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SE Asia: Showtime content for Fox

Fox Networks Group Asia and CBS Corporation have announced a content licensing and trademark agreement for Showtime in South East Asia, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The agreement will bring the Showtime brand to these markets for the first time. Under the agreement, Fox Networks Group Asia viewers will have access to hundreds of hours of […]

June 1, 2017

Gravitas Movies on Pluto TV

Gravitas Ventures, a rights distributors of independent films, has announced the launch of a new channel and partnership with Pluto TV, the free Internet TV service in the US. The digital platform further expands its channel offering with “Gravitas Movies” an exclusive channel on Pluto TV showcasing the best of Gravitas content. Under the terms […]

June 1, 2017

Samsung VR partnerships with UFC, X Games

Samsung Electronics has announced VR Live Pass for its Gear VR platform – which will feature a line-up of  live entertainment partnerships with UFC, X Games and Live Nation. The VR Live Pass on Gear VR events will be available through the Samsung VR app in early June, enabling Gear VR users to watch live […]

May 31, 2017By Nik Roseveare

Vodafone, Orange drop out of ‘unprofitable’ UEFA rights battle

Vodafone and Orange Spain have reportedly decided not to bid for the UEFA CHampions League TV rights for the next three seasons, saying the bidding prices mean there is no way of making a profit. UEFA’s plan to increase the price for the Champions League in Spain by 30 per cent has driven them tp […]

May 30, 2017From David Del Valle in Madrid

Advocacy groups: ‘Put EU copyright reform back on track’

Over 60 civil society and trade associations – representing publishers, journalists, libraries, scientific and research institutions, consumers, digital rights groups, start-ups, technology businesses, educational institutions and creator representatives – have sent an open letter to the Ministers attending the Competitiveness Council and European Parliament Rapporteur MEP Therese Comodini Cachia and her colleagues, asking them to […]

May 30, 2017By Colin Mann

China: Teletubbies, Youku deal

DHX Media, global children’s content and brands company, is expanding its global reach through a deal with Youku, one of China’s most popular streaming platforms, to launch its new Teletubbies series in the country. Youku will deliver seasons one and two of the pre-school series to Chinese audiences via SVoD and advertising-supported VoD services. Season […]

May 30, 2017

Viacom, Altice USA ad and content distribution partnership

Viacom and multi-play operator Altice USA have agreed a multi-year partnership that includes advanced advertising and content distribution agreements. The pair will create what they describe as an “unprecedented, industry-leading partnership” that combines Altice USA’s audience data, multi-screen advertising platforms, measurement and analytics capabilities with Viacom’s advanced advertising offerings to deliver local and national advertising […]

May 26, 2017

Amazon acquires Soderbergh movie

Amazon has agreed a deal to bring Steven Soderbergh’s newest film to Prime Video customers during its exclusive first-run streaming window. Logan Lucky will hit cinemas on August 18th and is expected to be released on Prime Video during the first quarter of 2018. Additionally, Amazon has signed an exclusive two-year first-look deal with Fingerprint […]

May 26, 2017

Research: Half UK VPN users access out of region content

A significant number of Britons are using either Virtual Personal Networks (VPN) or proxy servers, research from YouGov reveals. The Incognito Individual report explores the different ways people go undetected online. It shows that 16 per cent of British adults have used either a VPN or proxy server, with the main motivation for doing so […]

May 25, 2017By Colin Mann

FACT welcomes Facebook streaming device ban

UK intellectual property protection organisation FACT (Federation Against Copyright Theft) has welcomed the recent move by Facebook to update its Commerce Policy to ban the sale of illicit streaming devices from its site. According to the site,items, products or services sold on Facebook must comply with its Community Standards, as well as the Commerce Policies, with […]

May 25, 2017By Colin Mann