Google Fiber, part of the Access division of Alphabet Inc, which provides gigabit fibre broadband Internet and IPTV to a number of locations in the US, will no longer be offering a traditional linear TV product to its new subscribers, saying it is happy to help everyone explore other options to get their favourite programming […]
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company, has extended its exclusive rights to Premier League football in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland in a new six year deal that runs from 2022 to 2028. Anders Jensen, NENT Group President and CEO, commented: “I am thrilled with this new and extended agreement that once […]
Europol, the law enforcement agency of the European Union, has supported a massive crackdown on illegal IPTV distributors in an operation executed by the Cybercrime Unit of the Bulgarian General Directorate Combating Organised Crime (Главна Дирекция Борба с Организираната Престъпност) of the Ministry of Interior and led by the Bulgarian Supreme Prosecutor’s Office of Cassation. […]
DRM technology specialist Intertrust and content protection service provider Friend MTS are extending their partnership agreement that enhances Intertrust’s ExpressPlay content protection platform with Friend MTS anti-piracy and watermarking technology services. Now, an additional layer of protection is introduced that is complementary to the ExpressPlay content security suite, which features ExpressPlay DRM and ExpressPlay XCA. […]
Reinforcing their commitment to protecting the audio-visual content of both MotoGP and WorldSBK, Spain’s premier football league La Liga and motorcycle sports rightsholder Dorna Sports have come to an agreement which will see La Liga’s Technological Content Protection department lend its services to the protection of the audio-visual rights of the Championships managed by Dorna […]
The US Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) has released its eighth annual International IP Index, Art of the Possible, which evaluates how 53 global economies approach intellectual property (IP)—from patent and copyright policies to commercialisation of IP assets and ratification of international treaties. The International IP Index creates a template for economies […]
A Spanish Court (Audiencia Nacional) has launched a probe into the role played by 14 TV channels in a possible €100 million fraud of misattributed royalties for music played on late-night shows. Among the TV channels are public broadcaster RTVE, the largest private TV channels Mediaset and Atresmedia, and 11 Regional TV stations from Madrid, […]
Vodafone has secured all of HBO’s premium content exclusively for its Greek VTV pay-TV subscription service. Currently HBO’s programming is on the rival Nova’s pay-TV bundles. A third operator, national telco Cosmote, recently secured the rights to football’s Champions League coverage from Nova. Vodafone, in its statement, said it would be unbundling its TV package […]
Seinfeld, the celebrated US sitcom, will be available to stream on AVoD platform All 4 from February 7th, as part of a streaming deal with Sony Pictures Television (SPT). Originally airing between 1989 to 1998, Seinfeld stars Jerry Seinfeld as a stand-up comedian whose life in New York City is made even more chaotic by […]
Amazon Prime Video has renewed its deal with Entertainment Film Distributors to be the UK and Ireland’s first window streaming home to the studio’s recently released and upcoming theatrical feature films. The multi-year deal will enable Prime members in the UK and Ireland, or those subscribing to the monthly standalone Prime Video service offer, to […]