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Faricy to head Discovery D2C

Discovery has confirmed that Peter Faricy will join the company in the newly created role of CEO, Global Direct-to-Consumer, overseeing Discovery’s global digital and direct-to-consumer businesses. “Peter is a world-class executive, with an extensive track record of building some of the world’s most successful direct-to-consumer products and businesses,” said David Zaslav, President and Chief Executive […]

August 7, 2018

Report: Web piracy growth adds to P2P

Consumers who prefer piracy over legal video sites are ensuring that peer-to-peer (P2P) piracy continues to be the major method of accessing illegal copies of movies and TV shows, according to new research from digital platform security specialist Irdeto and a web analytics partner. The research also finds that the growth in web video piracy […]

August 7, 2018By Colin Mann

Microsoft joins Movies Anywhere

Digital content ownership ecosystem Movies Anywhere and Microsoft Movies & TV have joined forces, which they say will make it easier for film fans to access and grow their movie collections. Users simply sync their Microsoft account with Movies Anywhere to centralise their favourite digital movies purchased from Microsoft alongside their movies purchased from other […]

August 7, 2018By Colin Mann

Movistar tightens grip on all sport content

Telefónica’s pay TV platform Movistar has taken a new step to control all sport TV content following its agreement to broadcast exclusively the Spanish basketball League Liga ACB. The three-year deal is added to the agreements to air La Liga Endesa, Copa del Rey and Supercopa Endesa. With this new deal, Movistar is the major pay-TV […]

August 7, 2018From David Del Valle in Madrid

UKTV/Virgin dispute: No resolution

The carriage dispute between multichannel programmer UKTV and multiplay operator Virgin Media remains unresolved, despite it appearing that a deal had been reached between the pair. The failure to reach agreement on a renewal saw 10 channels (including the five free-to-air channels such as Dave) replaced on Virgin TV at 00:01 on July 22nd. A statement […]

August 6, 2018By Colin Mann

Movistar launches #Vamos

Telefónica’s pay-TV platform Movistar Plus is launching a new in-house TV channel #Vamos specifically dedicated to sports. The new channel will broadcast 24/7 a programming based on live events, newscasts and interactive programmes with outstanding tournaments such as Wimbledon, NBA, Premier League and Liga Endesa among other contents. Movistar aims to turn #Vamos into a […]

August 6, 2018From David Del Valle in Madrid

ESPN, Mediacorp digital deal

ESPN and Singapore media company Mediacorp, have joined forces in a strategic digital collaboration to super-serve sports fans and marketers. The agreement combines Mediacorp’s multiplatform audience reach and deep commercial relationships with ESPN’s global leadership in sports coverage and content. The collaboration is part of Mediacorp Partner Network, an initiative that brings Mediacorp together with […]

August 6, 2018

Prime Video for Comcast Xfinity X1

In a move similar to BT in the UK, with pay-TV operators increasingly embracing one-time OTT and SVoD rivals, Comcast and Amazon are to launch Prime Video on Comcast’s Xfinity X1 platform, giving Xfinity TV customers easy access to thousands of additional premium shows and movies over the Internet and marking the first time Amazon […]

August 3, 2018

Italian pay-TV subs at risk after Serie A deals

The new rules for the awarding of the Serie A TV rights (per product and not per platform as before) may end up negatively impacting the pay-TV market in Italy. Italian daily Il Fatto Quotidiano believes that there is a realistic possibility that the 4.87 million subscribers that Sky Italia had at the end of […]

August 3, 2018From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Optus wins UEFA rights despite World Cup struggle

Australia’s Optus has won the rights to broadcast the UEFA Champions League not long after it was heavily criticised for its botched coverage of the World Cup. The broadcaster said it would screen all Champions League matches for the next three years, as well as the UEFA Europa League and the UEFASuper Cup. It comes […]

August 3, 2018