Australia’s cricket tour of Sri Lanka will be broadcast live and exclusive on Eurosport and Eurosport Player in the UK as Darren Lehmann’s side look to retain their No.1 Test ranking. The three-Test series gets under way on July 26th at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Balagolla, with subsequent Tests held at the Galle […]
ESPN and US collegiate athletic conference Atlantic Coast Conference will launch the ACC Network – a comprehensive linear and digital network. The 20-year partnership will provide ACC fans unprecedented access to live events via a comprehensive, multi-platform network. It also provides for the extension of the conference’s existing rights agreement with ESPN to 2036. ESPN […]
Artem Vaulin, alleged to be the owner of popular torrenting website KickassTorrents, has been arrested in Poland, with the US seeking his extradition and closure of the site. He is facing four charges: two counts of criminal copyright infringement, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, and one count of conspiracy to commit copyright […]
Pro-copyright consumer education body the Industry Trust for IP Awareness and Warner Bros. Pictures UK have launched the latest ‘Moments Worth Paying For’ trailer, a collaboration on family animation Storks. The trailer shines a light on the big screen and the emotional roller-coaster that moments worth paying for deliver, making us laugh, cry and jump […]
Japan’s professional football body J.League has agreed a 10-year, $2 billion domestic broadcast contract with live sports streaming service DAZN, owned by Perform Group. The deal, which is set to begin in 2017, will see DAZN offer live broadcasts of all MEIJI YASUDA J1, J2, and J3 Leagues matches. Founded by Perform Group, the world’s […]
Netflix and CBS Studios International announced a ‘landmark international licensing agreement’ for the new Star Trek television series. Netflix will be the exclusive premiere home of Star Trek in 188 countries (excluding the US and Canada). Each episode of the new series will be available globally within 24 hours of its US premiere. Additionally, all […]
Continuing to add new platforms since launching the Starz App in April 2016, global media and entertainment company Starz has confirmed the addition of the Roku streaming platform for Starz subscribers. With the Starz App now available in the Roku Channel store, Starz subscribers may watch exclusive Starz Original series including the upcoming season three premiere of Power on […]
Nova and Sony Pictures Television have agreed to renew their long term cooperation, giving Nova subscribers access to movies and series that top of US and Greek Box Office. Novacinema subscribers will also be able to enjoy hundreds of much-loved films, including Ghostbusters and The Smurfs, together with series that were distinguished during LA screenings. […]
Following earlier reports that cable MSO and content investor Liberty Global was interested in acquiring free-to-air general entertainment channel UTV Ireland, its wholly-owned subsidiary Virgin Media has entered into an agreement with ITV plc to acquire the commercial broadcaster for a purchase price of €10 million. The agreement also includes a comprehensive 10-year output deal […]
UK multi-play operator EE – part of the BT Group – has revealed an exclusive BT Sport App offer for new and existing EE pay monthly customers, providing them with six months free access to all the live sporting action available on BT Sport channels. From July 27th, EE customers on consumer and small business […]