According to Mark Lichtenhein, Chairman, Sports Rights Owners Coalition, piracy has no natural frontiers, with increased piracy the potential outcome of EC attempts to introduce cross-country licensing under Digital Single Market proposals. Speaking at the European Content Protection Summit in London, Lichtenhein noted that the June referendum vote for the UK to leave the EU, […]
Content producers usually fund their new TV shows and formats either by ‘deficit funding’ whereby a US network or its studio finances ~65 per cent of a programme, leaving 35 per cent of the cash for the producer to source, but also most international and secondary rights. Others might use what is often referred to as […]
The Ukrainian cyberpolice have closed down one of the country’s major pirate websites, according to the National Police press service, with enforcement officers seizing the company’s servers. Local media reports suggest the site is Fs.to, which stopped operation overnight on November 15th. The police say that the illegal site inflicted several million hryvnias in damage […]
Ericsson has announced an exclusive, multi-year feature film deal with leading international content distributor, 20th Century Fox Television Distribution, for its SVoD service, Nuvu. The output deal includes 20th Century Fox-produced titles along with an extensive selection of global film franchises for territories across sub-Saharan Africa in multiple language. Titles include The Maze Runner, The […]
The ATP and ATP Media has announced that from now until November 20th, tennis fans will have an opportunity to experience the adrenaline of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in a whole new way. In a partnership between ATP, ATP Media, Infosys (the Global Technology Services Partner of the ATP World Tour) and Sony […]
Vimeo, home to leading video creators and hundreds of millions monthly viewers, has announced content partnerships with two leading UK companies: independent distributor all3media International and BBC Worldwide, bringing a range of award-winning comedy, drama, and documentary titles to Vimeo’s transactional video on demand marketplace. “Vimeo is thrilled to collaborate with all3media International and BBC […]
Following deals with with UK commercial broadcasters ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, freemium OTT service TVPlayer is adding another 11 channels. TV fans can now choose from over 75 free-to-access channels – all available to stream live or catch up directly to their mobile, tablet or computer. TVPlayer streams live TV across multiple devices from […]
Nokia and Sony Pictures haver agreed a new multi-year worldwide agreement whereby Sony Pictures will use Nokia OZO hardware and software tools to explore the creative potential of Virtual Reality production and distribution. The studio will also integrate the OZO Player SDK into Sony Pictures Home Entertainment`s Privilege Plus app, available through Google Play. “VR […]
The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) has announced that from October 1st 2017, UK broadcasters BBC, BT Sport, Channel 4, Channel 5, ITV, Sky and UKTV, will no longer accept delivery on videotape of any programmes commissioned after this date. The announcement represents the end of the use of videotape in UK programme making, and the […]
Platform, channel and content protection services provider Friend MTS is leading a delegation heading to India this week that will investigate the country’s escalating problem of digital piracy which costs the Indian film industry billions of dollars every year. India is not only the biggest film producer in the world making between 1,500 and 2,000 […]