A report from video software provider Synamedia, Tackling Sports Piracy in an IP World, sets out an evidence-based approach to fight sports piracy, alongside new strategies for sports rights owners and pay-TV providers to combat streaming piracy while proposing creative ways of luring sports fans to legal services. The report, featuring research conducted by Ampere […]
Western European commissioners are driving a new boom in format production fuelling a huge uptick in commissioning of formatted shows in the past year. European format commissioning activity reached a high in July 2020 with 30 unscripted remakes announced in a single month. While Covid-19 has added fuel to the format fire, growing demand for […]
A shareholders meeting has given the green light for the exit of MásMóvil, the fourth largest telco in Spain, from the Stock Market. The acquisition by the funds by KKR, Cinven and Providence, owners of 90 per cent of the company, has been a success and the exit is scheduled for the beginning of November. […]
Elon Musk is sitting on another gold mine if a valuation from Morgan Stanley is anywhere near accurate. The bank – in a best-case valuation – says that Musk’s SpaceX rocket business and its Starlink satellite subsidiary is worth $100 billion. This is undoubtedly good news for Musk, not only in the core valuation but […]
ViacomCBS Networks International has announced the launch of its AVoD service Pluto TV in Spain. Currently offering 40 original channels across different genres, Spanish audiences can now access premium and curated content free of charge. Available on Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung TV+, as well as iOS and Android mobile devices, Spanish […]
Despite a few technical and weather-related delays SpaceX successfully launched another 60 of its Starlink high-speed broadband-by-satellite craft into orbit on October 24th from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral (at 15.31 UTC). This extra batch of 60 satellites was the 15th launch for the Starlink fleet, and takes the overall fleet size to well […]
LG Display has moved into the black and its first operating profit for some time having reported 7 previous quarters of losses. LG said it could report an operating profit of 164.4 billion WOn (€122.6 million), on the back of its heavy expense control efforts, increased OLED sales and price increases in its LCDs. Revenues […]
Redbox, the US destination for new-release movies and entertainment, continues to bolster its line-up of entertainment available on its Free Live TV service. Redbox has unveiled additional channels including Vevo, Bob Ross and the Sam Goldwyn Channel, which takes the total number available to 75. Redbox also announced Free Live TV is now available on […]
Vevo, the music video platform, has announced a partnership with Foxxum, a specialist in Smart TV solutions, that will make Vevo’s catalogue available on over 20 million Foxxum-enabled devices. The partnership will bring the Vevo catalogue to an array of smart TVs managed by Foxxum in North America, Europe, Australia, and South America. Vevo will […]
Film4 has added a collection of short films to the All 4 AVoD platform, headlined by Two Single Beds, written by and starring Oscar nominee Daniel Kaluuya, and directed by emerging British filmmaker William Stefan Smith. The short tells the story of two comedians struggling with their own demons who find refuge in each other […]