A Johor-based home rental operator has agreed to pay RM70,000 (€14,200) in total compensation after admitting to illegally streaming Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad’s content to guests. This marks the first time Measat Broadcast Systems Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Astro, has resolved a piracy case involving a short-term rental business. The operator, trading under The […]
Disney+ has confirmed it will stream live La Liga football in the UK and Ireland through a new three-year agreement. Kicking off on August 16th, subscribers can watch live Spanish football on Saturday nights, included as part of their subscription. The deal begins with Valencia hosting Real Sociedad at the Mestalla Stadium, live on Disney+ […]
Sports broadcaster and streaming service Premier Sports has announced the renewal of its deal with Lla Liga to air live coverage of the top-flight Spanish football league for the next three seasons. The new deal confirms that Premier Sports will be the home of Spanish football in the UK and Republic of Ireland until the […]
Building on its global efforts to combat illegal streaming operations, antipiracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has reached a settlement with the operators of Rare Breed IPTV. As part of the agreement, the operators will permanently shut down their illegal service and pay a significant financial settlement. Rare Breed IPTV was an […]
Goalhanger has signed a three-year deal with La Liga EA Sports, securing official rights to weekly clips from the top flight Spanish football league. Launching this season, The Rest Is Football: LALIGA is a new video first edition of the popular podcast, hosted by Gary Lineker and presenter Alex Aljoe. Available on Spotify and YouTube […]
ESPN, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, and WWE, part of TKO Group, have announced a rights agreement as ESPN platforms, including the new ESPN direct-to-consumer streaming service, will become the exclusive US domestic home of all WWE Premium Live Events (PLEs) starting in 2026. The ESPN DTC service will stream all WWE PLEs […]
US Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) has joined Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) in introducing the bipartisan Transparency and Responsibility for Artificial Intelligence Networks (TRAIN) Act, to help creators, musicians, artists, writers, and others access the courts to protect their copyrighted works if and when they are used to train […]
IMG, the sports marketing agency, has extended its agreement to broadcast the Premier League to the inflight and cruise markets on Sport 24, for the next three seasons. Under the agreement, Sport 24 will continue to broadcast 270+ matches live on its channels to passengers globally each season. The deal follows the unveiling of Sport […]
La Liga, which runs the top two football divisions in Spain, is closing in on a deal for Disney+ to screen one match a week in the UK according to the FT, as Disney amps up its desire to show stream more live sports. The hope for La Liga, which is targeting weekend slots that […]
TNT Sports will be the home of the England men’s cricket team this winter after agreeing a deal with Cricket Australia to broadcast The Ashes live and exclusively across its TV channels, streaming service and social platforms. In addition to the five-match series where England attempt to re-capture the coveted urn for the first time […]