Attorneys General representing California, Texas, Virginia and 25 other US states have warned consumers about the threat of websites pirating TV, film and other entertainment content in a public service campaign spearheaded by Internet safety watchdog Digital Citizens Alliance. Hackers often target these illegal sites to bait users into downloading malware that can jeopardise their […]
Sky and BT Sport have agreed to pay £4.464 billion (€5bn) for Premier League games for three seasons from 2019-20. Five of seven live packages have been awarded, with bidding for the remaining two ongoing. Interest from “multiple bidders” remains, the Premier League said – there had been speculation FAANG (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google) […]
ESPN, Sky Sports and Formula 1 are joining forces to bring Sky Sports’ presentation of the championship to the US. Television audiences in the US will be able to watch the Sky Sports coverage as ESPN and ABC air all 21 races in the championship under a multi-year linear and digital partnership between ESPN and […]
Altice USA and Starz, a Lionsgate company, have announced a new multi-year affiliation agreement. The agreement secures rights for Altice USA, one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the US, to offer the full suite of Starz and Starz Encore premium linear and HD channels, On-Demand, HD On-Demand and online services […]
Alibaba’s entertainment arm has signed a licensing agreement with The Walt Disney Company which will make its platforms China’s most-comprehensive destination for Disney animations. Under the multi-year deal with Buena Vista International, a Disney-owned motion picture distributor, Youku subscribers will be able to access over 1,000 episodes of animated TV series on the online video […]
Virgin Media has announced the return of its TV exclusive, Ash vs Evil Dead, for a third season. The Starz Original horror-comedy is back starring Bruce Campbell as Ash Williams, the chainsaw-wielding anti-hero tasked with saving the world from evil. Season three will comprise ten half hour episodes, with the first launching on Virgin TV […]
Facebook, Netflix and Google will likely not submit bids for the next round of Premier League TV rights in today’s (February 9th) auction, with most analysts believing Sky and BT will remain the major players. It has long been rumoured that the online giants would bid for a package(s) of games, but according to a […]
A supplier of illicit streaming devices that are pre-loaded to enable the viewing of pirate broadcasts of Premier League football has had to pay thousands of pounds, and cease all future trading of the illegal devices. Nayanesh Patel, from Harrow in Greater London, sold Kodi-type boxes on several platforms including eBay and Facebook. In doing […]
Pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport has partnered with Facebook to extend its Olympic Winter Games digital coverage to people on Facebook across Europe. Facebook communities in Germany, Sweden and Norway will be able to tune in live to Eurosport’s coverage of the PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony on February 9th. Daily highlights, clips and interviews from Eurosport’s […]
Alongside parent company Liberty Global, UK multiplay operator Virgin Media is teaming up with Amazon Prime Video and All3Media International to commission psychological thriller series The Feed from The Walking Dead writer Channing Powell, and Studio Lambert. Based on the recently published novel by Nick Clark Windo, the series will launch in 2019 globally. This is […]