Ligue 1+: French football league losing hundreds of millions to piracy March 23, 2026 French football chiefs say they have lost hundreds of millions of euros to illegal streaming of Ligue 1 matches in the latest blow to the value of their media rights. Despite the competition being broadcast legally on Ligue 1+, the league’s own streaming platform, and pay TV network BeIn Sports, research found that 59 per [...]
Google and Apple can give Team GB Lottery-like boost up medal tables March 19, 2026 It took John Major’s National Lottery brainwave to turn GB into an Olympic and Paralympic force but Big Tech could do the same, argues Ed Warner. With Milan Cortina a wrap, British athletes have completed a full set of post-Covid Olympics and Paralympics, both Summer and Winter, in 21 months. A solitary silver medal from [...]
Football missing bank-grade infrastructure as regulator powers grow March 19, 2026 English football is entering a new era: the Premier League has just handed Chelsea a record fine for hidden payments, while the Independent Football Regulator (IFR) is starting to flex its intentions to improve financial soundness and resilience across the pyramid. The latest licensing proposals go further, allowing the regulator to categorise clubs as “high‑risk” [...]
viagogo Launches AI-Powered Tool for Artists, Teams, Venues March 18, 2026 “viagogo Distribution Manager” is self-serve tool that gives rights holders a direct line to over 125 million fans
City AM Awards 2026: Meet the Finalists March 18, 2026 And the nominees are…. Personality of the Year Greg Jackson CBE The entrepreneur and CEO of Octopus Energy has become one of the UK’s most prominent business leaders, known for his straight talking and punchy views across a range of topics including UK entrepreneurship, the business environment, capital markets and, of course, energy. In August [...]
BMW iX3: Class-leading electric SUV with 500 miles a charge March 17, 2026 ‘This is more than just a new car. It’s the blueprint for all BMWs that will follow – more than 40 new vehicles by the end of 2027.” David George, CEO of BMW Group UK and Ireland, isn’t downplaying the significance of the iX3. The first of a ‘Neue Klasse’ (New Class) range of cars, [...]
The best short- haul breaks near London for a weekend trip March 17, 2026 Ah spring! That beautiful month when all the doom and gloom of the long winter finally lifts… unless you live in the UK, of course. With world politics dominating the news cycle and a cost-of-living crisis demolishing our pockets, escapism is at the forefront of all of our minds. Spring is also all about renewal, [...]
Tyson v Bruno: How UK’s first pay-per-view fight shaped next 30 years March 16, 2026 One day in early 1996 at Sky’s Athena Court headquarters in Osterley a group of people made a decision that would change the sporting landscape across the United Kingdom forever. Thirty years ago this week the second fight between Frank Bruno and Mike Tyson had been billed for 16 March 1996, and it was chosen [...]
Chinese online retailer takes on Amazon March 16, 2026 Chinese retail giant JD.com has mounted a challenge to Amazon’s control of the home-delivery market with its UK launch of online shop Joybuy. The platform will offer big-name brands including Apple, Samsung and Lego and is taking on Amazon’s reputation for speedy delivery with its “Double 11” promise – meaning orders placed before 11am will [...]
Hundred auction: Wong and Cortneen-Coleman get 700 per cent pay rises March 11, 2026 Rising stars of English cricket Dani Gibson, Issy Wong and Tilly Cortneen-Coleman have cashed in after attracting some of the biggest bids in the inaugural auction for The Hundred. Sunrisers Leeds secured the signing of all-rounder Gibson, 24, for £190,000, making her the most expensive Englishwoman in Britain’s first auction in a major sport. Pace [...]