Netflix and Universal Filmed Entertainment Group (UFEG) have reached an agreement to renew the existing licensing deal for animated films including those from Illumination and DreamWorks Animation (DWA) and, in the future, will add US rights to live-action films from both Universal Pictures and Focus Features. As part of the new agreement, Netflix will continue […]
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has issued two requests to disable access to six domains and subdomains found pirating movies, a move that coincided with the celebration of National Anti-Piracy Month during October. One of the requests covered the blocking of SFlix sites, namely sflix.to, sflix.se and sflix.is. The other dealt with […]
ITV Studios has acquired a majority stake in Eagle Eye Drama, the UK drama producers which was launched in 2018 by Walter Iuzzolino, Jo McGrath and Jason Thorp – the team also behind international drama streaming service, Walter Presents on Channel 4. Eagle Eye, which has been part of Channel 4’s Indie Growth Fund since […]
Friend MTS, a provider of content protection services, has announced that the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the governing body of European football, has extended its commitment to Friend MTS’s anti-piracy technologies and services in respect of all major UEFA club and national team competitions including the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Women’s Champions League […]
Moonbug Entertainment, a subsidiary of Candle Media, has announced a deal with Yango Play to bring its Blippi & Friends channel to the Middle East and North Africa. Named after Moonbug’s popular, live-action preschool brand, Blippi, Blippi & Friends is a 24/7 channel catering to children ages 4-8 and includes a daily segment for younger […]
Don’t Move, starring Yellowstone’s Kelsey Asbille, and Finn Wittrock, debuted at #1 on Netflix’s English Films List with 20.2 million views in the week commencing October 21st, making it the most-watched title of the week. Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut Woman of the Hour, in which she also stars alongside Daniel Zovatto, was #2 for the […]
Access Europe, a provider of Smart TV, OTT and in-vehicle entertainment ecosystems, and Coocaa, a subsidiary of Skyworth and developer of the Coolita operating system, have announced a strategic alliance aimed at enriching the global content offering of Coolita powered Smart TVs. Coocaa has chosen to partner with Access Europe to leverage its content library […]
The Pinkfong Company, the entertainment company behind Baby Shark, has announced the global release of Pinkfong & Hogi Mini-Movie: The Tricky Three Cars, a special adventure mini-movie based on the popular YouTube Originals TV series Pinkfong Wonderstar. The 40-minute action-packed adventure debuts on Netflix worldwide on November 3rd in both English and Korean dubbed versions. […]
While recent market challenges have impacted the TV and Film production landscape, spending across the top six global content providers (Disney, Warner Bros Discovery, Paramount, Netflix, Comcast and Google) has grown since the pandemic. Ampere’s latest intelligence shows that spending across these groups will reach a new high in 2024 and account for 51 per […]
Italy’s Serie A is returning to free-to-air television in Italy for the first time in over 25 years, starting with the clash between AC Milan and Napoli today [October 29th], thanks to DAZN. This free broadcast opportunity is part of DAZN’s ‘Try and Buy’ package for Serie A rights until 2029. It allows them to […]