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Argentina: Piracy network taken down

In a new decisive step in the fight against organised crime in the audiovisual industry, a massive operation in Argentina has dismantled a criminal network with up to 8 million paying users worldwide and a potential reach of over 20 million clients. The operation, led by the Argentine judiciary, involved technical collaboration from La Liga, […]

September 3, 2025By Colin Mann

Eurovision Sport to stream World Boxing Championships 2025

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has secured an agreement with World Boxing to stream the World Boxing Championships 2025 on Eurovision Sport, the EBU’s digital platform, bringing the action to audiences worldwide. Taking place in Liverpool from September 4th to 14th, the event marks the first-ever boxing competition to be shown on Eurovision Sport and […]

September 3, 2025

DAZN signs global free broadcast deal with TCR Europe

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has struck a deal with TCR Europe, the European touring car championship, to stream the series globally for free. The 2025 season marks the competition’s tenth anniversary. Under the agreement with DAZN, TCR Europe will be available on all connected devices, including Smart TVs, tablets, smartphones, and gaming consoles. The series […]

September 2, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Six Nations extends FTA deal in Ireland

Starting in 2026, RTÉ and Virgin Media Television will share coverage of the Men’s, Women’s and U20 Six Nations in Ireland. The new long-term partnership that means rugby fans in Ireland will have to those competitions free-to-air until 2029. RTÉ and Virgin Media are longstanding supporters of rugby and have shared coverage of the Six […]

September 2, 2025

Sky Sports extends NFL rights

Sky Sports has announced a new three-year deal with the NFL, extending its long-standing partnership with the league to over 30 years. Sky will have the first-pick of exclusive game every Sunday at 6pm live on Sky Sports NFL, as well as the first pick for the Sunday 9pm game. There will also be expanded […]

August 29, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Spain: DAZN scores NFL deal

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, and the NFL have reached a multi-year agreement to exclusively bring a selection of NFL games to fans in Spain starting with the 2025 season. Spanish fans will be able to watch some of the league’s biggest matchups as part of their DAZN subscription through the Football and Premium plans. […]

August 29, 2025

ATN welcomes Canadian piracy ruling

Asian Television Network International Limited (ATN), Canada’s largest South Asian broadcaster and a long-standing advocate for protecting the rights of creators, has applauded the recent Ontario court ruling that sentenced two individuals to five years in prison for contempt of court after refusing to comply with orders in a long-running digital piracy case. The case, […]

August 29, 2025By Colin Mann

China: ABC Commercial signs content deal with UKIDS

ABC Commercial has announced a deal with China’s UYoung, securing the sale of Ready, Steady, Wiggle! Seasons 4–7, Wiggle & Learn and Big Words, Small Stories to UYoung’s UKIDS app, one of China’s most popular streaming platforms for children’s enlightenment education. UKIDS, will localise the titles to be made available across China. The deal strengthens […]

August 29, 2025

5 scores FTA NFL deal in UK

5 and Paramount UK have announced a new multi-year partnership with the NFL and CBS Sports to bring live coverage of the NFL season free-to-air to viewers across the UK. Every week through the NFL season, two Sunday evening games will be broadcast; the first at 6pm on 5 and the second at 9pm on […]

August 28, 2025By Nik Roseveare

UKTV acquires Acorn TV’s Art Detectives

UKTV has acquired the UK premiere of Art Detectives, the new crime and artwork drama starring and executive produced by Stephen Moyer (True Blood, Sexy Beast). The series will launch exclusively on UKTV’s streaming service U and free-to-air drama channel, U&DRAMA, following a deal with Dynamic Television. Art Detectives (6 x 45’), which became Acorn […]

August 28, 2025