Mediapro is seeking to sell its European TV rights to La Liga in seven countries for the seasons 2021-2022 and 2025-2026. The rights include all matches from La Liga Santander (First Division) and La Liga Smart Bank (Second Division) and the play-off matches in countries including Austria, Belgium, Greece, France, Italy and Poland. Currently, in […]
NFL Media and YouTube TV have announced a new carriage agreement to bring the two NFL-based channels to YouTube TV subscribers in the US, ahead of the new season that kicks off on September 11th. NFL Network is available on YouTube TV’s base package. NFL RedZone is also available now, as part of YouTube TV’s […]
The Premier League has cancelled its £564 million (€633.1m) TV rights contract in China two years early, creating a major financial hole as football struggles to retain its revenues through the pandemic. China was the English top flight’s most lucrative overseas television rights territory, with a three-season deal agreed in 2019. The ending of the […]
Video software provider Synamedia has launched a new intelligence-first security model suggesting it is “laser-focused” on eradicating streaming pirates’ businesses and protecting legitimate providers’ revenues. Suggesting it is an industry first, this data-led model also makes it possible to measure the efficacy and ROI of anti-piracy initiatives. The new approach combines digital and human intelligence […]
Indian content company Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEE) is launching a Premium Video on Demand (PVoD) service on leading content distribution platforms. With this new offering, consumers will now be able to watch their favourite new blockbuster releases in the comfort of their homes, along with their entire family at what Zee says is an attractive […]
beIN Sports has acquired the rights to the second season of Karate Combat – the professional, full-contact karate league – in a 37-market deal which spans five continents and includes the US, with 12 episodes airing weekly. beIN Sports will broadcast weekly episodes of Karate Combat in North America, the Middle East & North Africa […]
Following the arrival of Buffy The Vampire Slayer in June, Channel 4 has announced that its spin-off, Angel, will be available to stream from September 18th on All 4, with episodes also showing on E4 from late autumn. Acquired as part of a licensing deal with the Walt Disney Company, all five seasons of the […]
Korea’s UMAX channel has licensed 200 hours of original programming from Insight TV, a producer and distributor of 4K UHD HDR programming and formats. The all-UHD Korean channel will include a new branded block of Insight TV programming starting this month. The deal was brokered by THEMA Asia-Pacific. UMAX is Korea’s largest all-UHD channel and […]
Channel 4 has been awarded the UK television rights to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The deal includes multi-platform broadcast rights within the UK and will see the broadcaster build on its acclaimed coverage of London 2012 and Rio 2016 which broke UK viewing records for Paralympic sport. London 2012 reached 69 per cent of […]
Research from UK pro-copyright education body The Industry Trust for IP Awareness has revealed that those who illegally download or stream TV, Film and Sport content are at a higher risk than ever of suffering a host of negative personal and financial consequences. From viruses and hacking, to identity theft and fraud, latest figures