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YuppTV sues pirate streaming operation

Indian content TV platform YuppTV has filled a lawsuit as part of its continued fight against one of the largest illegal streaming networks worldwide. The company’s comprehensive anti-piracy initiative has resulted in arrests, filing court cases on the piracy network. YuppTV has filed a comprehensive complaint in the US District Court targeting the extensive piracy […]

June 13, 2025By Colin Mann

Disney, NBCU in AI copyright complaint

The Walt Disney Company and NBCUniversal have filed a lawsuit against AI company Midjourney, claiming that the company’s image-generating service infringes on their copyrighted works. The action, filed in the US District Court in Los Angeles, represents the first significant lawsuit studios have initiated against an AI company. They accuse Midjourney of using a range […]

June 12, 2025By Colin Mann

WBD pays the price for changing mind

Back in 2022, management advisor company McKinsey told Warner Bros that the media giant should combine itself with factual production specialist Discovery. The advice resulted in a reported fee of $55 million (€47.6m) for McKinsey. But in the period 2022-2025 McKinsey benefitted by another $37 million for advice issued to the now combined Warner Bros […]

June 12, 2025By Chris Forrester

DCMS spending cuts criticised

In response to the real-terms cuts to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s budget announced in the Spending Review, Dame Caroline Dinenage, Chair of the Culture, Media and Sports Committee of the UK House of Commons, said: “A real-terms cut for DCMS is the wrong choice by the Chancellor. Promises of significant increases for […]

June 12, 2025By Colin Mann

MultiChoice reports “resilient performance” despite sub losses

MultiChoice Group has reported that it “demonstrated resilient operational performance” for the year ended March 2024, delivering a 26 per cent trading profit margin in South Africa, while increasing trading profit in the Rest of Africa by 48 per cent, despite a challenging macro-economic conditions. Clear strategic milestones were reached, with the group successfully launching […]

June 12, 2025

LiveU strengthens presence in DACH region

LiveU, a specialist in live IP-video contribution, production and distribution solutions, is deepening its commitment to the German-speaking market with the appointment of two new team members in Germany. LiveU says the expansion represents a significant step in its strategy to provide in-person consultations in local languages and deepen personal relations with key customers and […]

June 12, 2025

Bank ups Rocket Lab value

Investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald, in a report on New Zealand and Long Beach-based Rocket Lab, has raised its price target from $29 to $35. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Andres Sheppard raised the firm’s price target on the NASDAQ index and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares after hosting meetings with management. The firm sees Rocket […]

June 12, 2025

Roku hires Kelm as VP of Product, Advertising and Media

Roku has announced that James Kelm will join the company as Vice President of Product, Advertising and Media. Kelm will be responsible for driving innovation in ad technology, enhancing audience targeting and measurement, and driving the evolution of streaming ad formats to maximise engagement and revenue. He will report to Mustafa Ozgen, President, Devices, Product […]

June 12, 2025

Johnson named ElectricNOW Director of Streaming & Content Operations

Electric Entertainment, the LA-based production and distribution company, has announced the promotion of Michael Johnson to Director, Streaming & Content Operations for ElectricNOW, the OTT app and FAST channel from Electric Entertainment. In his new role, Johnson will now handle all aspects pertaining to the app and channel, including those for ElectricNOW en Español. Dean […]

June 12, 2025

MHL joins ACE

Anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has confirmed MHL, Pakistan’s leading licensed content distribution and broadcast services provider. as its newest member. MHL delivers end-to-end broadcast and OTT services for content providers, platforms, and distributors. MHL owns Begin, a subscription-based OTT platform offering premium Western entertainment and sports content to Pakistani audiences. […]

June 12, 2025