Finnish telco DNA and MTV are tightening their co-operation by providing the subscribers of DNA’s C More channel package with access to all content in the C More streaming service. DNA’s customers can use the C More service easily with their current DNA TV user IDs and without any separate log-in. The entire content of […]
NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, has announced that its NexGuard watermarking technology has been certified by the ChinaDRM Lab, the standards body that oversees digital rights management in China. The ChinaDRM Lab at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the technical branch of the State Administration […]
For the first time, Telefónica’s pay-TV platform Movistar will broadcast F1 and Moto GP races exclusively, following Vodafone’s decision to drop the rights. Movistar has launched two channels dedicated to each of the sports which will cover all races and information about the competitions. The Movistar MotoGP channel will offer the 19 Grand Prix races […]
The European Commission has published its latest report on the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in countries outside the EU. The report helps the Commission to
In a move that strengthens the digital movie ecosystem, on-demand video service FandangoNOW, available on more than 200 million connected devices, has become the digital retailer to join the initiative. Movie lovers can now easily centralise and access their favourite digital movies purchased and redeemed through FandangoNOW alongside their titles from other participating digital retailers. […]
International eSports company Gfinity is to stream digital broadcasts of the Gfinity Elite Series eSports tournaments exclusively on Facebook throughout 2018. The arrangement covers the UK and extends to new territories which are part of Gfinity’s global expansion plans with the exception of Australia and starts with immediate effect with the Gfinity Elite Series Season […]
Conax, a Kudelski Group company and specialists in total service protection for pay-TV and digital entertainment services, has announced a collaboration with Nordic DTH operator Canal Digital to secure their new Android TV-based entertainment service, OnePlace. OnePlace is now available to Canal Digital’s DTH customers across their Nordic footprint. The OnePlace set-top box will deliver […]
Global TV sports producer and distributor Sunset+Vine has been confirmed as the exclusive television production partner for Badminton England for the next four years. Sunset+Vine will host broadcast the YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships, until 2021. The new deal follows 17 years of a successful partnership with Badminton England which first saw Sunset+Vine host […]
Following confirmation by France’s Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA) and the country’s Culture Minister that the distribution of free-to-air channels should remain free, and that only additional services such as replay and start over could be ‘paid for’, Canal+ Group has decided gradually to resume distribution of the TF1 Group’s free channels. Subscribers to Canal […]
The first episode of crime drama McMafia was streamed 3.4 million times, and three other episodes of the series that aired later in the month also feature in the top ten most-popular BBC iPlayer programmes in January. The first month of the New Year was also the best month on record for BBC iPlayer, building […]