A bid by Facebook for the rights to the English Premier League is “not on the cards” according to the social media giant’s director of media partnerships, EMEA, Patrick Walker. Addressing a meeting of the Broadcasting Press Guild in London, Walker said that Watch, the company’s digital video platform, was built around three main pillars: […]
Italy is seeking new measures to combat piracy, a phenomenon that has assumed enormous dimensions and is hindering the growth of the pay-TV sector. The intention is to implement measures introduced in the UK such as blocking the illegal servers during football matches, as Italy has so far only acted against websites and apps, reports […]
US Internet users are more likely to watch online video on a smart TV or smartphone than their European counterparts. They are less likely to view online video via computer, according to Ampere Analysis. There is little difference for viewing via a tablet: – Computer (61 per cent in the US vs 65 per cent […]
Sky Sports has agreed the renewal of its contract with the EFL to broadcast 138 live league games per season until 2024. The deal is worth a reported £595 million (€669m) – a 35 per cent increase on the previous deal. Despite this increase, a number of clubs are unhappy with the deal. Under the […]
In an attempt to protect its film industry, Italy is planning to introduce a law requiring all domestic films to be first screened in cinemas before being broadcast on demand on streaming services like Netflix. In practice, the law will formalise the existing practice of a 105-day window between cinema and streaming release. The delay […]
Orange Spain is strengthening its SVoD service with the addition of new content from Cartoon Network and Adult Swim. A wide selection of content from the Turner channels is available immediately on SVoD while the linear channels have been integrated into premium package Millenial (€5 a month) in Adult Swim’s case and Infantil Max (€3 […]
T-Mobile in the US is lobbying the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to think again in how the FCC approaches the potential restructuring of C-band spectrum over the US in order to push adoption of 5G technology. T-Mobile says the FCC should take a “holistic” approach to how a market-based sell-off should be handled. In essence, […]
Sky Sports will be the only place to see live Ladbrokes Premiership action from 2020, after agreeing a new five year partnership with the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL). Sky beat current rights-holder BT Sport to secure the deal. Sky Sports will show up to 48 live Ladbrokes Premiership matches every season, as well as […]
Freesat, the UK’s subscription-free satellite TV platform, has expanded its on-demand service by adding Eros Now, the South Asian digital OTT distribution service by global Indian film entertainment company Eros International. With over 128 million registered users and 13 million paying subscribers (as of June 2018), Eros Now offers a library of over 11,000 Indian […]