A man from Halifax in the North of England has been jailed after he made illegal copies of high-profile films available online before their cinema release date, including Fast & Furious 7. Malik Luqman Farooq was sentenced to 27 months in prison at Southwark Crown Court after pleading guilty to one offence of conspiracy to […]
The Walt Disney Company Iberia and multiplay telco Telefónica have confirmed that Movistar will be the strategic distributor for the launch of Disney+ in Spain. Adding Disney’s SVoD service builds upon a long-standing relationship between the companies, and presents a unique opportunity for Movistar+ subscribers. Movistar+ now adds the strength of Disney’s films and original […]
TiVo has won another battle to protect its patents. An appeal before the US Court of Appeals has backed a decision issued by the US International Trade Commission. While the patents under discussion have in themselves expired, the verdict is likely to help further decisions pending of a similar nature. The next argument with Comcast […]
Suggesting it is starting the decade off with a bang, Singapore multiplay operator StarHub has teamed up with Netflix to deliver what it says is the best of entertainment and superb connectivity. The HomeHub Plus bundle is a first in Singapore, featuring all-in-one broadband, TV entertainment and Netflix subscription, offering top-class entertainment at home and […]
BBC Studios, the principal commercial arm of the BBC, and ITV, the UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster, are to launch the BritBox SVoD service in Australia. The ad-free streaming service will bring Australians what the pair describe as an unrivalled collection of great British TV shows, and will build on the successful launch and operation of […]
Amazon and the YES Network are teaming up with the New York Yankees baseball team, to live-stream 21 MLB games this regular season on the Prime Video streaming service. Prime members throughout the Yankees home-team footprint in the US, which includes New York state, Connecticut, northeast Pennsylvania and north and central New Jersey, will have […]
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) – a global coalition dedicated to protecting the dynamic legal market for creative content and reducing online piracy – has achieved another significant victory in the effort to protect the legal market for creative content and reduce piracy with the recent closure of Aus Media Streaming, a piracy […]
Sky and Disney have agreed a new multi-year deal, making Disney+ available for purchase in the UK and Ireland on Sky Q, to be followed by NOW TV in the coming months. Customers will be able to watch shows such as The Mandalorian, Forky Asks a Question and The World According to Jeff Goldblum and […]
Football fans can watch two additional live matches on BBC iPlayer for the FA Cup’s fifth round, as well as the fixtures that will be shown on BBC One. On March 3rd the iPlayer will stream West Bromwich Albion vs Newcastle United live, as well as Chelsea vs Liverpool from BBC One, and on March […]
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 […]