Content supply chain specialist Prime Focus Technologies (PFT) has issued a Statement clarifying how, on August 4th, 2017, a link to view Episode 4 of Season 7 of Game of Thrones bearing a Star India watermark appeared online three days before its airdate, describing it as the outcome of an illegal breach of obligations by […]
According to Patrick Grove, co-founder and chairman of VoD platform iFlix, the service’s main competitor is not traditional television, but piracy. Speaking on CNBC’s Managing Asia, Grove said
Geo-location piracy prevention specialist GeoGuard and behavioural location intelligence company Skyhook are collaborating to provide the content industry with what they describe as the first solution that ensures viewers are verifiably watching films and TV at home. The solution combines precise location data from Skyhook with geo-piracy defences from GeoGuard. The collaboration is a continuation […]
Analysts at investment bank Piper Jaffray have suggested that the end of a distribution deal between Netflix and Disney will not hurt the streaming giant as much as some investors and observers predict. The bank’s survey of more than 500 current US users of Netflix found that only some 20 per cent spend more than […]
Sydney based start-up Veredictum has launched the token sale for its decentralised anti-piracy and distribution platform for the film and video industry. The Ventana token sale aims to achieve widespread acceptance within the film and video industry using blockchain-based technologies to register video and film ownership rights, and to add detectable fingerprints to content so […]
Sky could have to pay extra £600 million (€660m) per season for the next Premier League deal as Amazon emerges as a potential competitor, according to Citi Bank. Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Netflix are all emerging as potential competitors for the rights, which are currently split between Sky and BT under a three-year deal. […]
Bloomberg Media Distribution announced a partnership with Niche Sport Media to distribute their high-profile coverage of sporting events, including football, big fight boxing, golf, rugby league, and cricket. Starting today, Bloomberg Media Distribution will distribute video content from Niche Sport Media, as part of its vast multi-platform content offerings. Through the partnership, clients can license […]
On the heels of Orange launching its €1 promotion for all Spanish football, Vodafone has reacted by offering Moto GP and F1 content for free to subscribers to Vodafone Fútbol. Accordingly, all Vodafone One TV clients with Vodafone Fútbol (all Spanish football, UEFA League and the Champions League) will be able to enjoy such content […]
Samsung Electronics has expanded its premium Smart TV content service TV PLUS in Europe. The service will grant access to Ultra-High Definition (UHD) and High Dynamic Range (HDR) content for more viewers than ever, with consumers in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom now able to use it. Similar to the way viewers […]
In a move that will eventually see it end its distribution agreement with Netflix, The Walt Disney Company has agreed to acquire majority ownership of direct-to-consumer streaming technology and marketing services, data analytics, and commerce management specialist BAMTech, announcing plans to launch its ESPN-branded multi-sport video streaming service in early 2018, followed by a new […]