Paramount takeover of UK sport cools despite Champions League grab Sport Business Paramount Skydance has no plans to launch a UK sports channel after acquiring Champions League rights from 2027 onwards in an indication that a major expansion into sport from the global streaming platform is unlikely. As it stands the Champions League is likely to be broadcast in this country on Paramount+, while the entertainment network [...]
Formula E beats Formula 1 in key US viewership figure, electric series claims Sport Business Formula E’s Mexico City race saw a higher viewership number than Formula 1’s first race in Las Vegas in 2023, the electric series has claimed. The US audience was 80 per cent higher for the E-Prix this season versus the inaugural Vegas race, which has been described as many as a commercial juggernaut for Formula [...]