European football market contracts
The European football market as a whole contracted 13 per cent to €25.2 billion, in 2019/20 (€28.9 billion in 2018/19) as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the first reduction…
Orange Spain pays Movistar €350m for football rights
Orange Spain has acquired the pay-rights to La Liga and UEFA competitions from Movistar for an estimated price of €350 million, similar to last season, according to the CEO of…
Garner, Netflix sign new creative partnership
Netflix and Hollywood star Jennifer Garner have announced they will continue to work together through a new partnership across multiple new films for Garner to star in and produce. This…
CBS Sports scores Scottish football
CBS Sports and Infront have announced a multi-year agreement for CBS Sports and Paramount+ to become the exclusive US home of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL). CBS Sports will…
DFB-Pokal on Premier Sports
Premier Sports has secured the rights to the German Cup, the DFB-Pokal, this season with live coverage kicking off on August 6th as Bremer SV host twenty time winner of…
The Suicide Squad illegal streaming warning
In advance of the much-awaited cinema release July 30th of superhero movie The Suicide Squad, Liz Bales, CEO of consumer education body the Industry Trust for IP Awareness, has warned…
HBO GO streams Mediacorp titles
Drama fans in eight territories across Asia will soon be able to stream award-winning Singapore stories on HBO GO, as the platform acquires Mediacorp titles The Little Nyonya, Last Madame…
Illegal streaming service arrest
A West Mercia police operation working closely with UK intellectual property protection organisation FACT have arrested a man in the western England town of Shrewsbury in connection with suspected illegal…
Warner Bros acquires The Fallout
Warner Bros Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to the SXSW multiple-award-winning feature The Fallout. Written and directed by Megan Park in her feature filmmaking debut, The Fallout won the Grand…
EU states face copyright rules action
Twenty-three EU countries, with the most prominent being France, Spain, Italy, risk being taken to court for delays in enacting EU copyright rules which seek to ensure a level playing…
Court OKs Canal+ beIN contract break
The Tribunal de Commerce de Nanterre (Nanterre Commercial Court) has authorised Canal+ to suspend the sublicensing contract with beIN Sports and to interrupt its payments for the broadcasting of two…
China: iQiyi scores Premier League rights
iQiyi Sports, the Chinese video platform, has signed a deal to be the exclusive digital broadcast partner of the Premier League in China until the end of the 2024/25 season.…
Extreme E signs British Airways content deal
Extreme E, the electric SUV racing series, has announced that its acclaimed magazine programmes – How to Build a Race Car, Electric Odyssey and Climate Changers – have been selected…
Kurupt FM crew anti-piracy message
They may be fictional garage legends and pioneers behind pirate-radio station Kurupt FM, but the stars of People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan, have a few words to say…
Illegal sports streaming warning
Ahead of a busy weekend for televised sport, with not all events available free-to-air in the UK, Kieron Sharp, CEO of intellectual property protection body FACT has warned on the…
NBC extends IndyCar rights
IndyCar and NBC Sports have announced a multi-year extension of their media rights agreement. NBC Sports will continue to be the exclusive home of the Indianapolis 500 and will provide…