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DAZN extends Matchroom Boxing deal

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has announced a new five-year extension to its deal with Matchroom Boxing in the UK and the US.  DAZN will continue to deliver a non-stop calendar of boxing events supported by year-round original content to take fans inside the stories, camps and rivalries. Together, DAZN and Matchroom Boxing say they […]

February 19, 2026By Nik Roseveare

MPTS 2026 – celebrating 10 years of bringing content creation to life

MPTS 2026 takes place in the Grand Hall, Olympia London on May 13th – 14th, marking the event’s 10th edition and a decade of connecting the creative and technical communities across broadcast, production, post, audio and content creation. Over the past ten years, MPTS has established itself as a key meeting point for professionals working […]

February 19, 2026

Banijay Kids & Family expands third‑party representation

Banijay Kids & Family, the specialist in children’s entertainment, has announced a wave of deals to represent third-party properties across its digital network. The newly secured deals bring in globally recognised brands and premium family content, spanning animation, family films, preschool, and comedy. All titles will roll out across Banijay Kids & Family’s ZeeKay network […]

February 19, 2026

LaLiga seeks €262 from 2,000 pirate football viewers 

LaLiga has launched legal action against 2,000 consumers accused of watching pirated football broadcasts, claiming €262 from each individual after a ruling by a judge in Córdoba paved the way for the move. The claims mark a significant escalation in the league’s ongoing campaign against audiovisual piracy. It is estimated that the number of claims […]

February 18, 2026From David Del Valle in Madrid

DISH Network files $21m lawsuit against DMTN IPTV

Trade body the International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has confirmed that member company DISH Network has filed a complaint in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York against the operators of the illegal streaming service known as DMTN IPTV, as well as Idriss Premium TV and Max TV (collectively, DMTN […]

February 18, 2026By Colin Mann

Pluto TV adds TikTok Radio and more Stingray FAST channels

Stingray, the connected streaming media company, has announced the launch of four new channels on Pluto TV, a the free streaming television service. The new channels – ZenLIFE, Qello Concerts, TikTok Radio, and Stingray DJAZZ – join the Classica, Holidayscapes and Naturescape channels already available on Pluto TV. “We are thrilled to expand our partnership […]

February 18, 2026

ZzzFun anime piracy website operator jailed

A man who operated ZzzFun, a piracy website which distributed Japanese anime and other content to users in China without authorisation, as well as a smartphone app of the same name, was arrested in February 2025, by the Public Security Bureau of Shijiazhuang in Hebei Province. On November 18th 2025, the Yuhua District People’s Court […]

February 18, 2026

Total Kombat returning to ITVX

Total Kombat – the underground combat sport co-created by British UFC standout Michael ‘Venom’ Page – returns to ITVX on February 28th for Total Kombat 3. Part of a new ITV deal, which includes four live events on ITVX, with highlights on ITV4, the fight event debuted on ITVX and ITV4 in September 2025 and received positive […]

February 18, 2026

Al Jazeera expands into connected cars via ScreenHits TV

Al Jazeera has partnered with ScreenHits TV for global Streaming and in-car expansion The partnership will bring Al Jazeera English 24-hour live news channel to ScreenHits TV’s platform. The content will be available via ScreenHits TV’s web and mobile apps, as well as its in-car entertainment offering. Under the agreement, Al Jazeera programming will be […]

February 18, 2026

MBC Group renews deal for FIA Extreme H World Cup

Extreme H has announced an extension of its broadcast partnership with MBC Group, the Middle East and North Africa’s (MENA) media company. This renewed two-year agreement builds on the initial collaboration to ensure that all the action of the hydrogen-powered motorsport remains accessible to millions of households across the region. The extended partnership ensures that […]

February 18, 2026