Neither Orange nor Vodafone can see a profit in managing UEFA broadcasting rights in Spain, so they won’t be bidding for the next three seasons. According to the telcos’ representatives, speaking to the Spanish daily El País, UEFA intends to charge 30% more for the 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 Champions League and Europe League seasons, compared to the lot of TV rights. Both telcos claim that the increase in prices are driving operators to pay vast sums that compromise thei

The BBC is reaching a record weekly audience of 372 million across the globe, representing a year on year increase of 7 per cent. The Global Audience Measure (GAM) released Thursday shows the number of individuals reached by the BBC per week through both news and entertainment content in 2016/17. The data shows the BBC’s weekly global news audience has risen by 8 per cent to 346 million, with TV, audio and social media driving the increase. The BBC World Service has seen an i