GOLFTV has announced a deal with reigning Open champion Francesco Molinari to produce a range of exclusive content for the live and on-demand video streaming service. GOLFTV subscribers will be able to follow the Italian closer than ever before with behind-the-scenes access at PGA TOUR events. Italy’s first-ever major champion will give GOLFTV an unprecedented […]
A Spanish court – Audiencia Provincial de Madrid – has ruled that media group Prisa, former owner of Canal Plus, must pay €51 million to TV group Mediapro for damages in the so-called TV football war. The conflict, which took place way back in 2007, saw Prisa accuse Mediapro of breaking a contract and it […]
The Council of the European Union has given the green light to the new Copyright Directive which the European Commission says will bring concrete benefits to citizens, the creative sectors, the press, researchers, educators, and cultural heritage institutions. The reform will adapt copyright rules to today’s world, where music streaming services, video-on-demand platforms, news aggregators […]
Following successful legal action taken by Sky, Andrew Lynn, the Premises Licence Holder and Designated Premises Manager of Crown Hotel in Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland, has been ordered to pay £10,000 (€11,585) in damages for infringing Sky’s copyright by showing Sky Sports programming illegally in his premises. He must also pay Sky’s costs and fund the […]
The Walt Disney Company has presented an extensive overview of its comprehensive direct-to-consumer strategy, unveiling a first look at the Disney+ offering, which will launch in the US on November 12th, 2019 at $6.99 (€6.20) per month, with plans to launch globally over the next two years. The service will offer fans of all ages […]
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has published its draft findings in respect of the Inquiry into Subscription Television Broadcasting Services. The process started in 2016 when ICASA published a notice of its intention to conduct an inquiry into the state of competition in the subscription broadcasting services sector. The Draft Findings Document […]
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has announced that it will exclusively air all 48 matches from this year’s Rugby World Cup on a free-to-air basis.. TF1 had acquired the rights to the competition in March 2018. Previously, it had shared the rights with pay-TV channel Canal+. The tournament will be held in Japan and kicks off […]
Facebook has secured a late deal to provide the Middle East with free coverage of this year’s Masters golf tournament – which starts today (April 11th). The agreement includes live coverage of all four days of the tournament in Augusta, as well as the green jacket ceremony, which crowns the winner of the competition. Sports […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has acquired the exclusive Nordic media rights to a range of leading winter sports competitions from Infront Sports & Media. The five-year deal, which starts in 2021, secures the hugely popular FIS Alpine Ski World Cup and FIS Cross Country World Cup and much more for NENT Group’s platforms and […]
Fox Sports has agreed a partnership with Facebook that will see both platforms increase the amount of live football matches they will show from South America’s Copa Libertadores tournament. With the new agreement, Facebook and Fox Sports will exchange Copa Libertadores games and share rights, boosting the number of games from 28 to 46, all available […]