The Basketball Africa League (BAL) has announced partnerships with Canal+, ESPN, beIN Sports, NBA TV, Tencent Video, TSN, American Forces Network (AFN) and Voice of America (VOA) to broadcast BAL games throughout Africa and around the world. The inaugural BAL season will tip off on May 16th. CAT when Rwanda’s Patriots Basketball Club takes on […]
The English Premier League (EPL) has agreed UK government demands to boost funds for lower leagues in return for permission to roll over its existing £5 billion (€5.8bn) broadcast rights deal with Sky, BT and Amazon. The top division approved a deal designed to underwrite their lockdown-hit finances, reports the FT. The Premier League wants […]
New Internet laws are to be included in the UK government’s draft Online Safety Bill designed to protect children online and tackle some of the worst abuses on social media, including racist hate crimes. Ministers have added what are described as “landmark” new measures to the Bill to safeguard freedom of expression and democracy, ensuring […]
Radio and television stations are not adequately compensated for their news content on technology platforms because of an imbalance in market power, according to a new study by BIA Advisory Services. The study found that each year, US broadcasters lose nearly $2 billion in value that they generate for two of the largest technology platforms […]
Rights holder Dorna WSBK Organization (DWO) has agreed a five-year contract extension with Eurosport, making motorbike championship series WorldSBK available for fans across more than 50 markets in Europe through localised live and on-demand coverage. Eurosport, Discovery’s multi-sport brand, will also remain the exclusive home of WorldSBK until at least 2025 in 32 markets in […]
The European Tour has announced a multi-year partnership with Zoom Video Communications. As the European Tour’s Official Unified Communications Partner, Zoom will provide communications services including virtual and collaborative experiences for media, commercial partners, hospitality guests and the Tour’s global fanbase, through exclusive live-sport experiences. Zoom will deliver virtual press conferences and facilitate key stakeholder […]
Six Nations Rugby has commenced joint long form contract discussions with Irish broadcasters Virgin Media Television and RTÉ having agreed a joint proposal in principle. It is planned that an agreement will ensure all three Six Nations Championships (Men’s Guinness Six Nations, Women’s Six Nations and Men’s Under 20’s tournaments) enjoy unprecedented coverage in the […]
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, the coalition dedicated to reducing online piracy and protecting the creative marketplace, has achieved a permanent end to video piracy outfit NTG Release Group’s illegal activities. “Ceasing NTG’s operations is yet another victory for ACE and sends a clear message to illegal operators working in the ripping and uploading […]
Following the government’s green light for the next phase of lockdown lifting to go ahead next week, cinema chains Cineworld, Odeon and Vue have confirmed they will be reopening their screens across the UK. In a statement, Vue said: “We’re very excited to announce that we will be opening all our venues in England, Scotland […]
Geolocation security specialist GeoComply Solutions has unveiled what it describes as significant updates to GeoGuard DB, its VPN and proxy detection solution for the OTT and streaming video market. GeoGuard DB is used by leading online broadcasters worldwide including the BBC, Amazon Prime Video, CBC, and Telstra to protect their territorially-restricted content from geo-piracy and […]