A man from the Scottish town of Belshill in Scotland has been sentenced to unpaid community work by a Sheriff Court after pleading guilty to four charges of fraud, and offences under the Copyright Designs Patents Act 1988. Following a multi-agency operation involving Police Scotland, intellectual property protection organisation FACT (Federation Against Copyright Theft), Sky, Virgin […]
BT Sport will remain the exclusive UK home of all UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League football. Following a competitive auction process, BT has secured the rights until the end of the 2020/21 season that for the first time brings together exclusivity across all live games, highlights and in-match clips of both competitions. BT will […]
Netflix has revealed strategic partnerships with Indian service providers Airtel, Videocon d2h and Vodafone. “India is one of the most important and vibrant countries in the world and we are delighted to be teaming up with three of its leading companies to make it much easier for consumers to enjoy Netflix,” Reed Hastings, Co-founder and […]
The BBC has acquired the rights for the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019, and will broadcast extensive coverage of every game across TV, radio and online. The announcement follows on from the success of the BBC’s coverage of the 2015 tournament in Canada, which saw England’s Lionesses reach the semi-finals. Director of BBC Sport […]
A UK police operation that disrupts illegal websites providing access to films, TV, books, music and games has seen major success. The City of London Police’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) launched Operation Creative and the Infringing Website List (IWL) in 2013 to tackle the funding of illegal streaming websites that adversely impact on the […]
A survey from digital platform security specialist Irdeto has found that 70 per cent of Latin American consumers polled in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico are watching pirated video content. The survey also found that education about the damage that piracy causes could go a long way in the region. Of those consumers who watch […]
Legislation in EU member states should not state that broadcast copyright is not infringed when it is immediately retransmitted by cable where it was initially broadcast, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled in the latest move in a dispute between UK free-to-air commercial broadcasters ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, […]
Anthem Sports & Entertainment has announced a new broadcast deal for TNA’s Impact Wrestling to be televised exclusively on Spike UK, making its flagship weekly programme available throughout the UK and the Republic of Ireland. From Spring 2017, Impact Wrestling, TNA pay-per-views, including One Night Only specials will be available on Spike UK, and TNA […]
YouTube is to offer live TV streaming from a range of leading US broadcast networks in a $35 (€32.20) per month package set to redefine the relationship between linear and OTT TV and attract cord-cutters. Writing in the company blog, Christian Oestlien, Product Management Director, notes that consumers have made it clear that they want […]
Global youth brand VICE Media will see major expansion of its mobile offerings to reach hundreds of millions of new mobile subscribers worldwide, including a significant roll-out in the Asia Pacific region. Revealing the initiative at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, VICE Founder and CEO Shane Smith announced a series of deals that represent major inroads […]