With the much—anticipated Friends reunion streaming on NOW in the UK, on demand from 8am on May 27th, some, especially the younger generations, may be tempted to turn to piracy to watch the special episode. Kieron Sharp, ex-police officer and CEO of intellectual property protection body FACT, is warning of the dangers of illegally streaming […]
Following earlier speculation, Amazon and MGM have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire MGM for a purchase price of $8.45 billion (€6.91bn). MGM has nearly a century of filmmaking history and Amazon says it will help preserve MGM’s heritage and catalogue of films, and provide customers with greater access to […]
ViacomCBS’s Network 10 has signed a five-year deal with the Australian Professional Leagues (APL) to broadcast A-League and W-League football across its free-to-air channels in Australia and New Zealand, as well as on streaming service Paramount+ which launches in the region on August 11th. At least one A-League game each week will go out free-to-air, […]
All-female single-seater racing championship W Series says it is continuing to break down barriers as it confirms the continuation of its free-to-air broadcast partnership with UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 for the 2021 season. In line with its mission to promote diversity in motorsport, W Series’ on-screen commentary team will consist of equal numbers of […]
Europe’s media sector, represented by a range of organisations, has welcomed the European Commission’s proposal on the Digital Markets Act (DMA) as a much needed and urgent step towards establishing a fair, balanced and contestable digital market, publishing a Statement calling for clarification of, and amendment to, a number of issues According to the Signatories, […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, has secured the exclusive rights to show live Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) darts in the Netherlands on its Viaplay streaming service from 2022. The five-year agreement makes Viaplay the exclusive Dutch home of the world’s best darts tournaments, including the World Darts Championship, Premier League Darts, […]
beIN Sports will broadcast the UEFA Champions League final and the UEFA Europa League final live and exclusively to its viewers and subscribers across the 23 countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), from Morocco in the west to Oman in the east – and every country in between. The UEFA Europa League […]
Following the tender process in Greece to acquire the media rights to the World Cup 2022, FIFA has awarded them to Antenna TV. Antenna TV will provide daily free-to-air coverage of the tournament, with at least 32 matches, including the opening match, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final, to be shown via its primary channel, Ant1TV. All […]
Following earlier speculation, Six Nations Rugby has confirmed that it has entered into exclusive discussions with BBC and ITV to share broadcast rights after an agreement in principle was reached relating to all three Six Nations Championships (Men’s Guinness Six Nations, Women’s Six Nations and Men’s Under- 20s). Fans will continue to enjoy widespread coverage of […]
The BBC has secured the rights to broadcast footage from Glastonbury’s Live At Worthy Farm concert, and has also commissioned a documentary which will explore behind the scenes at the event. The livestream on May 22nd was disrupted by technical issues, which left hundreds of fans unable to tune in. Many ticket holders, who had […]