Eleven Sports is set to deliver a LaLiga first in Portugal on Saturday when the sports provider live streams Barcelona v Sevilla on Facebook.
Ampere Analysis: Online video – Netflix grows and Facebook declines
With regards to online video, Netflix grows and Facebook declines, according to Ampere Analysis.
European Parliament approves 30% European content in VOD
The European Parliament has agreed on updated rules on audiovisual media services, protecting children better, with stricter rules on advertising, and 30% European content in video-on-demand.
FAANGS bare their teeth with original commissions
FAANGs (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google) are sharpening up their original commissions as SVOD players across the board announce new content.
Eleven Sports kicks off Bundesliga on Facebook in Poland
Eleven Sports will show the opening fixture from this season’s Bundesliga exclusively live on its Facebook page in Poland this evening (Friday, August 24).
Facebook to broadcast UEFA Champions League in Latin America
Facebook has secured rights to broadcast the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Super Cup in Spanish-speaking Latin American territories.
Facebook to stream free La Liga football in India
Facebook has acquired the media rights of Spain’s top-division football championship, La Liga, for the Indian subcontinent.
Eleven Sports strikes Facebook deal
Eleven Sports plans to screen one match per week from La Liga and Serie A on its Facebook page in the UK and Ireland.
Parks: Consumers watch more than two hours of alternative video
US broadband households watch an average of two hours of alternative content on a computer each week from sources including Facebook, SnapChat, YouTube, Vimeo, and Dailymotion.
Facebook poised for Premier League breakthrough
Facebook is in talks to secure the rights to the Premier League in four south East Asian countries, reports Bloomberg.