A Sydney man has received an 18-month suspended jail term after illegally selling access to Foxtel services to thousands of people. Haidar Majid Salam Al Baghdadi was convicted for operating a ring that used decoders and smartcards to allow other people unauthorised access to subscription television content. He ran the operation from his home in […]
Following the success of Sherlock and Planet Earth II in China, CBeebies programming is the latest British cultural export to be taking the country by storm. Increasing numbers of Chinese children are tuning into CBeebies favourites, incuding Hey Duggee and Go Jetters as British kid’s programmes prove popular throughout the nation. Figures released by BBC […]
LG Electronics has confirmed that UK owners of its Smart TVs will be able to benefit exclusively from the introduction of the Sky Store TV app integrated into the LG webOS platform. With new movies, such as Beauty and the Beast, to Kong: Skull Island and Logan added every week, Sky Store allows users to […]
The Spanish football TV price war has entered a new stage with Orange offering La Liga and La Copa del Rey (King’s Cup) for €1 a month from September for the whole 2017-2018 season. With the start of La Liga on August 18, Orange is launching the package Orange TV Fútbol for €1 including all […]
The head of the English Premier League would welcome bids for Premier League football from the likes of Amazon or Facebook. Executive Chairman Richard Scudamore said that there was “no ceiling in sight” after Sky and BT spent £5.14 billion (€5.69bn) on three seasons of rights in 2015. Scudamore declared “… we are technology-neutral” as […]
The global content protection market is transforming, and participants must adapt or fail. Internet protocol (IP) is creating widespread disruption, notes analyst firm Frost & Sullivan. Consumer preferences are shifting from live-linear bouquets of channels toward over-the-top (OTT) and television everywhere (TVE). Consumer electronic (CE) devices are outselling set-top boxes (STBs) 10 to 1, and […]
The BBC is to continue to broadcast live radio coverage of the so-called Ashes Test Cricket series between Australia and England and including the Women’s Ashes, after renewing its partnership with Cricket Australia. The new five-year agreement includes Test Match Special (TMS) coverage of this winter’s five-Test men’s tour down under, which starts in November. […]
Sports fans in China can watch some of the best European football with Tencent Sports’ securing the live streaming rights for the Ligue 1 Conforama, Serie A TIM, FA Cup and the Scottish Premiership from sports media rights agency MP & Silva. The non-exclusive new media rights cover mainland China for season 2017/18. The new […]
Netflix is expanding its anime slate with 12 new series and a Godzilla animated movie, with all titles set to be released over the next 18 months. The full list of TV series are: Cannon Busters, Devilman Crybaby, B: The Beginning, Sword Guy: The Animation, A.I.C.O. Incarnation, Lost Song, Knights of the Zodiac: Saint Seiya, […]
WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) and Foxtel will extend their partnership into its 18th year with a new agreement to broadcast WWE programming live in Australia, including WWE’s flagship shows Raw and SmackDown as well as marquee WWE pay-per-views, including WrestleMania and the upcoming SummerSlam. “Foxtel is a long-time, valued partner who shares our vision and […]