Verizon and A+E Networks have announced an expanded partnership to deliver A+E Networks programming, including content from A&E, Lifetime, History and Viceland, across Verizon’s family of media brands, including Yahoo and AOL. In addition to the carriage renewal for A+E Networks on Fios, the partnership will include first window rights for content from 45th & […]
According to trade body the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE), data from the Official Charts Company and IHS Markit suggest that consumer spend across the video category rose by 7.5 per cent in 2017, a third consecutive year of growth that brings the total value of the category to £2.69 billion (€3.03bn). Ownership continues […]
Official figures released by record labels’ association the BPI, based on Official Charts Company data, reveal a strong year for British recorded music, with UK consumption across all formats in 2017 growing at its fastest rate this millennium. A total of 135.1 million albums or their equivalent were either streamed, purchased on physical format, and/or […]
After making a deal to distribute Ricky Gervais’ stand-up show Humanity, which the comedian is currently touring, Netflix has announced they will be producing another stand-up exclusive from Gervais. The special hasn’t been filmed or even conceived yet, according to a Tweet from Gervais – who has asked his social media followers to suggest a […]
UEFA, the governing body of European football, has been granted a UK High Court injunction aimed at tackling illicit streaming of matches. Mr Justice Arnold made an order against the six main retail internet service providers (ISPs) in the UK (British Telecommunications PLC, EE Limited, Plusnet PLC, Sky UK Limited, TalkTalk Telecom Limited and Virgin […]
For the first time ever, Italian state broadcaster RAI will not transmit the FIFA Football World Cup. Commercial rival Mediaset has won the exclusive rights to air the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia in Italy as well as in Spain. Mediaset has promised it will broadcast all 64 matches of the tournament, which takes […]
Three offenders involved in a Hong Kong piracy syndicate which circumvented pay-TV channels have been sentenced to imprisonment ranging from 21 to 27 months. The case stemmed from action in 2014 by Hong Kong Customs authorities, who raided four residential premises, a warehouse and a commercial electronics retail outlet, arresting nine people and seizing 38 […]
The continued availability of the Discovery and Eurosport pay-TV channels on Finnish multiplay telco DNA’s platforms at the turn of the year has been assured, with DNA and Discovery reaching an agreement regarding the distribution of the channels. The discontinuation would have affected the viewing of many channels on cable and terrestrial networks as well […]
Facebook and Universal Music Group (UMG) have agreed what they describe as an “unprecedented” global, multi-year deal under which UMG becomes the first major music company to license its recorded music and publishing catalogues for video and other social experiences across Facebook, Instagram and Oculus. The pair say the partnership will facilitate deeper engagement between […]
Amazon Prime Video has reached agreements with Spanish pubcaster RTVE and the country’s largest private TV groups Mediaset and Atresmedia to distribute popular Spanish TV series through its VoD platform. Some 34 TV series will be available on Prime Video as part of the deal, as well as additional programming from the channels. Amazon Prime […]