The failure of Virgin Media and UKTV to reach agreement on the carriage dispute between the pair saw the programmer’s 10 channels (including the five free-to-air channels such as Dave) replaced on Virgin TV at 00:01 on July 22nd. “We are as disappointed as our customers that we have had to replace UKTV’s channels,” commented […]
The English Premier League has been granted what it describes as a “significant” High Court Order that will enable it to disrupt and block illegal streams of its content across the whole of the next football season. On July 19th 2018, Justice Arnold granted an Order that will require the UK’s major Internet Service Providers […]
Following the signing of a new, long-term deal with NBCUniversal, Sky Sports Racing has revealed that it will hold the exclusive broadcast rights to the Kentucky Derby, which will air live in the UK and Ireland. Sky Sports Racing has also extended its current multi-year agreement for network coverage of the other two legs of […]
UK multiplay operator Virgin Media is to replace all UKTV channels from its Virgin TV service, citing changing viewing behaviours and restrictions from UKTV co-owner the BBC among the reasons for the decision. “From Sunday all UKTV channels and programmes will be replaced on Virgin TV,” advised David Bouchier, Chief Digital Entertainment Officer at Virgin […]
Since rolling out worldwide in 2016, Amazon and Netflix have both stepped up original content production, according to business information provider IHS Markit. Netflix launched 1,257 hours of original first-run content in 2017, well ahead of Amazon Prime Video’s 285 hours. Netflix has also dramatically increased its origination outside the US, with 402 hours launching […]
Following a successful prosecution by UK intellectual property protection organisation FACT (Federation Against Copyright Theft), the licensees and company directors responsible for the running of three pubs in the Midlands have been convicted of 64 offences and ordered to pay a combined total of £327,405 (€367,530) in fines and costs for showing Sky Sports illegally […]
Year-to-date figures show consumers continue to view ownership as an important part of their consumption of screen entertainment, with more than 38 million copies sold across DVD, Blu-ray and digital formats so far in 2018, according to the British Association for Screen Entertainment. With a wealth of box office success stories and critically acclaimed TV […]
Arabsat president and CEO Khalid Balkheyour firmly denies that his satellite operation is involved in the distribution of pirated signals from beoutQ over the Middle East. Various recent statements from FIFA and other sports bodies have formally complained about the pirated signals, but Arabsat is now demanding an apology from FIFA. Arabsat says it wrote […]
The owner and operator of a major pirate streaming service, and mass supplier of illicit streaming devices that provided illegal access to Premier League football, has been jailed for five years and three months. John Haggerty, the owner of Evolution Trading, appeared in Newcastle Crown Court in the north-east of England for sentencing after pleading […]
Collaboration between multiplay operator VodafoneZiggo, the Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA) and Dutch Police has seen the closure of a card sharing piracy network, with the operator of the illegal network being convicted and sentenced to 240 hours community service and fined over €45,000 at a court in Groningen. The man was convicted of criminal offences […]