A criminal found guilty of supplying illegal streaming devices (ISDs) providing unauthorised access to Premier League content has been ordered to pay back more than £520,000 (€609,000) to the ‘public purse’. In April 2018, John Dodds was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison having pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to defraud. Dodds sold ISDs to […]
Flipino entertainment and media company ABS-CBN has filed two civil complaints in US Federal Courts against two individuals in a piracy network spanning across US state lines, seeking damages in the millions for allegedly pirating ABS-CBN’s copyrighted content via illegal IPTV boxes. One lawsuit was filed in the Federal Court, Southern District of Texas against […]
On February 26th, investigators from UK copyright protection FACT and the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit attended an address in the North West of England to execute search warrants related to a significant provider of illegal streaming activity. This service has now been disrupted. “Today’s action in Lancashire should send a message to anyone […]
netgem.tv has announced it will now offer the new YouTube Kids apps and the BritBox service through its growing network of broadband providers, Smart TVs, and mobile devices. With the addition of the YouTube Kids app there is now more inclusive programming available than ever available to netgem.tv users which already boasts live and on […]
Dr Libby Carter, a lecturer in Event, Venue and Experience Management at Birmingham City University’s Business School, is advising Eurovision organisers to consider an ‘online’ format amid ongoing coronavirus concerns. She said: “In 11 short weeks Rotterdam is expected to host the 65th Eurovision Song Contest – a contest designed with the intention to bring […]
Tata Sky, the Indian content distribution and pay-TV platform, has launched Tata Sky Hits offering a selection of some of the most popular and iconic Hollywood television content from the 80s and 90s. Encompassing all genres of content including drama, comedy, crime, action and romance, some of the key titles exclusively available on the service […]
Hispanic media company Univision Holdings together with its wholly owned subsidiary, Univision Communications, global private investment firm Searchlight Capital Partners, and media and consumer technology sector operating and investment company ForgeLight LLC have struck a definitive agreement in which Searchlight and ForgeLight will acquire a majority ownership interest in Univision from all stockholders of Univision […]
Mediapro and the Association of Spanish Racecourses have reached an agreement whereby the group will produce and broadcast all the horseracing fixtures and manage the organisation’s national and international distribution and commercialisation of its range of advertising formats. Viewers can now follow the 74 horseracing meets via streaming. The Mediapro Group will produce the retransmission […]
Following the news that The Simpsons will not be available on the Disney+ streaming service when it launches in the UK, Sky MD Zai Bennett has assured fans that the show will continue to be available on Sky. Bennett was being interviewed on Radio 5 Live, where he said the long-running animated series will only […]
Eleven Sports Portugal is offering motorsports fans a new Formula 1 annual pass ahead of the season’s curtain raiser in Melbourne, Australia on March 15th. The pass, priced at € 4.17 per month, will give fans access to all the best motorsport action on Eleven, including Live access to all 22 Grand Prix races, F1 […]