The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that the sale of a multimedia player which enables films that are available illegally on the Internet to be viewed easily and for free on a television screen could constitute an infringement of copyright, suggesting that the temporary reproduction on a multimedia player of a […]
Though digital piracy has experienced a slight decrease in Spain in terms of absolute figures, the percentage of citizens accessing pirate content has remained the same or even increased for some sectors such as music and leisure books (e-readers). In 2016, there were 4.128 billion illegal accesses to content, 4.2 per cent less that in […]
Just shy of five million people in the UK use pirated TV streaming services, according to YouGov. The research firm’s new study, Illegal Streaming, suggests that 10 per cent of the population (around 4.9 million adults) currently have access to platforms such as ‘illegal’ Kodi boxes (i.e., those with software that has been changed with […]
Hulu and NEON have signed a new, multi-year output licensing agreement for all upcoming films and content released via NEON. The deal marks the first of its kind for NEON, and will expand Hulu’s growing offering of new acclaimed films with all of NEON’S future titles becoming available to stream exclusively on Hulu following their […]
Findings from research firm Parks Associates reveal that 39 per cent of US broadband households visit a video sharing site such as YouTube at least once a week. In total, 59 per cent of US broadband households visit an online video site on a regular basis. According to Glenn Hower, Senior Analyst at Parks Associates, […]
In another blow to peddlers of illicit video piracy services and a further success for US pay-TV operator DISH on the heels of forcing the closure of an illegal IPTV operation, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia has ruled to shut down unauthorised digital streaming and distribution by the providers of […]
AOL UK has announced a new partnership with Twitter that it says will add new audiences and opportunities for advertisers with AOL’s original video content, the first pure-play digital video content producer on Twitter’s Amplify offering. Through the combination of sponsorships and video advertising opportunities on AOL’s original content and its insights and data; advertisers […]
US sports-first streaming pay-TV service fuboTV will now offer Chelsea TV, the English Premier League club’s channel featuring 24-hour-a-day programming, to Fubo Premier subscribers as an add-on package for $5.99 (€5.59)/month. fuboTV will be the first third-party platform in the United States to make Chelsea TV available to its customers. Chelsea’s official channel is the […]
A US federal court has ruled that the owners of the Lool IPTV service unlawfully streamed international television channels to users in the United States in violation of rights held by pay-TV operator DISH. As part of the ruling, the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas ordered a $1,050,000 (€980,000) judgement in […]
Verimatrix, the specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for multi-network, multi-screen digital TV services around the globe, has announced two additions to its forensic watermarking offerings with the availability of the Standalone VideoMark solution for IP and broadcast networks and the extended server-side watermarking capabilities of StreamMark to support adaptive bitrate (ABR) streaming. Through the […]