The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has issued two recent site-blocking requests to internet service providers (ISPs) against platforms caught illegally streaming Filipino films, as part of its crackdown against online piracy. The first request was for the blocking of 13 FreeCine-related sites, including freecineplus.com, freecine.ph, freecineph.com, freecine.com.co and freecine.site, following a complaint […]

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is pushing hard for broadcasting’s ‘next-gen’ ATSC 3.0 adoption – which can handle 4K, High Dynamic Range (HDR) immersive audio and other valuable benefits for viewers. But it means considerable investment for broadcasters. ATSC 3.0 was adopted by the FCC as a standard back in 2017, and if transmissions […]

ITV is leveraging Magnite’s streamr.ai technology as the basis of its new ITV GenAI Ads Manager production service to make it easier for SMEs to create their own advertising of a high enough creative threshold to run across ITV’s broadcast and streaming platforms. Following the expansion of ITV’s commercial creative production service to include the […]

Rakuten TV, through its B2B brand Rakuten TV Enterprise, has announced distribution and technology partnership deals with Ace Entertainment, Reframed Content Studios and Shanghai Media Group. For the first time, each of these content owners will have their first dedicated Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) channels. These new channels, set to roll out during Q4, […]

BBC Wales, BBC Network, and Creative Wales have partnered to fund the development of a major new factual entertainment series. Production companies with a substantive base in Wales are invited to pitch ideas that celebrate Welsh creativity while delivering entertainment to audiences across the UK. The BBC is looking for a returnable format, that unites […]

Viewers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland can now stream the KultKrimi and Telenovela ZDF FAST channels from Mainstream Media via Zattoo. Telenovela ZDF offers gripping and feelgood stories, with classic titles such as Bianca – Ways to Happiness, Julia – Ways to Happiness, Hanna – Follow your Heart and Alisa – Follow Your Heart providing […]

The animation industry’s environmental impact has taken centre stage at MIA Market on, where Maria Rua Aguete, Head of Media and Entertainment at Omdia, moderated a panel on Green Animation. While animation might seem environmentally neutral due to its digital nature, the reality is starkly different. Modern animated productions require massive computational power for rendering, […]

The news that Scotiabank telecoms analyst Andres Coello had downgraded shares in AST SpaceMobile to ‘Sell’ surprised the market. On October 8th came the news that US cellular giant Verizon was firmly confirming it would start offering AST’s cellular service from space. AST’s shares surged 17 per cent as a result. “Through our definitive commercial […]

Virgin Media customers are benefiting from faster installations after the operator rolled out new training for 1,000 frontline technicians to improve customers’ joining experience. Now live across all nexfibre full-fibre connections, with plans to be rolled out more widely over the coming months, the project ensures that technicians arrive with all the tools and equipment […]