LaLiga has launched legal action against 2,000 consumers accused of watching pirated football broadcasts, claiming €262 from each individual after a ruling by a judge in Córdoba paved the way for the move. The claims mark a significant escalation in the league’s ongoing campaign against audiovisual piracy. It is estimated that the number of claims […]
Sports Entertainment Gaming Global Corporation (SEGG Media) has completed its acquisition of a controlling interest in Veloce Media Group. Valuing Veloce at approximately $61 million (€51.5m), the transaction is expected to contribute more than $20 million in additional annual revenue. The acquisition positions Veloce as a core pillar of SEGG Media’s sports and digital entertainment […]
Trade body the International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has confirmed that member company DISH Network has filed a complaint in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York against the operators of the illegal streaming service known as DMTN IPTV, as well as Idriss Premium TV and Max TV (collectively, DMTN […]
Virgin Media O2 (VMO2)’s Q4 2025 results show that the UK’s telco’s gigabit broadband network increased its coverage by 115,100 premises in the quarter, while related customers fell to total 5,687,600 (down by 16,700 in Q4 vs an increase of 60,800 in Q3). The company’s mobile base grew and 5G outdoor population coverage reached 87 […]
A man who operated ZzzFun, a piracy website which distributed Japanese anime and other content to users in China without authorisation, as well as a smartphone app of the same name, was arrested in February 2025, by the Public Security Bureau of Shijiazhuang in Hebei Province. On November 18th 2025, the Yuhua District People’s Court […]
Netflix, has issued a statement regarding its “fully financed definitive agreement” with Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) to acquire Warner Bros, including its film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO. The news comes after reports emerged that WBD was reportedly close to reopening discussions with Paramount Skydance following a renewed offer. WBD confirmed today [February […]
LALIGA, the Spanish football governing body, and Telefónica Audiovisual Digital (TAD) report that they have been notified of several orders from Commercial Court No. 1 of Córdoba by which the ‘inaudita parte’ precautionary measures requested against NordVPN and ProtonVPN are granted, recognising the responsibility of these technological intermediaries in the process of piracy of LALIGA […]
There are reports that The Exploration Company, which had signed a Letter of Intent to purchase the UK-based Orbex rocket company, was deliberately stymied in its attempt to buy Orbex by the UK government. Germany-based The Exploration Company said on January 21st that it had signed the letter, and would thus help Orbex avoid the […]
AMC Networks International has announced that Tom Keaveney has joined the company as its EVP and MD of AMCNI-UK. In this role, Keaveney will lead the company’s business operations in the region, overseeing programming, marketing as well as its FAST offerings and working in collaboration with the company’s global commercial revenue, content licensing, finance and […]
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) is said to be considering reopening talks with Paramount Skydance according to multiple reports, after Paramount made an improved offer for the company. In December 2025, WBD agreed to sell its streaming and studios business to Netflix for $83 billion, rejecting a bid from Paramount worth $108 billion for the entire […]