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Hulu live TV service launches in beta

During its annual Upfront presentation, Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins announced the launch of the company’s brand new live TV streaming beta service, along with what it describes as its ground-breaking new user experience, to the public. Viewers who subscribe to the Hulu with Live TV (Beta) plan can enjoy live and on demand programming from […]

May 4, 2017

Premiership Rugby on Channel 5

English Premiership Rugby matches will be shown live on terrestrial television for the first time in the competition’s history, as Premiership Rugby and Channel 5 unveil what they describe as a “landmark” four-year deal. The agreement will see UK commercial public service broadcaster Channel 5 (owned by Viacom International Media Networks) broadcast five live games […]

May 4, 2017

Premium content deals for Pluto TV

Pluto TV, the free Internet television service in the US, has announced new premium content partnerships with networks, studios, and digital media brands. These new partnerships, with premium content providers such as Lionsgate, MGM, and Warner Bros, will power the 100+ channels found on Pluto TV with content that includes thousands of hit movies and […]

May 4, 2017

Showtime content for Canal+

Canal+ Group and CBS have announced an exclusive licensing and trademark agreement for Showtime in France. The long-term deal will bring the Showtime brand to the country for the first time, along with hundreds of hours of critically-acclaimed, original series and future Showtime programming. The agreement marks a significant expansion of the Showtime brand in […]

May 3, 2017By Nik Roseveare

European creatives’ country-of-origin licensing warning

Over 400 audiovisual sector leaders covering all 28 Member States have signed a letter urging the EU Institutions to “reject and abandon” a proposal that they suggest “undermines the entire audiovisual eco-system in Europe”. Their concern relates to EU proposals that they warn could damage the film and TV industry and harm consumers by preventing […]

May 2, 2017By Colin Mann

Hulu secures NBCU live streaming deal

Premium entertainment streaming platform Hulu and NBCUniversal have reached a comprehensive, new distribution agreement that will bring NBC and Telemundo Owned Television Stations and portfolio of leading cable networks to Hulu’s upcoming new live TV streaming service when it launches in the Spring of 2017. The deal will provide live and on-demand streaming access to […]

May 2, 2017

China and India on IP Priority Watch List

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has released the 2017 ‘Special 301’ Report, reviewing global developments on trade and intellectual property (IP) and identifying trading partners with harmful records on protection, enforcement, or market

May 2, 2017By Colin Mann

Dodd to step down as MPAA chief

Former US Senator Christopher Dodd, Chairman & CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), is to step down from his position as CEO on September 4th and from his position as Chairman at the end of the year. The MPAA board has named Charles Rivkin, former US Assistant Secretary of State for Economic […]

May 2, 2017

Australia: Court orders KickassTorrents site-blocking

Australia’s Federal Court has handed down its judgment in Universal Music Australia & Ors v TPG & Ors (the KickassTorrents case). The case began in April 2016, when Universal, along with several other members of the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and the Australasian music collecting society APRA|AMCOS, filed an application seeking to have access […]

April 28, 2017By Colin Mann

BBC, Discovery LatAm content deal

Discovery Networks Latin America/US Hispanic, a division of Discovery Communications, and BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm and main subsidiary of the BBC) have announced a first look deal for the factual, lifestyle, natural history and motor programming categories, through which Discovery’s networks will become the home to many of the BBC’s most popular titles. As […]

April 27, 2017