Disney has reported that 28.6 million people have signed up for its Disney+ SVoD service since it went live in November 2019. “The launch of Disney+ has been enormously successful, exceeding even our greatest expectations,” Disney boss Bob Iger said on a call with analysts after the release of the company’s Q1 earnings. Disney+ is […]
The UK Government has opened a public consultation on whether it should proceed with the decriminalisation of TV licence evasion by replacing the criminal sanction with an alternative civil enforcement scheme. The Government believes that it is right to look again at decriminalising TV licence evasion in order to ensure a proportionate and fair approach […]
The C-Band Alliance (CBA), in what might be its last filing to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) prior to the Commission’s decision on a planned auction of C-band spectrum owned by CBA members, is strongly arguing that Eutelsat’s scheme for the allocation of any incentive payments from the FCC is “grossly unfair”. The CBA, while […]
Conviva, a specialist in global streaming media intelligence, has released its quarterly State of Streaming report for Q4 2019, revealing streaming viewing continues to climb – up 58 per cent year over year – as consumers are motivated by new streaming services like Disney+ and Apple TV+ and the convenience of on demand versus live […]
LG has pulled out of MWC in Barcelona citing fears over the spread of coronavirus. MWC opens on February 24th. China’s ZTE has also dropped plans for a press conference at the event due to the virus, but it will still host a stand. Separately, Sony has said coronavirus could negatively affect production in its […]
Reinforcing their commitment to protecting the audio-visual content of both MotoGP and WorldSBK, Spain’s premier football league La Liga and motorcycle sports rightsholder Dorna Sports have come to an agreement which will see La Liga’s Technological Content Protection department lend its services to the protection of the audio-visual rights of the Championships managed by Dorna […]
The US Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) has released its eighth annual International IP Index, Art of the Possible, which evaluates how 53 global economies approach intellectual property (IP)—from patent and copyright policies to commercialisation of IP assets and ratification of international treaties. The International IP Index creates a template for economies […]
A Spanish Court (Audiencia Nacional) has launched a probe into the role played by 14 TV channels in a possible €100 million fraud of misattributed royalties for music played on late-night shows. Among the TV channels are public broadcaster RTVE, the largest private TV channels Mediaset and Atresmedia, and 11 Regional TV stations from Madrid, […]
Sony has released its Q3 numbers and told analysts in Tokyo that it was raising its profit outlook for the full year helped by strong sales of image sensors for cellular phones. Operating profit came in at ¥300.1 billion (£2.1bn/$2.76bn) for October-December, from ¥376.99 billion in the same period a year earlier. Despite this 20 […]
FITE, the digital combat sports platform, has announced that Ben Halabi will be joining the company as Senior Vice President, International Business Development. In this new role, Halabi will help cement FITE’s position as the leading combat sports streaming service in the UK and globally, and expand FITE’s portfolio into other sports verticals. Halabi has […]