Industry trade bodies the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) and Digital Entertainment Group International (DEGI) have launched what they say is the biggest ever cross-category marketing campaign with Unforgettable Entertainment, driving engagement from new, lapsed and existing digital transactional customers. Building on the success of the BASE/DEGI New Release-focused Mega Movie Week campaigns of […]

Sky has acquired cult mockumentary comedy Wellington Paranormal from Oscar-winning Taika Waititi and Flight of the Conchords‘ Jemaine Clement. All three seasons of Wellington Paranormal will be available as a boxset from April 5th on Sky Comedy and NOW TV. The series follows Officers Minogue and O’Leary who are invited to join the new Wellington […]

Extreme E, the off-road electric race championship, has confirmed that the Middle East’s extreme sports and adventure satellite channel, MBC ACTION, will televise all five of the series’ X Prixs across its territories in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. AlUla, Saudi Arabia will host Extreme E’s inaugural race, and people from 23 […]

A French court has ordered five defendants to pay €7 million in damages to French broadcasters beIN Sports, Canal+ and RMC Sport, following the defendants’ convictions for operating illegal sports streaming websites targeting the broadcasters. The multi-million Euro damages award is one of the largest financial rulings issued by a French court following a piracy […]

Pro-copyright consumer education body The Industry Trust for IP Awareness has welcomed the publication of a report, Taking the Profit Out of Intellectual Property Crime: Piracy and Organised Crime, supporting publisher the Royal United Service Institute’s (RUSI) position on the need for a whole-of-system coordination between government agencies and the private sector to aid the […]

The Paramount+ streaming service launched in Latin America on March 4th, and data from JustWatch, the international streaming guide, has revealed the top content after its first week in service. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, which was released last year, was the most watched movie on the platform, whilst most of the rest […]

NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, has announced that its forensic watermarking and multi-DRM solutions have been selected by US-based Eventive, a platform in virtual cinema to protect content on its virtual screening platform. The pandemic has kept audiences from gathering in-person, forcing festivals and live […]