An estimated 2 million Italians access the main pay-TV platforms in the country (Sky Italia, Mediaset Premium and DAZN) via pirate IPTV services. The figure comes from an Ipsos study for the Italian Federation for the Protection of Audiovisual and Multimedia Content (Fapav) which indicates that around two out of five Italians consume illegal video […]
Spanish TV group Mediapro has acquired La Liga TV rights for public places (bars, restaurants, hotels) for €120 million. The company has bought them from Vodafone and Orange for the coming season 2018-2019. Now Mediapro will be able to resell them to other operators or exploit them directly. Vodafone and Orange initially acquired the public […]
China has overtaken the UK in the television programming industry, becoming the second-largest market in the world after the US, according to IHS Markit. TV programming expenditures in China, including online platforms, hit 73 billion yuan ($10.9 billion) in 2017, followed by the UK at ($10 billion), while the US led the global market, spending […]
Star India is creating a dedicated new channel for African audiences. Star Life, available in HD in South Africa, will launch on August 27th, and be available to subscribers on MultiChoice’s DStv, GOtv and South Africa’s Openview DTT service. Star Life will broadcast in English and showcase “a fusion of the very best family dramas, […]
As eSports becomes increasingly popular around the globe, there is a risk that cheating in online multiplayer games is a trend that could go on to have a huge negative impact on the Esports industry. To help keep the playing field fair, Denuvo, which was acquired by Irdeto earlier this year, has joined the Esports […]
Hulu Japan’s premiere of the Russian mega hit zombie drama series The Day After is to feature windows across multiple platforms, initially available on the SVoD platform on October 5th, 2018, day-and-date with the DVD (rental/sell-through) which is going to be published through FOX Home Entertainment Japan. BS Nippon (BS Nippon Corporation, which is owned […]
Sony announced that is has sold over 3 million Playstation VR (PSVR) headsets to date, making it the clear market leader in the premium/standalone VR platform sector over its HTC Vive and Oculus Rift competitors. These numbers are exactly in line with the hardware sales forecasts in Digi-Capital’s AR/VR/XR Analytics Platform. Sony also revealed
The controversy over which satellite is illegally beaming out pirated signals deepened with a statement August 16th from Qatar-based beIN Sports. The broadcaster accuses beoutQ and Arabsat as facilitating blatant sports piracy “on an industrial scale”. beIN says that independent examinations by three of the world’s “leading digital security, media solutions and technology companies” have […]
Warren Gleave, of Burnley in the northwest of England, has been sentenced to 16 months in prison having been found guilty of selling illicit streaming devices pre-loaded with premium content. Gleave was sentenced at Burnley Crown Court and was immediately taken into custody. Over a three year period, Gleave unlawfully made in excess of £200,000 […]
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has announced that this weekend’s Summerslam PPV event will offer viewers the chance to watch the Kickoff show in VR. Wrestling fans can experience the SummerSlam Kickoff in VR with Oculus Go and NextVR’s 180-degree virtual reality experience, available through the NextVR and Oculus Venues apps. The NextVR app will present […]