The Indonesia based IndoXXI group, which controls a large number of illegal piracy websites and applications, has “claimed” that it had officially closed its operations as of January 1st, 2020. The Minister of Communications and Information (KOMINFO), Johnny Plate, continues to be vocal in the media, encouraging both consumers and piracy site operators to do […]
SPI/FilmBox and D-Smart have renewed and extended their partnership to include an additional two years of broadcast rights for FilmBox, FightBox, Fast&FunBox, and DocuBox. The updated agreement will ensure that these channels from the SPI/FilmBox portfolio are made available to live-stream anytime and anywhere, along with VoD content from select SPI channels through D-Smart’s OTT […]
Netflix and Bill Prady have agreed a first look deal for scripted series programming. Prady has penned scripts for a number of iconic television series including The Muppets, Married… With Children and Dharma & Greg. In 2007, Prady co-created the hit CBS series The Big Bang Theory with television veteran Chuck Lorre. He served as […]
BT Sport will show two live NHL games every week through to the Regular Season and Playoffs – including the first pick every week. On most weekends, BT Sport will air a game during UK primetime hours. In addition, BT Sport will show one live and exclusive Stanley Cup Finals match, other Finals matches in […]
Findings from research firm Parks Associates suggest that the value of pirate video services accessed by pay-TV and non-pay-TV consumers will exceed $67 billion (€60bn) worldwide by 2023. The report, Video Piracy: Ecosystem, Risks, and Impact, estimates that if just 10 per cent of pay-TV subscribers discontinued pay-TV services in favour of video delivered by […]
Following its successful premiere in the US, E4 has announced it will be bringing the female caped crusader to UK screens after acquiring the new Warner Bros TV series, Batwoman. Starring Ruby Rose (Orange is the New Black) as the DC Super Hero, the series will be coming to E4 later in 2020 in a […]
ITV is in talks to acquire a package of Champions League games from current rights holder BT Sport, according to a report in The Sunday Times. ITV, the FTA commercial broadcaster, was unsuccessful in its attempts to secure 2021 – 24 rights to the competition in the tender for the upcoming cycle, which was won […]
The European Commission has published the latest report on protection and enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in third countries. While developments have taken place since the publication of the previous report, concerns persist and a number of areas for improvement and action remain to be addressed. Intellectual property rights infringements worldwide cost European firms billions […]
Controversy over an FA Cup streaming rights deal which was criticised for encouraging gambling seems to have been resolved, with news emerging that the FA is holding talks with the BBC and BT Sport regarding coverage of matches currently only available via streaming, and which fell outside the ties selected by the two broadcast licensees. […]
Primal, a new animated series by Genndy Tartakovsky (Samurai Jack, Star Wars: Clone Wars), is heading to All 4. Following an acclaimed US run, the series lands on the AVoD platform from January 17th as part of Channel 4’s ongoing partnership with Adult Swim. Created and directed by Tartakovsky, the visually-arresting series follows the adventures […]