The IP Awareness Foundation, the Australian film and television industries’ body for the promotion of copyright, creative rights, piracy research and education resources, has rebranded as ‘Creative Content Australia’. The organisation has expanded its membership, appointing long-time copyright advocate Graham Burke, Co-Executive Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Village Roadshow as Chair, and new directors […]

Infinity, Mediaset’s video on-demand service, is pleased to announce the signature of an agreement with Keshet International, the leading Israeli distributor and producer of entertainment and multimedia content. The agreement gives Infinity the exclusive Italian first window rights to the much talked about and award-winning TV series “Prisoners of War”, also known for its Emmy […]

SPI International, the global pay-TV operator and content aggregator, which broadcasts general entertainment channel FUNBOX 4K/UHD, has acquired native 4K productions from UMAX and AVA, Korea’s top 4K content suppliers. The deal will boost SPI International’s growing 4K catalogue and will include six features shot in native 4K. Among the acquired titles there is The […]

German media group ProSiebenSat.1 has made a strong start to 2016 after reporting slightly better than expected profits and revenues for 2015 and an increased market share in German TV advertising. Recurring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation, excluding special items, from continuing operations (REBITDA), rose 9 per cent to €925.5 million. Its share […]

BBC Worldwide Asia has confirmed a VoD deal with BTV, an IPTV service in South Korea provided by one of the country’s largest telco operators, SK Broadband. The two-year deal comprises over 600 hours of content ranging from drama, factual and natural history titles. This is the first time SK Broadband has procured BBC dramas […]