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Entertainment giants form anti-piracy alliance

Thirty leading content creators and on-demand entertainment companies from around the world have launched the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), a global coalition dedicated to protecting the dynamic legal market for creative content and reducing online piracy. The worldwide members of ACE are Amazon, AMC Networks, BBC Worldwide, Bell Canada and Bell Media, Canal+ […]

June 13, 2017By Colin Mann

Sky Deutschland scores Champions League rights

Sky has built on its content offering with a new agreement to broadcast exclusively, with the Perform Group as sub-licensee, the UEFA Champions League in Germany and Austria. Sky Deutschland will broadcast the 2018/19 season through to 2020/21 across satellite, cable, IPTV, web and mobile platforms. “We are extremely pleased with this result which means […]

June 13, 2017

Facebook eyes first scripted content

Facebook is reportedly nearing a deal for its first scripted content. The social media giant is set to bring back Loosely Exactly Nicole – a show that was cancelled by MTV – for a new season. The family comedy show, starring actress Nicole Byer, was cancelled by MTV back in February after only one season. […]

June 13, 2017

Serie A relaunches rights tender after Mediaset bails

Serie A, Italy’s top-flight football league, is launching a new tender for the TV rights to matches for the 2018-2021 seasons after private broadcaster Mediaset made no bid in the original tender on June 10th. “We don’t believe the offers received represent the real value of Italian soccer,” the Serie A president Carlo Tavecchio told […]

June 12, 2017

Altice and Netflix agree content deal

Telecoms, content and advertising group Altice has agreed a multi-year partnership with Netflix which will lead to Netflix’s content being made available to Altice customers into all eligible devices in France, Portugal, Israel and Dominican Republic. According to Altice, the launch of the Netflix service on its platforms will seamlessly bring critically-acclaimed original Netflix series, […]

June 12, 2017

Survey: US consumers distrusting digital platforms

American consumers are worried that digital platforms are being overrun by ‘bad actors’ and want these digital leaders to take a more hands-on approach to combatting them, according to research from advocacy group the Digital Citizens Alliance. In a survey of more than 1,200 people, DCA researchers found

June 9, 2017By Colin Mann

EU Council adopts portability rules  

The Council of the European Union has adopted new rules to allow consumers who paid for online content services in their home country to access them when visiting another country within the EU. The new regulation will improve competitiveness by encouraging innovation in online services and attracting more consumers. It is one of the objectives […]

June 8, 2017By Colin Mann

Cable Europe welcomes subscription portability

Trade association Cable Europe has welcomed the adoption of new rules which will enable cable customers to access their cable subscription, their favourite TV show or live football match whilst on the move abroad. The new rules form part of the Digital Single Market Strategy, and were first set out by the European Commission eighteen […]

June 8, 2017By Colin Mann

Australia proposes broadcast and content reform package

Australia’s Government has announced a comprehensive package of reforms that it says will improve the sustainability of Australia’s free-to-air broadcasting sector, protect children from exposure to gambling advertising and support the creation of high quality Australian content. Other elements of the package include adjustments to the ‘anti-siphoning’ regime, aimed at giving free-to-air broadcasters a chance […]

June 5, 2017By Colin Mann

WB exclusive for Prime India

Amazon has announced an exclusive long-term content deal with Warner Bros International Television Distribution which brings the biggest, latest and most popular movies and TV shows from the Warner Bros repertoire to Amazon Prime members in India. Amazon Prime Video will now be the exclusive subscription screening home to some of the latest movies like […]

June 5, 2017