the Etihad Stadium, as part of the tests ahead of the full opening…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Essentials Media, …
• Article # 441990
• Published on 22/05/26 at 18:00

MLS/Apple: LA Galaxy - Houston Dynamo FC to be broadcast live using the iPhone 17 Pro for the first time

LA Galaxy - Houston Dynamo FC, a regular season fixture in the 2026 Major League Soccer season, will be broadcast live in full using the iPhone 17 Pro on Saturday 23 May 2026, the US company Apple announced on 21 May 2026. This will be "the first live professional sporting event captured…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Professional leagues, Media, Digital, …
• Article # 442039
• Published on 22/05/26 at 17:30

Piracy: LFP secures court-ordered measures against two major domain name registrars, "a first in Europe"

"On 13 May 2026, the Ligue de Football Professionnel and its commercial subsidiary, LFP Media, obtained a favorable ruling from the President of the Paris Judicial Court as part of their action against two major domain name registrars," the LFP announced on 22 May 2026. This decision, a first…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Professional leagues, Media, …
• Article # 442003
• Published on 22/05/26 at 16:00

2025-26 Europa League/final: over 4.2 million viewers for Freiburg - Aston Villa on RTL in Germany

SC Freiburg (Bundesliga) - Aston Villa FC (Premier League) (0-3), final of the 2025-26 Europa League, drew an average of 5.67 million viewers in the first half and 4.23 million in the second half on the private free-TV channel RTL (RTL Deutschland) in Germany on Wednesday 20 May 2026 (kick-off at…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Media, Media, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 441756
• Published on 21/05/26 at 12:00

Premier League/Singapore: a €10.7 subscription for 24 hours on the future Premier League+ platform

The future Premier League+ streaming platform, which will be launched in Singapore from 05 August for the 2026-27 season, will offer three subscription packages at S$16 (€10.7, 24-hour access), S$44 (€29.5, monthly) and S$399 (€268, annual). The League's new DtoC service, which will broadcast…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Professional leagues, Media, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 441716
• Published on 21/05/26 at 11:00

Premier League: Sky Deutschland extends its TV rights in Germany, Austria and Switzerland until 2031

Sky Deutschland has extended its exclusive full German-language broadcasting rights to the Premier League for the DACH region for the 2028-2031 period (three seasons), the pay-TV operator announced on 20 May 2026. The previous extension, dated 08 February 2024, covers the current 2025-2028…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Professional leagues, Media, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 441676
• Published on 20/05/26 at 17:00

FIFA: "record deal" with China Media Group to broadcast four World Cups (2026-2031)

FIFA has signed the "most important deal in FIFA's history in China" with China Media Group (China's leading state-owned media group and parent company of China's state broadcaster CCTV) for the broadcast rights to four major competitions, a spokesperson for the international federation confirmed…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Media, International authorities, Media, …
• Article # 441608
• Published on 20/05/26 at 12:00

UEFA/United Kingdom: Champions League final not broadcast free-to-air for the first time since 1992

The pay-TV group TNT Sports will not broadcast the 2025-26 Champions League final for free in the United Kingdom, despite the presence of Arsenal FC (Premier League), who will face Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 McDonald's) on 30 May 2026. It will be the first time that the final has not been…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Rights Acquisitions, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 441506
• Published on 19/05/26 at 17:00