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Kaito secures multiple TV deals for Baby Einstein

Kaito Entertainment, the appointed global distributor for Hello Einstein Studios, has secured a raft of international broadcast and streaming partners across Baby Einstein’s classic catalogue and its newer series — Ocean Explorers, Farm Explorers, and Closer Look. The Baby Einstein brand continues to see global momentum, with new broadcast and streaming deals spanning major territories: […]

February 3, 2026

Research: Prime Video overtakes DAZN in sports spending

Research from Ampere Analysis reveals that streaming platforms will spend $14.2 billion (€11.9bn) on sports rights in 2026, an increase of 7 per cent on the $13.2 billion spent in 2025. Prime Video is set to become the largest streaming investor in sports rights globally, overtaking DAZN for the first time, forecasts Ampere Analysis. Further […]

February 2, 2026

WBD extends FIA WEC rights

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) Sports Europe has extended its rights to show the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) continuing in its role of broadcasting live coverage to every market in Europe and India. A renewed agreement until at least 2030 includes coverage of all eight races on the FIA WEC calendar including the flagship […]

February 2, 2026

US assists in Bulgarian pirate sites takedown

The US government has executed seizure warrants against three US-registered internet domains of commercial websites allegedly engaged in the illegal distribution of copyrighted works. The coordinated law enforcement operation targeted online services that provided illegal copies of copyrighted works—many belonging to US companies and individuals—including movies, television shows, video games, software, e-books and other content. […]

February 2, 2026By Colin Mann

ACE welcomes Operation Switch Off success

Antipiracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has welcomed the success of Operation Switch Off, a coordinated global law-enforcement action addressing industrial-scale illegal IPTV services impacting audiences and content markets around the world. Led by the District Prosecutor’s Office of Catania and the Italian State Police (Postal and Cybercrime Police) and C.O.S.C. Catania, […]

January 30, 2026By Colin Mann

CSN signs Glory rights deal for Australia, NZ

Glory, the kickboxing organisation, has announced a multi-year exclusive media rights agreement with Combat Sports Network (CSN) to broadcast all Glory events live in Australia and New Zealand beginning with Glory 105: Last Heavyweight Standing Finals on February 7th in the Netherlands. “Glory represents the highest level of professional kickboxing worldwide, and we’re proud to […]

January 30, 2026

France: 2026 World Cup on Ligue 1+

France’s Ligue1+ football streaming service, owned by the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), has reached an agreement with FIFA to broadcast all matches from the 2026 World Cup this summer in a deal valued at €20 million. LFP has already signed a contract with the international federation. If the contract is approved by the FIFA […]

January 29, 2026From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Tulipop Studios grows US and international footprint

Tulipop Studios in-house sales team has secured a raft of new US and international distribution deals for its preschool series Tulipop Tales (52 x 7’) extending the brand’s global reach. New partners include partnerships with Amazon Prime Direct, HappyKids, Kidoodle, Zone·TV, Dreamscape, Cycle Kids and Ketchup TV. While several of the deals cover worldwide distribution, all […]

January 29, 2026

PSA signs broadcast deal with Fox Sports Australia

The Professional Squash Association (PSA) has signed an agreement with Fox Sports Australia, which will see a selection of PSA Squash Tour events shown live by its streaming service, Kayo Sports, during the remainder of the 2025-26 season.  Following the semi-finals (on Januaary 28th), the finals of the Sprott Tournament of Champions presented by Crowd […]

January 29, 2026

beIN ordered to pay €14m to LFP in broadcast dispute

France’s Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), the organising body that oversees the country’s professional football divisions, has won another legal battle against beIN Media Group, which sees the MENA broadcaster ordered to pay €14.13 million to the body by a Paris Commercial Court. That fee represents a sum that beIN had been withholding from the […]

January 28, 2026