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Global agencies discuss illegal streaming challenges

Over 90 people representing law enforcement, rights owners, platform operators, media technology providers, broadcasters and other trade associations from Europe, the US, the Far East, Middle East and Latin America participated in the second AAPA (Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance) workshop on illegal streaming, held in London, recently. The workshop allowed for an exchange of views about […]

May 8, 2018By Colin Mann

Australia: Premier League boosts Optus subs

More Australians than three years ago are using Optus fixed broadband and mobile phone services following Optus’s purchase of the exclusive Australian rights to English Premier League football. Optus signed a three year broadcast deal for the Australian rights to the Premier League in late 2015 for A$63 million (€39.2m) per year and has this […]

May 8, 2018

Jurassic World stars back Moments Worth Paying For

Movie stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard star in an exclusive trailer for summer blockbuster Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, the latest film to support pro-copyright education body the Industry Trust for IP Awareness’s ‘Moments Worth Paying For’ campaign. In the exclusive piece to camera, the pair emphasise how dinosaurs are the biggest creatures to […]

May 8, 2018By Colin Mann

Europe’s PSBs ally to combat Netflix influence

Responding to what they describe as the arrival of new international players in the drama market, in particular the SVoD market, and its disruptive effect on the European audiovisual landscape, European public service broadcasters France Télévisions, Germany’s ZDF and Italy’s RAI are taking what they say is a new era in their collaboration. In an […]

May 4, 2018By Colin Mann

Discovery’s Quest scores EFL highlights

The EFL (English Football League) has confirmed its partnership with Quest, the Discovery-owned free-to-air TV channel powered by Eurosport, to become the new home of football highlights for the Sky Bet Championship, Sky Bet League One, Sky Bet League Two, Carabao Cup and Checkatrade Trophy, in a deal worth a reported £1 million. The highlights […]

May 4, 2018By Nik Roseveare

Eleven Sports wins UK rights to La Liga

Global sports provider Eleven Sports has secured live and exclusive rights to all La Liga matches in the UK and Ireland. The partnership will begin from the start of the 2018/19 season and will run for three years until the end of the 2020/21 season. Sky had held the TV rights to Spanish top-flight football […]

May 2, 2018By Nik Roseveare

F1 Live Show for Twitter

The digital expansion of motor sport’s premier category is continuing apace, with another important addition: an F1 Live Show exclusively on Twitter. As of the Spanish Grand Prix and for a further nine rounds of the 2018 FIA Formula 1 World Championship, followers of the official @f1 account on Twitter will be able to access […]

May 1, 2018By Colin Mann

BT Sport to air Fury comeback fight

BT Sport has extended its partnership with Frank Warren and Queensberry Promotions, continuing as the broadcaster of Frank Warren’s world class stable of fighters which include Billy Joe Saunders and Carl Frampton.  BT Sport will also exclusively broadcast Tyson Fury’s heavyweight comeback fight in June. BT Sport will offer a compelling line up of Fight […]

May 1, 2018

Sky launches horse racing channel

Following the launch of new, dedicated sports channels in 2017, UK broadcaster Sky Sports will now add a channel dedicated to horse racing. ‘Sky Sports Racing’ will replace ‘At The Races’ and will be available to every Sky TV customer in the UK and Ireland at no extra cost. It will be available in HD […]

April 30, 2018

All Champions League games on Polsat

Polsat TV will launch two new, regular, 24-hour premium sports channels – Polsat Sport Premium 1 and Polsat Sport Premium 2, available in the new Super HD quality and without any advertisements, and four additional premium television services, which will show UEFA Champions League and Europa League matches in the next three years. All sixteen […]

April 30, 2018