Regulator probes Sky D, DAZN Champions League deal
The Bundeskartellamt, Germany’s national competition regulator, is currently examining the conformity with competition law of the cooperation between Sky Deutschland and Perform (operator of the DAZN streaming service) for broadcasting the…
BBC’s Davie backs UK creativity
Declaring himself to be “really passionate about UK creativity”, Tim Davie, CEO of BBC Studios, has suggested that the unit’s success will come from a focus on British-driven creativity, “absolutely”…
Sky Sports nets NBA rights
Sky Sports will become the home of the NBA in the UK after announcing a new four-year broadcast and multi-platform partnership. Under the partnership, Sky Sports become the NBA’s exclusive…
WarnerMedia confirms Q4’19 D2C service
WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey has confirmed that the AT&T unit – comprising HBO, Turner and Warner Bros, created following the telco’s acquisition of Time Warner – is to launch a…
Zee taps into Jio’s 227m subs
Zee Entertainment and fast-growing telco Reliance Jio have renewed, and expanded, their content sharing agreement. The deal brings to an end a carriage dispute which erupted in September over fees.…
IFPI: 86% music listening streamed
According to the IFPI – the organisation that promotes the interests of the international recording industry worldwide – 86 per cent of music listening is through on-demand streaming, but more…
PGA multimedia rights deals for CBS, ESPN
The PGA of America, CBS and ESPN have reached an historic and comprehensive 11-year multimedia agreement for the television, digital and OTT rights to the PGA with wall-to-wall, live full-field…
Invictus, BitMovio distribution partnership
The Invictus Entertainment Group (Invictus Films, Invictus Europa and Avispa Films) has agreed a content distribution partnership with blockchain-enabled video entertainment marketplace BitMovio. With a hybrid blockchain architecture, BitMovio is…
MUSO launches Piracy by Industry Dashboard
Digital piracy data analysis specialist MUSO has launched its Piracy by Industry Dashboard, which will give trade bodies and government-level organisations access to month-by-month piracy data across all their industries.…
DAZN lands Heineken Champions Cup & European Rugby Challenge Cup
DAZN, the live and on-demand sport streaming service, has landed the exclusive rights to the prestigious Heineken Champions Cup and European Rugby Challenge Cup (EPCR) for the next four seasons.…