The European Parliament has confirmed its support for authors’ rights in the Digital Single Market. The Federation of European Film Directors (FERA), the Federation of Screenwriters in Europe (FSE) and the Society of Audiovisual Authors (SAA) have consequently welcomed the vote on the Copyright Directive in the Digital Single Market by the European Parliament’s plenary. […]
According to a report from The Diffusion Group (TDG), eSports – competitive, professional video gaming tournaments staged before an audience, online or in person – has been silently exploding, out of the mainstream eye for years but now capturing the attention of companies throughout the interactive entertainment and gaming space. “As entertainment executives readily admit, […]
Delivering victory in the first litigation filed by the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) – a global coalition dedicated to protecting the dynamic legal market and reducing online piracy – a stipulated permanent injunction and judgment filed in federal court in Los Angeles compels piracy device seller TickBox to immediately cease all piracy activities. […]
Eurosport has added to its existing portfolio of Olympic sports to be screened on its platforms having agreed a three-year partnership with United World Wrestling (UWW). The agreement, which runs until 2020, will see Eurosport showcase the very best events on the wrestling calendar – the World Championships and European Championships – across Europe in […]
QYOU Media, a curator of premium ‘best-of-web’ video for multiscreen distribution, has announces that its eSports format Heads Up Daily (HUD) will make its European debut on AXN Spin, a pay-TV channel owned by Sony Pictures Television. HUD is now available in Romania, Slovenia, Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro and Serbia – and will […]
Penthera, a global player in mobile video streaming software, has been qualified by Akamai, the intelligent edge platform for securing and delivering digital experiences, as a Media Technology Partner. Penthera’s Download2Go and other solutions that optimise the mobile video experience have long helped leading TV networks and content hubs increase customer engagement. As part of […]
According to the latest IHS Markit Connected Devices & Media Consumption survey, one-third of pay-TV households in the US have downsized their pay-TV packages, and that while pay-TV operators lost more than 7 million subscribers in the past five years, online video subscriptions have increased by more than 100 million over the same period. Nevertheless, […]
La Liga and Google have joined forces to fight against pay-TV football piracy in Spain – which currently causes over €300 million in lost revenues per year. La Liga is directing Google to take down all known websites that offer illegal access to the football streams. The search giant is blocking and removing the pirate […]
Sky has invested $2 million (€1.73m) in SDVI, a provider of content supply chain management solutions for the media and entertainment industry. The investment is part of Sky’s ongoing strategy to invest in innovative companies that can bring new ideas, insight and services into Sky’s business. SDVI provides a cloud-based service that helps media companies […]
When it comes to producing the best original shows, Netflix is slipping and Hulu is making a run for the top, despite the former spending more than five times as much this year on content according to an analysis by Streaming Observer. Why is that? Hulu’s