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First Premier League TV games scheduled

The Premier League broadcasters have reached an agreement over which fixtures each will air from June 17th up to July 2nd, with Aston Villa vs Sheffield United set to kickstart the resumption of the season immediately followed by Manchester City vs Arsenal – with both games on Sky Sports. Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United will […]

June 5, 2020

Cinedigm partners with Vewd for OTT distribution

Cinedigm, a provider of OTT entertainment networks and content, has announced a partnership with Vewd, the Smart TV OTT software provider, offering Cinedigm’s portfolio of streaming entertainment networks on Vewd-enabled devices worldwide. As part of the agreement, Cinedigm’s networks will be available on an install base of more than 300 million Smart TVs and connected […]

June 5, 2020

Barça TV+ kicks off

Leading Spanish football club FC Barcelona has launched its new streaming service – Barça TV+ – together with its CULERS Premium Membership programme. Both offerings are part of the club’s new digital strategy and reflect the new ways in which fans are engaging with sports and entertainment brands worldwide. Barça claims to be the current […]

June 4, 2020By Colin Mann

Research: Half of sports fans admit piracy

Video software provider Synamedia has unveiled the first in a series of reports designed to broaden understanding of global sports piracy in order to protect the value of sports rights. The Charting Global Sports Piracy report draws on results from a 10-country study of over 6,000 sports fans conducted

June 4, 2020By Colin Mann

No Prime needed for Amazon Premier League

Amazon Prime will make its four Premier League fixtures free to air when the season restarts. Viewers will not require a Prime membership to watch the games on the streaming platform when the campaign resumes from June 17th. Every one of the remaining 92 Premier League fixtures will be broadcast live across Sky Sports, BT […]

June 3, 2020

Report: YouTube #1 source for kids mobile game info

Interpret newest GameByte report, which tracks the gaming behaviour of kids age 3-12 in the US, has revealed a clear leader in the video content wars among younger gamers. Across mobile, console, and PC, YouTube is consistently ranked within the top-3 main sources for kids to learn about new games. For mobile game information in […]

June 3, 2020

Study: Multi-site blocking best anti-piracy weapon

An important challenge facing media industries today is whether and how copyright policy should be adapted to the realities of the digital age. The invention and subsequent adoption of filesharing technologies has eroded the strength of copyright law across many countries, and research has shown that digital piracy reduces sales of music and motion picture […]

June 3, 2020By Colin Mann

Pirate device seller jailed

A man who sold illegal devices that bypassed paid-for TV content – costing legitimate service providers more than £2 million (€2.25m) – has been jailed. Daniel Aimson was sentenced to 12 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud at Manchester Crown Court in the northwest of England. In 2017, Greater Manchester […]

June 2, 2020By Colin Mann

Velocix powers TDS TV+

Content delivery specialist Velocix and multiplay operator TDS Telecom have confirmed the successful roll-out of IP video streaming and Cloud DVR services to consumers in central Oregon, completing the first phase of a network-wide project to upgrade the entertainment experience available to TDS’s 1.2 million connections. Branded TDS TV+, the new Android TV-based streaming video […]

June 1, 2020

DAZN acquires NPB baseball pre-season

DAZN, the global sports streaming service, will stream Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) league pre-season matches live from Japan beginning June 2nd. Following the coronavirus-caused delay, the 2020 NPB season will now officially start on June 19th. As the teams prepare for another year of exciting action, DAZN will show four to six pre-season matches every […]

June 1, 2020