A man from Halifax in the North of England who sold modified TV fire sticks that infringed copyright laws has been sentenced to two years behind bars at York Crown Court. Sunny Kumar Kanda sold TV fire sticks – which are media streaming devices that let users stream videos, play music and install apps on […]
After obtaining all regulatory approvals, Swisscom has successfully completed the acquisition of Vodafone Italia. Fastweb and Vodafone Italia bring together complementary high-quality mobile and fixed infrastructures, competencies, and capabilities to create a leading converged challenger in Italy: Fastweb + Vodafone. The transaction is a key step for Swisscom to achieve its strategic objective of profitable […]
2024 proved another milestone year for UK recorded music, with BPI analysis based on Official Charts data revealing new heights for streaming, record-breaking success for women and a return to growth for physical music sales. The BPI, the representative voice for the UK’s world-leading record companies and label businesses, reveals UK recorded music consumption across […]
It was a banner year for NBC Sports in 2024, from the industry-record three NFL playoff games on one weekend in January – highlighted by Peacock’s record-setting presentation of the first-ever exclusive live streamed playoff game – to the most-watched Kentucky Derby in 35 years, the conclusion of the most-watched Premier League season ever, golf’s […]
Japan has scored another major win in its ongoing and collaborative efforts to curb anime piracy, with anti-piracy body CODA (Content Overseas Distribution Association) recently claiming victory over one of the biggest anime pirate websites in Brazil. Earlier in December 2024, CODA announced it was responsible for shutting down the anime piracy website rine.cloud. After […]
News Corp has entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel to sports streaming platform DAZN for an enterprise value of A$3.4 billion (€2.04bn). Under the terms of the agreement, shareholder loans in the amount of A$578 million outstanding and owing to News Corp will be repaid in full in […]
Channel 4 is giving streamers a new way to watch over Christmas and into 2025. The ‘Un-algorithmy algorithm’ sees the UK commercial PSB launch a dedicated section on its streaming app and website where viewers can access recommendations and content collections created solely by humans for humans. Unlinked from Channel 4’s algorithm and recommendation engines, […]
The European Commission has announced grant agreements totalling €128 million to support 31 new 5G infrastructure projects, following the third call for proposals of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF Digital). This adds to the €93 million already committed to finance 35 projects for 5G under the first two CEF Digital calls, for a total of […]
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of Dorna Sports by Liberty Media. The Commission has preliminary concerns that the transaction could lead to higher prices for the licensing of broadcasting rights for motorsports events hosted by both parties. Liberty Media and Dorna Sports […]
Anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has shut down a notorious live sports piracy ring based in Vietnam and viewed extensively throughout the world. Combined, the operation’s illicit sites logged 812 million visits over the past 12 months, making it one of the largest sports piracy rings in the world, and the […]