Anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), has confirmed that the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas has entered an $18.75 million (€16.3m) default judgment against William Freemon, a longtime digital piracy operator leading multiple illegal IPTV services, including Streaming TV Now, Instant IPTV and TV Nitro. Freemon also operated […]
DAZN, the sports streaming platform, will allow fans to watch the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men’s and women’s basketball tournaments for free. The event, known worldwide as March Madness, features 68 US college teams across each of the men’s and women’s tournaments competing for the national title. Selection Sunday takes place on March 15th, when […]
The BBC has secured the future of the popular psychological reality series The Traitors, confirming a new three‑year deal that will keep both The Traitors and The Celebrity Traitors on BBC One and BBC iPlayer until at least 2030. Made by Studio Lambert Scotland, The Traitors and The Celebrity Traitors will continue to promise audiences […]
Mediapro and the Chinese Professional Football League have renewed their agreement for the international commercialisation of audiovisual rights to the country’s leading football competitions for the 2026–2028 seasons. The group has been actively managing the international rights to Chinese football competitions since 2021. Under the renewed partnership, both organisations will continue working together to expand […]
Disney+ has announced the addition of March Madness – the celebrated NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments – to its live sports slate across Europe and South Africa, marking an expansion of ESPN’s global NCAA rights agreement onto the Disney+ platform. From March 17th through April 7th, Disney+ subscribers can watch all 134 […]
Roku and X Games are expanding their US streaming partnership in a new multi-year rights deal that brings MoonPay X Games League (XGL) exclusively to Roku Sports Channel. Beginning in 2026 with the inaugural summer season, followed by the first winter season in 2027, the league will stream free to fans nationwide on Roku Sports […]
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO), in conjunction with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), has confirmed that baseline funding for the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) will be maintained for a further three years, from April 2026 to March 2029. This partnership has taken the fight to IP crime across the board, […]
A report, AI, copyright and the creative industries, from the Communications and Digital Committee of the UK House of Lords, has warned of the threats posed to creative industries by AI. The report notes that generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems can now produce imitations of creative material in seconds. These capabilities depend on training models […]
Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) has announced the launch of MVPW, a new global platform for women’s boxing, alongside a multi-year agreement with ESPN as the US home of MVPW events through 2028. Each MVPW event will be sequentially branded beginning with MVPW-01, establishing a year-round schedule showcasing some of the sport’s most elite female fighters. […]
Mixed martial arts is set to return to Spanish television as Movistar Plus has reached an agreement to broadcast WOW, the country’s leading MMA competition, backed by former UFC Featherweight Champion Ilia Topuria and professional footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. The platform will offer full coverage of the promotion’s events, beginning with its next major fight night, […]