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Facebook introduces Live Video

Facebook has commenced testing the ability for people to share live video on Facebook, starting with a small percentage of people in the US on iPhones. “Live lets you show the people you care about what you’re seeing in real time — whether you’re visiting a new place, cooking your favourite recipe, or just want […]

December 7, 2015By Colin Mann

Virgin: Put all Premier League games on live TV

Tom Mockridge, the head of Virgin Media, has called on the Premier League to allow all 380 matches per season to be broadcast live on television. Although Mockridge does not expect the media regulator Ofcom to dismiss the Premier League’s existing deals, he said he would welcome such changes to the next contract, starting in […]

December 7, 2015

Movistar Plus to offer Premier League

Telefónica’s Movistar Plus has acquired the exclusive rights to air English Premier League football matches in Spain. The three year deal will start next season. The news comes at a time when Telefonica has suffered major setbacks in its strategy to capture pay-TV subscribers, having lost most of its football TV rights to Mediapro. In […]

December 7, 2015From David Del Valle in Madrid

CASBAA urges HK copyright reform

Asia-Pacific media trade association CASBAA has renewed its appeal to Hong Kong’s legislature to pass proposed amendments to the Copyright Ordinance when they come up for debate later this week. According to CASBAA, the amendments are critical to the future of the content industries in the SAR; bringing digital copyright principles to Hong Kong for […]

December 7, 2015

BT to premiere Manhattan FTA

TV drama Manhattan will launch exclusively in the UK on BT’s AMC channel on January 5th 2016. BT customers will be the first to see the critically acclaimed 13-episode original series in the New Year. Manhattan has the backdrop of the race to build the world’s first atomic bomb and follows the scientists and their […]

December 7, 2015

Perform, Ziggo take Premier League rights

Perform Group, the digital sports content and media company, has confirmed an exclusive deal to broadcast live and on-demand English Premier League matches in Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein from the start of the 2016-17 season. Sky Deutschland was the previous Premier League rights holder in German-speaking Europe. The three-year deal also allows Perform to broadcast […]

December 4, 2015By Nik Roseveare

Spain: Orange, Vodafone share public venue football rights

Spanish telcos Orange-Jazztel and Vodafone-ONO have jointly acquired the football TV rights to La Liga for public venues (hotels, bars, restaurants) for over the next three seasons. It includes all football matches from the First and Second Division and the Copa del Rey. They will pay €300 million for the TV rights which the companies […]

December 4, 2015From David Del Valle in Madrid

Adele sketch sets BBC YouTube record

A sketch from BBC One’s Adele at the BBC special has been viewed more than 37 million times in just two weeks, making it the most-watched video ever on the BBC YouTube channel. The comedy sketch – ‘When Adele wasn’t Adele… but was Jenny! – has broken the previous record of 36.9 million views. It […]

December 4, 2015

Fear the Walking Dead Season 2 begins production in Mexico

AMC has announced the start of production on “Fear the Walking Dead” season two in the Baja peninsula in Mexico at Baja Studios, site of the filming for Titanic, Master and Commander and other feature films. The companion series to “The Walking Dead,” the #1 show on U.S. television among adults 18-49, “Fear the Walking […]

December 4, 2015

YouTube eyes movie, TV streaming rights

YouTube is seeking to acquire rights for streaming TV series and movies for its $9.99-a-month (€9.44) YouTube Red subscription service as it looks to compete with rivals such as Netflix and Amazon, according to the Wall Street Journal. It is understood that company executives have met with Hollywood studios and other production companies in recent […]

December 3, 2015By Colin Mann