Viewers in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, in particular those watching TV from the local cable and IPTV supplier Du, cannot receive sports channels from beIN. Du, the digital cable operator owned by Emirates Integrated Telecoms, put a message on its website June 2nd saying; “We regret to inform that our customers are temporarily unable to […]
Digital rights campaigning body Open Rights Group (ORG) has released figures that show that High Court injunctions are being improperly administrated by ISPs and rights holders. A new tool added to its blocked.org.uk project examines over 1,000 domains blocked under the UK’s 30 injunctions against over 150 services, with the ORG finding that 37 per […]
Fans of cult drama series Doctor Who who are excited for the highly-anticipated new series this autumn are in for a treat this summer, according to the BBC, as all episodes since the 2005 revival are now available to watch on BBC iPlayer. Ahead of Jodie Whittaker taking up the mantle of the Thirteenth Doctor, […]
The European Athletics Indoor Championships has appointed Sunset+Vine, the global TV sports producer and distributor, to be the host broadcaster for the 35th edition of the competition taking place at the Emirates Arena, Glasgow in March 2019. Under the terms of the agreement, Sunset+Vine will produce the World Feed for the championships, where the best […]
Negotiations between Spanish telcos and Mediapro over European football TV rights have been put on hold following the launch this week of the auction for La Liga TV rights. The telcos now have until June 25th to submit their bids for the National Football Championship over the next three seasons. All are now focused on […]
The all-star cast of Warner Bros Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures’ action adventure Ocean’s 8, including Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Anne Hathaway, and Helena Bonham Carter, feature in an exclusive trailer as part of the pro-copyright education body the Industry Trust for IP Awareness’s ‘Moments Worth Paying For’ campaign. In […]
France’s professional football league, la Ligue de Football Professionnel, has announced the outcome of its bid process for the audiovisual rights to its premier league Ligue 1 for the period 2020-2024, with Spanish media group Mediapro emerging as the big winner at the expense of Canal+, a partner of the league since 1984. The news […]
Global sports provider, Eleven Sports, has secured the exclusive rights to all matches of the UEFA Champions League and La Liga in Portugal. The agreements start from the beginning of the 2018/19 season and will run for three years until the end of the 2020/21 season. The UEFA Champions League deal includes 138 matches per […]
Spanish TV company Mediapro has lost the TV rights to Italian Serie A football following the league’s decision to cancel the contract awarded to the firm for €1.05 billion a year from 2018 to 2021. With the decision, the football rights auction is now being relaunched with Sky and Mediaset battling for them. Sky is […]
The European Council’s permanent representatives committee (Coreper) has agreed its position on a draft directive aimed at adapting EU copyright rules to the digital environment. The common position will serve as a mandate for the presidency of the Council to start negotiations with the European Parliament, once the latter has agreed its own position. “All […]