Following successful legal action taken by Sky, Stephen Ashley the licensee of Rotunda Tavern in Cheltenham, has been found to be infringing Sky’s copyright by showing Sky Sports without having the required commercial agreement. Ashley was ordered to pay damages in the sum of £27,499.32 (€31,830) plus interest of £412.49 and costs of £7,867.50, totalling […]
MásMóvil has presented its results for the first nine months of the year. It says the company, Spain’s fourth largest telco, saw record levels both in the growth of its service revenues and profitability. In addition, the Group has accelerated its commercial performance, being the third quarter the best of the year in terms of […]
An electronics retailer in Singapore has been convicted of selling illegal streaming devices (ISDs), which provided access to illegal broadcasts of Premier League football and other entertainment content. Synnex Trading and its Director Jia Xiaofeng were found guilty of four criminal charges of copyright infringement. Jia was sentenced to 12 weeks in jail and ordered […]
Israeli satellite pay-TV provider Yes has launched an internet-based TV service called Yes+. The broadcaster, a subsidiary of telco Bezeq, says that it is now changing from a satellite service provider to an internet-based provider and in the process would abandon satellite-delivered services. Yes CEO Ran Guron told Globes newspaper that work on building the […]
Apple is set to launch its new streaming service Apple TV+ in more than 100 countries around the world on November 1st. In Sweden, interest for the service is already high among consumers, reports analysis and consultancy firm Mediavision. The service is attractively priced at 59 SEK per month (€5.45), corresponding to about half the […]
The US Congress Energy & Commerce Committee held a formal hearing into the C-Band Alliance’s plan for spectrum reallocation over the US on October 29th. The meeting did not go well for the Alliance. The Committee already has a Bill (the C-Band Act) before Congress and the Bill is co-sponsored by Democrats and Republicans, and […]
Verizon and the Defense Media Activity (DMA) have announced a multi-year partnership with the Department of Defense (DoD) to deliver streaming content offerings including news, sports, and entertainment through live, linear and on-demand channels to overseas service members and their families. The Defense Media Activity provides a broad range of multimedia products and services to […]
The Digital Entertainment Group Europe (DEGE) has announced the addition of Google to its membership with immediate effect. Supplying a catalogue of movies and TV shows across its Google Play and YouTube platforms, Google joins the DEGE at a heady time for the trade body as it works to support and enhance the home entertainment […]
LG Electronics has announced record-breaking third-quarter consolidated revenues of KRW 15.7 trillion (€11.8bn) and operating profit of KRW 781.4 billion for the July-September period. Sales increased 1.8 per cent and operating income was 4.4 per cent higher compared with the same period last year, primarily due to the strong performance of the home appliance, home […]
WarnerMedia Africa is expanding its entertainment offering by introducing Cartoon Network and TNT on MultiChoice’s DTT platform, GOtv. From November 12th, GOtv subscribers across English-speaking Sub-Saharan Africa can watch to a line-up of iconic kids’ entertainment, as well as Hollywood blockbusters for the entire family. Cartoon Network and TNT already have a proven record in […]