The acb has announced an deal with DAZN that grants the sports streaming platform the rights to broadcast all Liga Endesa, Supercopa Endesa, and Copa del Rey games for the next five seasons. The agreement includes broadcasting rights for five seasons in the US, MENA, Italy, France, the UK, Ireland, Belgium, Canada, Australia, Taiwan and Japan; […]
Guideline, a provider of advertising data and media planning technology, has announced the launch of its Data Insights Service, a new commercial and strategic initiative designed to help media customers accelerate time-to-insight and drive smarter advertising decision-making. The service will be powered by Guideline’s industry advertising data with a goal of driving insights on advertising […]
Planet Rights, a newly launched rights and licensing business, has unveiled its debut portfolio of entertainment, publishing, toy, and lifestyle brands. Independently run, but supported by the infrastructure of Two Daughters Entertainment, Planet Rights is positioned as a business built on experience and creativity and strong networks in the global licensing landscape. The company is […]
Neos Networks,the UK B2B network provider, has been selected by NEP Connect, a provider of global connectivity solutions for broadcast and live events, to provide high-capacity, low latency fibre connectivity in support of the delivery of live Premier League broadcasting for the 2025-26 season in a new long term agreement. The new agreement extends a […]
Samba TV, a specialist in AI-driven media intelligence, has announced its partnership with MediaTek, a supplier of smart TV chipsets, to launch Samba AI with MiraAware, an edge-based AI solution that brings real-time, contextual intelligence directly to connected TVs (CTV). The new technology gives TV manufacturers, platforms, and advertisers real-time, privacy-safe intelligence about what’s happening […]
Friend MTS, the anti-piracy provider and video cybersecurity partner, has announced that VOYO, ProTV’s streaming platform in Romania, has chosen to partner with Friend MTS to combat piracy and protect the value of its content investments in live sports, local content and VoD. VOYO recently won the broadcast rights in Romania for the English Premier […]
Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, has announced the launch of a new product enabling TV platforms to deliver next-generation user experiences leveraging powerful Large Language Models (LLMs) and Gracenote entertainment data. The Gracenote Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server connects LLMs to Gracenote’s continually updated knowledge base and validates, corrects and enriches responses […]
French broadcaster TF1 is launching a new micropayment model on its TF1+ streaming platform, offering its viewers more choice beyond watching traditional advertising. For micropayments of between €0.69 and €0.99, viewers will be given options to watch shows ad-free, gain early access to TV episodes and movies, and unlock exclusive bonus content tied to major […]
In collaboration with Egyptian authorities, antipiracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has confirmed the shutdown of the Streameast piracy network. Through its 80 associated domains, the network logged more than 1.6 billion visits in the past year, making it the largest illicit live sports streaming operation in the world. “Today, ACE scored […]
Disney will pay $10 million (€8.6m) to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the company allowed personal data to be collected from children who viewed kid-directed videos on YouTube without notifying parents or obtaining their consent as required by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule). The proposed order would transform how the company […]