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Vimeo to pay €5m in damages to Mediaset

Vimeo has been ordered to compensate Mediaset with almost €5 million for 498 copyrighted videos uploaded to its site without authorisation. A Rome Court issued the ruling, condemning the online video portal also to pay almost €80,000 in court costs. It comes on the heels of Dailymotion also being ordered to pay Mediaset compensation. According […]

July 19, 2019From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Spain: Mitele Plus offers football package

Mediaset’s new streaming service Mitele Plus will offer a La Liga, Champions League and Europa League football package for €35 a month – with a €5 discount for the first three months. The OTT platform will go live on July 22nd with a subscription to Mediaset content without advertising for €2.50 a month or €25 […]

July 19, 2019From David Del Valle in Madrid

Netflix slips, and disappoints investors

Netflix’s Q2 numbers disappointed Wall Street having suffered a drop-off in subscriber growth. Globally, Netflix added 2.7 million subs in the April-June period, well down on consensus expectations of 5 million. However, plenty of overnight comments have pointed out that the streaming company managed almost 10 million subscribers in Q1, a 12-year record. There were […]

July 18, 2019By Chris Forrester

Virgin, Sky extend content deal

UK pay-TV operators Virgin Media and Sky have agreed a new, multi-year partnership that will see the two companies strengthen their track record of collaboration and bring an even better viewing experience to Virgin customers with new Sky content and functionality.  As part of the extended deal, Sky’s line up of entertainment, cinema and sports […]

July 18, 2019

Spain: DAZN refuses to air La Liga

Telefónica’s “tough” financial conditions for third parties to acquire La Liga rights have ultimately driven streaming service DAZN to refuse to broadcast La Liga and the Champions League in Spain this year. Both parties have been negotiating for several months but agreement has not been possible because of the high price imposed by Telefónica and […]

July 18, 2019From David Del Valle in Madrid

The Open joins GOLFTV across SE Asia, Hong Kong & Taiwan

Golf’s oldest Championship, The Open, is joining GOLFTV’s portfolio and will be presented to fans on the streaming service’s offering across Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The multi-year agreement starts at the 148th Open at Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland, as the world’s best players compete to determine the Champion Golfer of the Year. Starting this year, […]

July 17, 2019

Dailymotion to pay €5.5m in damages to Mediaset

Dailymotion has been ordered to pay out over €5.5 million to Italian broadcaster Mediaset as compensation for 995 copyrighted videos uploaded to its site since 2006 without authorisation. A Rome Court also condemned the French video portal to the payment of almost €100,000 in legal costs. In his ruling, the judge stated that “Dailymotion is […]

July 16, 2019From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Premier League wins Irish ISP blocking order

With the 2019/20 English Premier League set to kick off in the coming weeks, a court order means that Irish people will find it much harder to locate illegal TV streams of live games. Football Association Premier League Ltd has been granted Ireland’s first order which compels Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block live streaming […]

July 16, 2019By Colin Mann

BBC scores Women’s Euro 2021

The BBC has secured exclusive rights to the 2021 Women’s European Championship in England. There will be extensive coverage of every game of the tournament across television, radio and online. The BBC showed this summer’s Women’s World Cup, with a record-breaking 28.1 million people watching the tournament on television. England’s semi-final loss to the USA […]

July 13, 2019

Fuel TV, WSL extend distribution agreement

Fuel TV and the World Surf League (WSL) have struck a new distribution agreement that will see the rest of the WSL’s 2019 Championship Tour (CT) and select Qualifying Series (QS) events broadcast live on Fuel TV in China and EMEA. “We’re thrilled to have the WSL back on Fuel TV” said Fernando Figueiredo, CEO […]

July 12, 2019