Sky Sports has confirmed an agreement with the Scottish Premier League to continue its coverage of Scottish football for at least another five years. The broadcaster also revealed that it would cover the lower league games of ‘Old Firm’ side and top TV draw Rangers FC, relegated to the bottom tier of the Scottish Football […]
The creative industries need to play a key role in leading and funding the Copyright Hub, a marketplace for rights to streamline copyright licensing and make transactions easier for creators, rights holders and users, according to an independent report released by Richard Hooper. Hooper was appointed by the Secretary of State for Business Vince Cable […]
The video games industry across the US and Western Europe will witness steady growth through to 2015, reaching $15.7 billion and €10.2 billion respectively in total retail value, according to a Console, Handheld and PC Gaming report from Futuresource Consulting. Across both regions, the packaged games market will start to witness a slow decline in […]
Sky has confirmed that its OTT service NOW TV is now available to download from the App Store, for both iPad and iPhone via 3G and WiFi. NOW TV is currently available to anyone in the UK with a broadband or 3G connection across a wide range of connected devices including PC, Mac, selected Android […]
LOVEFiLM, an Amazon company, has confirmed a Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) deal to give subscribers in the UK and Germany streaming access to titles from Miramax, the independent studio with a renowned library of critically-acclaimed films. Beginning this summer, LOVEFiLM subscribers in both the UK and Germany will have instant, on-demand access to Miramax […]
A new football TV conflict has broken out in Spain between Canal Plus and Mediapro, main shareholder in La Sexta, over broadcast rights. Canal+, owned by Prisa, said that Mediapro’s decision to call an auction for La Liga TV rights was “illegal” as it included clubs who it says have signed exclusive deals with Canal+ […]
Connect TV, the UK’s connected TV platform, has revealed that its recent launches means it now provides more TV channels to UK viewers than Freeview and is on track to have double the number of channels of the UK’s terrestrial operator by the end of 2012. “The latest launches demonstrate the value of our platform […]
A film trailer which celebrates the value of original film content can now be seen by UK film audiences. The action-packed trailer features scenes of London’s notorious Flying Squad (The Sweeney) in its battle against armed robbery. The scenes from The Sweeney, released in cinemas 12th September, have been chosen to demonstrate the heart-stopping suspense […]
IPTV, apps to ‘drive’ viewing growth By 2017, more than a quarter of Australians will have signed up to an online television subscription service, according to a PwC media report. IPTV, other subscription entertainment services and new mobile media apps will drive growth in Australia’s media and entertainment industry of 18 per cent over the […]
Bruce Leddy, a writer/director whose credits include Cougar Town, MADtv, and the indie feature The Wedding Weekend, has used the pages of the Hollywood Reporter to pour scorn on an open letter from Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom in which he claimed he was not Hollywood’s enemy. Dotcom was arrested in January 2012, but a New […]