A new unit set up to tackle intellectual property fraud in the north west of England has already seized £1.7 million (€1.98m) worth of fake goods, including clothes, electricals and fireworks. The City of London Police, the lead force for fraud, has partnered with the Intellectual Property Office (IPO)and the North West Regional Organised Crime […]
NOW TV sports customers can now watch over 1000 hours of sports highlights, documentaries, news programmes and select reruns as part of a new On Demand addition to NOW TV’s Sky Sports Pass. Sky Sports Pass holders will no longer have to wait until shows are broadcast, and instead will have access to all sports […]
Facebook will not be renewing its rights deals for Champions League football in Latin America, nor La Liga football in India. In a piece written for Sportico, Rob Shaw, Facebook’s director of sports league and media partnerships, revealed the decision whilst explaining that the company also chose not to bid in the current round of […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, has acquired the exclusive rights to UEFA Europa League and the new UEFA Conference League in Poland from the beginning of the 2021/22-season until the end of the 2023/24-season. This deal means that NENT Group now have the rights to the two European club competitions in […]
RTL’s NowTV app is now available on the Sky Q platform in Germany. It joins the likes of ARD, ZDF, Netflix and Prime as apps already on the platform. Viewers will be able to use the app to access all RTL’s FTA channels and catch up. A subscription is required for the pay channels. The […]
Eleven Belgium and the Jupiler Pro League have secured new international exposure for Belgian club football with streaming platforms MyCujoo, OneFootball and LIVENow. As a result of the Mediapro brokered deals, the Pro League will now be available in major European markets including France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. Since the start of their […]
Findings from a survey conducted by creative platform Genero suggest that Covid-19 has accelerated an industry shift towards freelancing and independent work and highlighted some key challenges for creative production. The report, The Impact of COVID-19 on the Global Creative Industry, shares first-hand from creative talent around the world about the impact Covid-19 has had […]
FITE, the global platform for sports and entertainment, has announced that its OTT app is now live on LG Smart TVs globally (model years 2018-2021), including LG OLED TVs. The FITE app, offers an array of premium Pay Per View events, SVoD package options and free programming including the linear channel, FITE 24/7. Louis Lewow, […]
Law&Crime, the legal and true crime network, is now available on US streaming service Peacock, in advance of the network’s coverage of the trial of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the George Floyd murder case. Law&Crime features multiple trials daily plus original programmes like Brian Ross Investigates, Trial File and Prime Crime. The network […]
SPI/FilmBox and telecommunications provider Vodafone Portugal have announced the launch of SPI’s Gametoon on the latter’s services. Created by gamers for gamers, Gametoon will be offered in the English language and will be available to subscribers in the basic and basic 100 packages. “We are delighted to build on our agreement with our-long standing partner […]