Continuing its global legal efforts to combat illegal streaming operations, antipiracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), has confirmed that the US District Court for the Central District of California has issued a judgment against Zachary DeBarr, operator of the illegal streaming service Outer Limits IPTV. The ruling, issued by the Honorable Judge […]
Cycling fans can watch free-to-air live coverage of Britain’s biggest professional cycle race, the Lloyds Tour of Britain Men, on ITV. ITV4 and ITVX will broadcast live coverage of all six stages, along with daily highlights, from September 2nd to 7th, once again bringing the action to fans across Britain, presented by Ned Boulting. It […]
DirecTV, the US broadcaster, has announced a multi-year, strategic and year-round collaboration with six US university athletic departments ahead of the 2025 college football season. This agreement includes some of the most iconic schools in all of college sports — Duke University, The Ohio State University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of […]
The best track and field athletes on the planet will compete for the right to be crowned World Champion this September with Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) set to screen the action through a new broadcast partnership with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The non-exclusive agreement covers 45 markets across Europe (excluding the Nordics and Poland) […]
Samsung TV Plus, the FAST and on demand service owned by Samsung Electronics, has signed a deal with comedy producers Next Up Comedy to air 15 of The Edinburgh Fringe Festival’s pre-eminent standup shows on its service, available through its linear Comedy Hub channel and on-demand. Airing throughout August, the collection – titled LIVE: Comedy […]
Paramount, a Skydance Corporation, and TKO Group, the sports and entertainment company, have announced a seven-year media rights – agreement valued at $1.1 billion (€0.95bn) per season – which will see Paramount become the exclusive home of all UFC events in the US. Starting in 2026, Paramount will exclusively distribute UFC’s full slate of 13 […]
As the new 2025/26 football season kicks off, Spain’s top flight football league La Liga is renewing its commitment to combat audiovisual piracy, the biggest threat to the sports and entertainment industry. Spanish football clubs alone lose an estimated €600 million to €700 million annually as a result of illegal broadcasts. But the damage goes […]
BBC Sport has announced a broadcast deal with boxing promoter BOXXER that will see live, professional boxing return to Saturday night primetime television and BBC iPlayer on a free-to-air basis. Selected undercard fights, features and behind-the-scenes content will also be available across BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and app, BBC Sounds and the BBC […]
Ad management firm Mediavine has submitted an official letter to the US Copyright Office, demanding urgent action for more robust copyright protections for content creators in the age of generative AI. Mediavine, which represents over 17,000 independent digital publishers, has also launched a Change.org petition, urging industry leaders and consumers to join forces in protecting creators from the […]
Content security initiative Trusted Partner Network (TPN) has announced the upcoming launch of its next-generation Shield tier system, scheduled for early September 2025. The new system is designed to increase transparency, elevate security standards, and drive continuous improvement for content security across the media and entertainment supply chain. The new Shield model introduces two new […]