Anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has reached settlements with three US-based illegal IPTV operators. As part of the settlements, the operators are required to pay over $2 million (€1.8m) in financial compensation to ACE. Working with its studio members, last year ACE identified the operators of the services that were illegally […]
The UK is forecast to have the largest entertainment and media market in Europe – overtaking Germany – from 2025, according to PwC’s Global Entertainment & Media (E&M) Outlook 2024-2028. UK E&M revenue is expected to break the £100 billion (€117bn) barrier this year before growing to £121 billion by 2028 at a compound annual […]
Two brothers from Ilford, East London, have been sentenced to a total of 11 years in prison for operating an illegal streaming service that offered subscriptions to premium television content, including Sky. Amir Butt was sentenced to seven years in prison and his brother Ammar Hussain was sentenced to four years after being found guilty […]
XITE, the music video platform, has announced the launch of its CTV app on Vizio, one of the largest TV brands in the US. Viewers can access XITE’s library of music videos and curated channels, and also build their own personalised playlists directly from their Vizio Smart TVs. “Launching with Vizio represents a significant milestone […]
Samba TV, a provider of omniscreen advertising and analytics, has released its latest State of Viewership Report for the first half of 2024. The report analyses approximately 45 billion hours of linear and streaming television consumption and uncovers significant trends and opportunities shaping the television and advertising landscapes. Among its findings, the report highlights an […]
Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG), a producer and distributor of unscripted programming, has announced an expansion of its partnership with Samsung TV Plus, Samsung’s FAST and AVoD service. Samsung TV Plus, which currently distributes the HMPG FAST channels Xplore, Rovr Pets and The Jack Hanna Channel, will license more than 500 hours of HMPG original […]
Stream Hatchet, a streaming analytics and business intelligence platform and wholly-owned subsidiary of GameSquare Holdings, has published its 2024 second quarter Live-Streaming Trends Report. “Through the first half of 2024, Live-streaming has grown past the prior peak viewership experienced during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic. Live-streaming’s resurgence has been fueled over the past six months by […]
The introduction of Max, Warner Bros Discovery’s (WBD) enhanced streaming service, has helped audiences across Europe experience the Olympic Games. The total unique streaming viewers for Paris 2024 on WBD’s streaming platforms have already exceeded those from the entire last summer Olympic Games after only day two. The opening weekend also saw WBD set a […]
Pixellot, a provider of AI-automated sports production solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with KT Skylife, a satellite broadcasting company owned by KT Corporation, and HCN, a cable TV operator in South Korea. This collaboration, facilitated by Hogak (Whistle in Korean), Pixellot’s partner in Korea, aims to revolutionise the sports broadcasting landscape in Korea by […]
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has confirmed the renewal of its partnership with The Walt Disney Company and well as revealing new agreements with NBCUniversal (NBCU) and Amazon under which ABC/ESPN, NBC/Peacock and Prime Video will telecast NBA games beginning with the 2025-26 season and running through the 2035-36 season. The NBA App will be […]