In what has been described as a landmark decision, the Intellectual Property High Court in Kuala Lumpur has declared that the sale, offer for sale, distribution and/or supply of TV Boxes or illicit streaming devices (ISDs) that can provide unauthorised access to copyrighted works, constitutes copyright infringement under the Copyright Act 1987. The action in […]
Crunchyroll, the anime straming service, has announced that the epic pirate adventure series One Piece will be bringing new subtitled episodes to French, German, Russian, Italian and Spanish-speaking Europe, alongside Portugal, the UK, Ireland and Nordics. This catalogue expansion will bring more than 400 subtitled episodes of the long running shonen series to fans in […]
Netflix has picked up an as-yet untitled Arnold Schwarzenegger project to series – a scripted global spy adventure that marks Schwarzenegger’s first foray into television, and hails from Skydance Television and Nick Santora; starring and executive produced by Schwarzenegger opposite Monica Barbaro. The series will tell the story of a father and daughter who learn […]
In advance of the José Ramírez versus Josh Taylor Junior Welterweight boxing bout in the early hours of May 23rd, Kieron Sharp, CEO of UK intellectual property protection body FACT, has warned of the dangers of illegally streaming the fight, which will be shown live on Fite TV pay-per-view in UK. “Despite fans now being […]
The Six Nations rugby tournament is expected to remain on free-to-air television, with the rights being shared between BBC and ITV. The Six Nations organisers have been in talks with Sky Sports, BT Sport and Amazon who were each seeking to secure the broadcast rights to the tournament, which would see matches put behind a […]
beIN Media Group has announced a multi-year content deal with Sony Pictures Television covering the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Turkey. The deal will bring some of the biggest Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) feature films including exclusive first and second window rights to beIN’s entertainment channels in MENA such as beIN Movies and […]
DAZN, the global sports streaming platform, has partnered with Ultimate Tennis Showdown (UTS) to bring its events to DAZN across Canada and Japan for the first time. Launched last year, UTS is the world’s newest tennis league that plays a reinvented format and a new set of rules. It is a year-round league created by […]
Spanish TV group Mediapro has taken legal action against Orange France before the Paris Commercial Court demanding – €3.6 million over La Ligue 1 and 2 football TV rights. Mediapro justifies that amount on the grounds that it needs to pay its suppliers and former employees. Orange has refused that request and asked for a […]
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have set out proposals to crack down on the growing phenomenon of illegal broadcasting of live sporting events. To help combat the problem, MEPs call on the Commission to clarify and improve the current EU framework on intellectual property rights for live sport events, currently not subject to copyright […]
beIN Media Group and La Liga have agreed a new deal in France for the broadcast of the Spanish top-flight football on beIN Sports until 2024. The renewal extends the exclusive partnership between beIN Sports and La Liga in France to more than a decade. Laurent de Camas, MD of beIN Sports France, said “We […]