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Mediaset to relaunch VoD platform

Italian broadcaster Mediaset is relaunching its VoD activities this month, with the merger of its two existing platforms, Mediaset Play and Infinity. Renamed as ‘Mediaset Play Infinity’, the new streaming platform will feature new graphics and include a new Smart TV application. It will offer both free content from the Mediaset terrestrial TV networks and […]

April 8, 2021From Branislav Pekic in Rome

SFR extends MediaKind Champions League distribution deal

MediaKind has announced that Altice France’s SFR, France’s second-largest telecoms operator, has extended the deployment of MediaKind’s Video Storage and Processing Platform (VSPP) solution to deliver live OTT coverage of the UEFA Champions League (UCL). The SFR deployment includes MediaKind monitoring services, which enable SFR and MediaKind experts to remotely access the VSPP platform to […]

March 24, 2021

French broadcasters win piracy damages

A French court has ordered five defendants to pay €7 million in damages to French broadcasters beIN Sports, Canal+ and RMC Sport, following the defendants’ convictions for operating illegal sports streaming websites targeting the broadcasters. The multi-million Euro damages award is one of the largest financial rulings issued by a French court following a piracy […]

March 12, 2021By Colin Mann

Viaplay goes live in Baltics

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, has rolled out its Viaplay streaming service in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Viaplay viewers in the Baltics will be able to watch a combination of Viaplay Originals, international films and series, and kids’ content, with world-class live sports – including F1 and Champions League football – […]

March 9, 2021

NENT acquires women’s football for Viaplay

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, has secured a comprehensive package of women’s top football for its streaming service Viaplay in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. As part of the deal, NENT Group will hold the exclusive rights to Women’s Super League (WSL) until the 2023/24-season. Furthermore, […]

March 8, 2021

Facebook to drop Champions League, La Liga rights

Facebook will not be renewing its rights deals for Champions League football in Latin America, nor La Liga football in India. In a piece written for Sportico, Rob Shaw, Facebook’s director of sports league and media partnerships, revealed the decision whilst explaining that the company also chose not to bid in the current round of […]

March 5, 2021

BT Sport to air Women’s Champions League

BT Sport will broadcast action from Chelsea and Manchester City’s UEFA Women’s Champions League games. BT Sport’s live coverage will kick off on March 3rd with Fiorentina’s trip to Manchester City March on BT Sport 2, as Gareth Taylor’s side look to go one better in this year’s competition, having been eliminated by Toni Duggan’s […]

March 1, 2021

NENT expands Norwegian distribution with RiksTV

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, and Norwegian TV operator RiksTV have agreed to extend the long-term distribution deal that brings NENT Group’s Viaplay streaming service and TV channels to more viewers in Norway. The agreement has been prolonged until September 2023, which includes Viaplay to be continued being distributed via RiksTV’s […]

February 25, 2021

TV3 Group drives OTT growth with telco partnerships

TV3 Group, the Baltics media group, has increased the reach of its OTT service Go3 through cooperation agreements with major telecommunications companies, cable operators and IPTV providers such as Bite, Tele2, Telia and Baltcom. With its strong partners, Go3 has grown its paying subscriber base to more than 200,000, a substantial part being on long-term […]

February 22, 2021

Mediaset scores Champions League FTA & streaming rights

Mediaset has been awarded the Italian free-to-air and streaming rights for the UEFA Champions League for another three years, until 2024. The broadcaster will be able to air the best match of each round of Europe’s premier football competition free-to-air as well as the final, which will also be available online for free. In addition, […]

February 19, 2021From Branislav Pekic in Rome