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Discovery, UCI partner for Track Cycling World League

Following the creation of a new circuit for track cycling by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in September 2019, the UCI and Discovery are launching a new UCI Track Cycling World League set to debut in the 2021-2022 season. Under the agreement, signed at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Berli, the management, […]

March 2, 2020

BBC brings back Daleks for Doctor Who Xmas special

The BBC has revealed that Doctor Who will next return to TV screens for a special feature-length episode this festive season in an episode entitled Revolution Of The Daleks. Following the cliffhanger that ended season 12 back in Janaury, the one-off special will reveal the Doctor’s fate and see the return of arguably the the […]

March 2, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Hit Movies channel on Cignal Philippines

Rewind Networks has announced the launch of Hit Movies on Cignal, Philippines’ premier DTH satellite provider. The channel is available on Channel 58. Hit Movies joins sister channel Hits, which has been on the platform since October 2016. Hit Movies is available for free to all Cignal subscribers for the first three months of launch. […]

March 2, 2020

Premier League pirate hit for £521K

A criminal found guilty of supplying illegal streaming devices (ISDs) providing unauthorised access to Premier League content has been ordered to pay back more than £520,000 (€609,000) to the ‘public purse’. In April 2018, John Dodds was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison having pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to defraud. Dodds sold ISDs to […]

February 28, 2020By Colin Mann

ABS-CBN sues US IPTV pirates

Flipino entertainment and media company ABS-CBN has filed two civil complaints in US Federal Courts against two individuals in a piracy network spanning across US state lines, seeking damages in the millions for allegedly pirating ABS-CBN’s copyrighted content via illegal IPTV boxes. One lawsuit was filed in the Federal Court, Southern District of Texas against […]

February 28, 2020By Colin Mann

Illegal streamers raided

On February 26th, investigators from UK copyright protection FACT and the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit attended an address in the North West of England to execute search warrants related to a significant provider of illegal streaming activity. This service has now been disrupted. “Today’s action in Lancashire should send a message to anyone […]

February 28, 2020By Colin Mann

netgem.tv adds YouTube Kids, BritBox

netgem.tv has announced it will now offer the new YouTube Kids apps and the BritBox service through its growing network of broadband providers, Smart TVs, and mobile devices. With the addition of the YouTube Kids app there is now more inclusive programming available than ever available to netgem.tv users which already boasts live and on […]

February 28, 2020

Report: Eurovision should shift to online

Dr Libby Carter, a lecturer in Event, Venue and Experience Management at Birmingham City University’s Business School, is advising Eurovision organisers to consider an ‘online’ format amid ongoing coronavirus concerns. She said: “In 11 short weeks Rotterdam is expected to host the 65th Eurovision Song Contest – a contest designed with the intention to bring […]

February 28, 2020

Tata Sky Hits offers nostalgic US TV

Tata Sky, the Indian content distribution and pay-TV platform, has launched Tata Sky Hits offering a selection of some of the most popular and iconic Hollywood television content from the 80s and 90s. Encompassing all genres of content including drama, comedy, crime, action and romance, some of the key titles exclusively available on the service […]

February 27, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Searchlight, ForgeLight take Univision majority stake

Hispanic media company Univision Holdings together with its wholly owned subsidiary, Univision Communications, global private investment firm Searchlight Capital Partners, and media and consumer technology sector operating and investment company ForgeLight LLC have struck a definitive agreement in which Searchlight and ForgeLight will acquire a majority ownership interest in Univision from all stockholders of Univision […]

February 26, 2020