Viacom has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Paws – the entity holding global intellectual property rights to the Garfield and the U.S. Acres franchises. The acquisition is expected to close in the upcoming weeks and will see Viacom develop new Garfield content under the Nickelodeon brand across all platfroms. Viacom said the acquisition […]
Amazon Prime video could present a viable home for La Liga football coverage in the UK and Ireland. Last week, La Liga announced it had withdrawn its tender for the UK broadcast rights after receiving no satisfactory bids for the rights. Speaking to SportsPro, Thomas Thomson, an Enders Analysis broadcast research analyst, said that while […]
Foxtel and BBC Studios have reached an agreement on a long-term extension of their partnership securing premium British drama, entertainment, documentaries, natural history, children’s programming and news for Foxtel’s broadcast and on demand platforms in Austtalia. The deal includes the launch of a new channel, BBC Earth. The documentary channel will feature inspiring and passionate […]
Amazon Prime Video has secured global rights to Truth Seekers from Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Miles Ketley’s UK based production company Stolen Picture. This new UK produced Amazon Original comedy horror series will launch exclusively on the Prime Video streaming service in over 200 countries and territories. Truth Seekers is a horror comedy series about […]
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) – a global coalition dedicated to protecting the dynamic legal market and reducing online piracy – has obtained a permanent injunction against SetTVNow, a piracy outfit that was illegally feeding over 500 television channels to its users via online streaming or set-top devices. “SetTVNow and other piracy outfits […]
HBO Max has secured the exclusive US streaming rights to BBC’s longest running global franchise, Doctor Who. All 11 seasons of the British sci-fi hit drama will be available on WarnerMedia’s streaming service at launch in spring 2020, marking the SVoD premiere of season 11. As part of HBO Max’s new long-term deal with BBC Studios, […]
Ofcom has confirmed that the BBC can go ahead with planned changes to BBC iPlayer, subject to certain conditions and guidance. The BBC intends to change BBC iPlayer from a 30-day catch up service, to one where programmes are available for 12 months as standard, with some available for longer. As required by the BBC […]
La Liga has failed to find a UK broadcast home for the 2019/20 season with less than three weeks until the new campaign kicks off. The top-flight Spanish football league has withdrawn a tender for broadcast rights in the UK and Ireland after receiving “no satisfactory bids”. The league’s organising body gave broadcasters a deadline […]
The owners of the major US broadcast networks have jointly filed a lawsuit against Locast, a startup streaming service that offers broadcast TV available for free. CBS, Disney, Fox and NBCUniversal claim the service threatens billions of dollars in copyrighted content. The lawsuit was filed in New York’s Southern District court on July 31st. The […]
Football governing bodies and national associations FIFA, UEFA, the AFC, the Bundesliga, La Liga, the Premier League and Lega Serie A have issued a joint statement calling to an end to beoutQ’s activities, which is the first time all football leagues have made such a statement. They said: “We, the rights holders of various football […]