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BFBS Valarian Pro League Grand Final 2026

BFBS has announced the winners of the BFBS Valarian Pro League Grand Final 2026, following the season-ending esports competition at the Royal Air Force Museum London on 27 September.

Eight teams from across the armed forces esports community came together for a day of competitive gaming, with the championship title ultimately decided in front of a live audience, showcasing the camaraderie and skills that defined this year’s tournament.

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The BFBS Pro League Grand Final

The UK Armed Forces’ flagship Esports competition culminates in London this September and will showcase gaming, military innovation, and Defence engagement alongside the Grand Final.

BFBS has today announced further details of the BFBS Pro League Grand Final taking place on Sunday 27 September at the Royal Air Force Museum, London.

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Adam Waters, Director of AI Culture and Gaming.

BFBS appoints Director of AI Culture and Gaming

BFBS has appointed Adam Waters as Director of AI Culture and Gaming, where he will lead two strategic areas of the business, with a focus on gaming alongside the organisation’s AI capability and remains part of the senior leadership team.

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BFBS Selects Synamedia to Deliver Landmark Digital Platform for UK Armed Forces

BFBS announces it has selected Synamedia as its strategic technology partner to deliver its next-generation global digital platform, following a highly competitive international tender process launched in February 2025, attracting leading technology and media organisations from across the industry.

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BFBS Signs Game-Changing 10-Year Contract

BFBS has signed a 10-year contract with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to transform the way that UK Armed Forces access trusted media and entertainment, wherever they are serving.

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The BFBS Pro League Returns

The BFBS Pro League returns featuring Rocket League, F1 25, League of Legends, New Activations, and a Grand Final in London.

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BFBS’ MiPlayer Platform Turns Ten

BFBS today celebrates the tenth anniversary of its MiPlayer platform, the powerful service created to keep UK Armed Forces connected to home and entertainment, when they’re serving in the most remote and hostile environments.

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BFBS joins BBC and The Sportsman

BFBS will join the BBC and The Sportsman as an official broadcast partner for the Betfred Challenge Cup, bringing live coverage of first-round matches involving UK Armed Forces teams to service personnel worldwide.

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AI Skills For Military Partners

BFBS has officially launched its AI Skills For Military Partners programme, an innovative course designed to help military partners build practical digital skills, expand career opportunities, and strengthen employability in a fast-changing, tech-driven world.

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BFBS Sitrep Wins Award For Best News Coverage (Audio) at The AIBs 2025

BFBS is proud to announce that BFBS Sitrep has won Best News Coverage (Audio) at the 2025 Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) Awards. Sitrep secured the title against a highly competitive field that included BBC World Service, Bloomberg, and Times Radio.

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BFBS and APC Technology Sign Partnership to Support Defence and Mining Wellbeing Initiatives Across Australasia

BFBS (British Forces Broadcasting Service) the UK-based media organisation and military charity supporting the UK armed forces community worldwide, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Australian company APC Technology Pty Ltd to deliver next-generation broadcast, media, and welfare technology solutions across the Defence and mining sectors throughout Australasia and the wider Asia-Pacific region.

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British Forces Broadcasting Service Invites Partners to Build a Next Generation Digital Media Platform as Part of Five-Year Global Strategic Vision

BFBS is seeking strategic partners to help deliver trusted and secure media experiences to the UK's Armed Forces and their families. Using digital streaming and traditional broadcast platforms, this will enrich their lives by keeping them informed and entertained while meeting their evolving media needs.

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Inter Service Rugby Championship and BFBS continue positive and proactive partnership

At the start of the Under-23 Inter Service Rugby Championship this November, the tournament organisers and British Forces Broadcasting (BFBS) have confirmed an extension of the broadcast partnership which has proven so successful in recent years.

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CEO of BFBS to Give Keynote Speech at Scotland’s First International Conference on Armed Forces in Society

The Chief Executive of the British Forces Broadcasting Service, Ben Chapman, will be a keynote speaker at Identity, Purpose and Belonging: Scotland's inaugural international conference on Armed Forces in Society.

BFBS Big Salute Opens 2024 Grant Applications, Offering Crucial Support to Forces Charities

BFBS is proud to announce the launch of the 2024 grant application process for the Big Salute. The annual initiative provides vital project-based funding to charities supporting forces related initiatives, empowering them to make a difference in the lives of those within the military community.

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BFBStival ‘On The Road’ Rocks Steadfast Defender

British troops on exercise in Poland enjoyed a night to remember when BFBS Live Events staged a festival show line up for them in early May. Thousands of personnel deployed to Northern Poland as part of the NATO exercise STEADFAST DEFENDER, the largest land-based exercise in a generation.

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BFBS is the Official Media Partner For Walking With The Wounded 2024

BFBS is proud to announce that it is the official media partner for this year's Walking with the Wounded event and will be entering a team from the organisation's Armed Forces Group.

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BFBS Radio Announces Exciting New UK Schedule

BFBS Radio, part of the military charity and media organisation BFBS, has announced a brand-new schedule for its national station, available across the UK on DAB+ digital radio.

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BFBS collaborates with BT to deliver broadcast content via the Cloud to UK armed forces serving abroad 

Military charity and media organisation, the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) has chosen BT to future-proof delivery of its content for UK armed forces serving overseas and at sea.

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BFBS Academy Opens Applications for Fully Funded Production Managers Course

BFBS Academy is thrilled to announce that the application process is now open for its highly sought after Production Managers Course.

The fully-funded program – now running for the third consecutive year – is designed to support the transition of service leavers and veterans into one of the media industry's most in-demand roles.

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BFBS Radio Unveils a Sparkling Line-up for the Festive Season

BFBS Radio, part of the military charity and media organisation BFBS, is delighted to announce an extraordinary line-up of festive shows for Christmas.

From heart-warming messages, to entertaining music specials, the programmes are designed to bring joy, connection, and the holiday spirit to military personnel and their families wherever they are in the world.

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BFBS Confirms Defence Welfare Use Case for its MiPlayer over LiFi

BFBS Media Innovation has been testing its welfare media and communications platform, MiPlayer, with Consolite’s military LiFi technology.

Consolite develops and delivers specialised military lighting and optical communication systems, while BFBS MiPlayer provides video, audio, and digital print content via IP networks.

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The British Forces Broadcasting Service: Morale-building media wherever the military go

From September 12-15, BFBS invites attendees of DSEI to learn more about the pioneering military charity and media organisation.

The BFBS Media Innovation team will demonstrate the latest solutions for delivering live and on demand TV, radio and digital newspapers and magazines to UK forces wherever they are based – including live and on demand broadcasting at sea and on demand on submarines – and explain how the same technology can be used by UK partners.

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BFBS Big Salute Open for 2023 Grant Applications

2 August 2023

Forces charities can now apply for project-based grants from BFBS’s annual Big Salute campaign.

Each year BFBS invites charities to apply for grants of up to £10k to support specific projects for the serving military, families, or veterans, with every penny raised going to the beneficiary projects.

BFBS Supporting Armed Forces Day

22 June 2023

Forces News will be at the national event in Falmouth, with coverage of the parade and flypast on Forces.net, YouTube, Facebook, and across social media @ForcesNews, bringing the colour of the day to audiences across the UK and around the forces world.

The new MiPlayer Edge hub (pictured left) which delivers content to multiple personal devices – such as iPads – in a given location. Credit: ‘Robert Weideman, Schmooly’

BFBS Announces Partnership with OneWeb

23 May 2023

BFBS has announced a development partnership with Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite company, OneWeb. Thanks to the latest technology, the new BFBS MiPlayer Edge and OneWeb’s global constellation network will work together to deliver enhanced media services to the UK Armed Forces, even in the most remote and austere locations.