VOO and Telenet subscribers in Belguim can continue to tune in to Premier League football for another 3 seasons on the Be TV and VOOsport channels. In a joint statement, the two operators said they are “proud to announce the continuation of the exclusive broadcast of the Premier League for the next three seasons”.
A new estimate from the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) puts the annual losses due to counterfeiting and piracy across 11 key economic sectors in the EU at up to £49 billion (€60bn) each year. The updated analysis puts the overall losses at 7.4 per cent of all sales in the following sectors: cosmetics […]
Jean-Marc Racine, Chief Product Officer and General Manager of EMEAR at Synamedia, has warned that the current industry preoccupation with ensuring that content is available to consumers on the device of their choice, at the time of their choice, attracts significant piracy risks. Participating in the International Content Summit at ANGA COM in Cologne, Racine […]
The Premier League and Infront have agreed a new partnership for free-to-air rights across sub-Saharan Africa for three years commencing with the 2019/20 season. The rights to the Premier League cover over 40 sub-Saharan countries, including major territories such as South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya. “We are very pleased to be working with Infront […]
Following successful legal action taken by Sky, licensees of three Scottish premises – Natalie Coggans, the Designated Premises Manager (DPM) of Woodhead Bar, Andrew Quay, DPM of Darroch Bar and Lorraine Robertson, DPM of The Grange – have each been ordered to pay £10,000 (€111,283) in damages for infringing Sky’s copyright by showing Sky Sports […]
FIFA and beIN Media Group, the global sports and entertainment group, have today announced a media rights agreement that will see beIN Sports, beIN’s flagship sports network, exclusively broadcast next month’s FIFA Women’s World Cup France in more than 30 countries across Asia and the Middle East & North Africa (MENA). The deal means that […]
The latest MusicWatch Annual Music Study estimates that there are 17 million stream-rippers in the US during 2018, up from 15 million in 2017. For context, that’s more people than bought a new vinyl record during 2018. Writing in the company Blog, Russ Crupnick, Managing Partner at MusicWatch, a company dedicated to marketing research and […]
AMC Networks International – Central and Northern Europe (AMCNI – CNE) has renewed a distribution agreement for Minimax with Telekom Romania. As of June 1st, Telekom Romania’s basic channel package will feature the popular kids’ network. Under the newly signed agreement, Minimax becomes available to nearly 85 per cent of pay-TV subscribers in Romania, further […]
DAZN, the sports streaming service, has secured the rights to broadcast the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 taking place in France this summer to fans in Germany. The broadcasting deal will see DAZN, together with its football brands SPOX and Goal, provide extensive coverage of the tournament for what’s expected to be the most high […]
Content and revenue protection specialist Friend MTS has agreed a deal extension with United Media, proprietor of the most popular cable channels in Southeast Europe, to continue to provide anti-piracy protection for its premium sports content. United Media is part of United Group, a telco and media platform in Southeast Europe which operates in all […]