Consumption of pirated online film, television and music content in the EU is falling, according to a new report by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). The research shows that between 2017 and 2018, overall access to pirated content in the EU fell by 15.1 per cent on average. The fastest decline was seen […]
Newly-appointed Premier League chief executive David Pemsel has resigned before even taking up the role. Pemsel was appointed at the beginning of October, and was set to start in February 2020, but has stood down following newspaper allegations about his private life. Pemsel has been chief executive of Guardian Media Group since July 2015, having […]
Following the examples of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and HBO, SVoD service Disney+ is seeking to be integrated into Spain’s main pay-TV platforms – Movistar, Vodafone and Orange – when it launches in the country. According to El Español, Disney is holding negotiations with all three pay-TV operators to that end prior to a March […]
Satellite operator SES and the Luxembourg Government have reached an agreement to renew SES’s concession to operate satellites flying under Luxembourg jurisdiction for 20 years, effective from January 2022 when the current concession expires, with an annual fee of €1 million from 2025 onwards. As part of the agreement and starting from 2022, SES will […]
Preston Padden, the first head of advocacy at the C-Band Alliance (he stepped down in March, and had been EVP of Government Relations at Disney) issued a slice of advice to his former colleagues in the Alliance. In a Tweet this week he said: “C-Band lesson to all Spectrum licensees, Federal and Private – cling […]
beIN Sports France has confirmed the return of UEFA Champions League football to its channels from the 2021-2024 seasons, having secured live coverage for almost all of the elite tournament’s games. beIN Sports has won ‘Lot B’ of the auction, which comprises the exclusive rights to 104 of the 138 Champions League games, including many […]
The number of pay-TV subscriptions in Spain slowed down in the first half of the year with a year-on-year growth of 2.1 per cent to 6.8 million, and with a slight decline of 1.2 per cent on the first three months of 2019, according to the latest report from the CNMC. Movistar leads the market […]
A row has kicked-off between the Tory Party and UK commercial PSB Channel 4, with the Tories accusing the broadcaster of ‘conspiring’ with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to block them from a TV leaders’ debate in the run-up to the December 12th General Election. PM Boris Johnson was accused of ‘running scared’ when he did […]
Leading players of the global connected TV industry confirmed their strong commitment and enthusiasm for the HbbTV standard as an enabler of compelling next-generation TV and video services and new business models at the 8th HbbTV Symposium and Awards, co-hosted by the HbbTV Association and national Greek TV and radio broadcaster ERT in Athens. Major […]
The BBC will broadcast every match from the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar this December. The competition kicks off on December 11th and will feature the champions of each continent. European champions Liverpool will compete in the 16th edition of the competition in the capital Doha. Jurgen Klopp’s team take part from the […]