DocuBay, the global membership VoD streaming service by IN10 Media Network, has announced a partnership with the International Film Festival Of Shimla (IFFS) that will bring IFFS documentaries featured in last year’s film festival. Select titles will be featured under their own category or alled IFFSBay and are now available for global streaming on the […]
Findings from Hub Entertainment Research’s Video Redefined study track the most popular video genres and formats among consumers today—including non-traditional forms of video entertainment. The study also measures the methods consumers use—including illegitimate methods—to access that content. Highlights from the study: 1) While nearly one-third of all consumers have given out an online TV service […]
UK multiplay telco BT is stepping up its efforts to combat the illegal piracy of premium subscription-based content through a new partnership with video infrastructure company, ATEME. BT is using the company’s sophisticated encryption techniques to protect satellite uplinked content in the most secure way possible, and will be offering this technology to its media […]
Eleven Sports will show live coverage of Cage Warriors in Belgium, Luxembourg and Italy through 2020 and 2021. The deal marks the extension of a successful partnership between Elevenand the MMA promotion. Over the past three years Eleven has broadcast every Cage Warriors fight night as well as co-delivering a series of live events in […]
UEFA and beIN, the global sports and entertainment group, have announced a major media rights agreement that will see beIN Sports broadcast the UEFA Euro 2020 football championships in France. The deal further strengthens and extends the existing relationship between UEFA and beIN, with beIN recently securing the majority of the UEFA Champions League matches […]
ViacomCBS Networks and Sky Italy have announced a new multi-year deal to extend their collaboration. Italian viewers of Paramount Network, Spike and VH1 will now be able to watch these channels on Sky. This will bring the number of ViacomCBS brands available on Sky platforms in Italy to 12, including local versions of MTV, Nickelodeon, […]
CONMEBOL, the governing body of football in South America, has selected digital platform security specialist Irdeto to provide services that will protect its brand and combat piracy of live football matches. CONMEBOL licenses to several operators and broadcasters worldwide for tournaments such as the CONMEBOL Libertadores, CONMEBOL Sudamericana, CONMEBOL Copa América and CONMEBOL Recopa, and […]
Eleven Sports will bring exclusive coverage of the Spanish Super Cup to fans in Poland and Portugal this week. The tournament will see Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Valencia in action at the 62,000-capacity King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Valencia take on Real Madrid in the tournament opener on January […]
Richard Plepler, who left his position as HBO’s chief executive in February 2019 after spending 27 years working for the premium US broadcaster, has signed a five year exclusive deal to create content for the Apple TV+ streaming service. Plepler recently launched a new production company, Eden Productions, which will create TV series, documentaries and […]
Figures released by the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) and based on data from the Official Charts Company and Futuresource Consulting, show that the home entertainment sector grew by 9.5 per cent in 2019, bringing the total market value to £2.6 billion (€3.05bn). A proliferation of consumption models, including traditional physical media and digital […]