Year: 2025

Euroleague Basketball and talkSPORT have partnered to stream every London Lions game from the 2025–26 BKT EuroCup season live on YouTube.

The agreement, secured by Euroleague Basketball’s strategic partner IMG, will see talkSPORT broadcast all London Lions EuroCup fixtures free-to-air on its official YouTube channel from this month, giving UK fans access to top European basketball at no cost.
Alex Ferrer Kristjansson, Euroleague Basketball’s Chief Marketing and Communication Officer, said the partnership marked “a significant milestone in Euroleague Basketball’s commitment to expanding the sport in the UK”.
He added that with talkSPORT’s large and engaged audience, “more British fans will connect with the excitement of the BKT EuroCup.”
Liam Fisher, Head of talkSPORT, said: “We’re committed to bringing the talkSPORT audience the best content across our audio and video platforms, and basketball is no exception. We’re delighted to be bringing all London Lions’ games to our audience this season.”
The deal represents a major step in growing basketball’s audience across the UK and adds to talkSPORT’s coverage of live sport across radio, online and digital platforms. The London Lions will represent the capital in Europe’s second-tier competition, facing clubs from across the continent.
Fans will be able to follow every match live on talkSPORT’s YouTube channel, with commentary and match analysis accompanying each game.

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Ofcom has found community station Juice FM Belfast in breach of its licence for failing to meet its character of service and provide information on request.

The regulator said the station, operated by Juice Belfast Limited, did not deliver the LGBT-focused output required under its Key Commitments and failed to submit recordings and schedules when asked.
According to the report published in Ofcom’s Broadcast and On Demand Bulletin (Issue 531, 6 October 2025), the station was found in breach of five separate licence conditions, including those covering its service obligations, retention of recordings, and general provision of information.
Ofcom reviewed programming from May this year and found that, outside of one early morning show called *A Morning Dedicated to Matters* and short hourly “Listen with Pride” segments, there was “little to no content” indicating that the service was targeted at Belfast’s LGBT community. The regulator said most of the station’s content was indistinguishable from a mainstream music service.
Juice Belfast attributed the missing recordings from April to a “critical equipment failure” caused by overheating at its broadcast site. Ofcom accepted this explanation but noted the station had not demonstrated how it would prevent similar issues in future.
The regulator also criticised the station for not providing a programme schedule when requested, adding that it could not find any such information on the Juice FM website.
This is not the first time Juice Belfast has faced regulatory action. Ofcom found it in breach of similar licence conditions in 2022 and twice last year for failing to submit financial reports. The regulator has now said it will continue to monitor the station’s output and warned that further action could follow if the station does not comply.

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