France’s Canal+ Group and the M6 Group have agreed a global partnership for M6 content in Canal+ packages. Canal subscribers will be able to continue to have access to the M6 Group’s channels (M6, W9, 6ter, Teva, Paris Premiere, M6 Music, Girondins TV and M6 Boutique la chaîne) and their associated services and will soon […]
The Motion Picture Association (the international branch of the Motion Picture Association of America), which represents some of the world’s biggest television and film studios, has secured a High Court injunction in Ireland directing Internet Service Providers to block websites involved in piracy. The suit alleges that several websites gave up to 1.5 million people […]
Sky Sports is set to broadcast its biggest ever summer of women’s cricket, as part of a huge line-up of women’s sport in 2018. For the first time, Sky Sports will show 12 matches from the Kia Super League – nearly double the amount from last year – in addition to England women’s triumphant return […]
United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has announced the findings of the 2017 Special 301 Out-of-Cycle Review of Notorious Markets, also known as the Notorious Markets List (List). The List highlights 25 online markets and 18 physical markets around the world that are reported to be engaging in and facilitating substantial copyright piracy and trademark […]
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has suggested that a streaming service in New York that rebroadcasts local TV stations without their consent is unlikely to survive legal scrutiny because of copyright concerns. Sports fans advocacy organisation the Sports Fan Coalition (SFC) has incorporated the Sports Fans Coalition New York, its first separate local chapter, […]
A crime group suspected of hosting a large-scale illegal IPTV streaming business has been shut down, following a collaborative investigation led by the Cypriot Police, with the support of the Cybercrime Division of the Greek police, the Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD), the Cybercrime unit of the Bulgarian police and Europol, as well […]
Tom Williams, CEO at digital video specialist Ostmodern, has given his predictions for the industry in 2018, including where the future of VoD is headed, the continued importance of sports rights and the rise of online VR. Technology 1.Voice technology won’t replace UI yet Content discovery remains one of the most difficult tasks for service […]
Singapore pay-TV operators Singtel and StarHub have teamed up with Fox Networks Group and the English Premier League to take two Android TV box sellers to court, alleging that they “wilfully infringed” copyright to a significant extent by helping people access pirated content via media streaming boxes, charging them under Section 136 (3A) of the […]
Freesat, the UK’s subscription-free satellite TV platform, has added Motorsport.tv, the broadcaster of live racing and automotive content, to its News & Sport genre. Available on channel number 253, the addition of Freesat represents Motorsport.tv’s first foray into subscription-free television in the UK, although its predecessor, Motors TV, was briefly available free-to-air firstly as a […]
FOX Sports, the exclusive English-language home of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the US, has agreed collaborations with Snapchat and Twitter for the global event, with the intention of will providing dynamic opportunities tailored to each respective social media platform and its wide, growing audience. “These exciting collaborations with Twitter and Snapchat mark a […]