Sky Italia has extended its exclusive rights to broadcast Wimbledon in Italy for a further 4 years. The tennis tournament, the oldest of the Grand Slam tennis events, will remain on Sky and streaming on NOW until at least 2030. “Wimbledon is not just a tennis tournament […] it is a world sports legend.,” commented […]
A Fapav/Ipsos study reveals that, despite anti-piracy laws, Italians are still heavily involved in illegally accessing content such as movies, TV series and sporting events. This has resulted in a €2.2 billion loss for the entertainment industry in 2024 and an estimated loss of €904 million in GDP, putting over 12,000 jobs at risk. While […]
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) is partnering with the Legends Team Cup to show the new international tennis tour for iconic players of the ATP Tour. WBD Sports will offer live and exclusive coverage of all seven tournaments taking place across a host of locations in 2025 on its streaming platforms including HBO Max and discovery+. […]
UYoung, the Chinese children’s and family entertainment and media company, has acquired a raft of English language programmes from global broadcasters and production companies for its popular Ukids app, the preschool animation platform. Acquisitions include the Alphablocks Limited shows – Alphablocks (83 x 5’), Numberblocks (150 x 5’) and Colourblocks (45 x 5’) – produced by the Emmy and BAFTA winning […]
A federal court in Seattle has issued a default judgment in favour of Amazon and studio plaintiffs Paramount, Universal, Warner Bros and HBO in a joint action targeting an international counterfeiting operation that sold fake DVDs on Amazon. The ruling grants all requested relief—including more than $7.5 million (€6.5m) in statutory damages and broad injunctive […]
Lion Forge Entertainment’s superhero animated series, Iyanu, will debut July 3rd on ITVX for UK and Northern Ireland audiences, with all 10 episodes of season 1 available at launch. The series UK debut on ITVX continues Iyanu’s successful first season, which captivated young audiences on Max and Cartoon Network in the US, ranking as the […]
Starting in summer 2026, all Netflix members in France will be able to watch TF1 channels and on demand content from TF1+ directly on Netflix. This distribution partnership will see TF1 Group’s popular services – both live channels and on-demand content – available to Netflix members in France as part of their existing subscription, without […]
The World Seniors Darts Bet Goodwin Champion of Champions will be shown live and free on Pluto TV. The event, featuring an all star line-up of darts legends, will take place on June 29th at the MODUS Live Lounge in Portsmouth. Live coverage will be shown on MODUS Super Darts channel on Pluto TV, with […]
beIN Media Group, the global sports, entertainment and media group, has secured the exclusive rights to broadcast every match of the Premier League (PL) in 24 countries across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) until the end of the 2027/28 season, further solidifying its position as the global home of sports. Premier League fans […]
A Tennessee man has pleaded guilty to criminal copyright infringement after stealing and selling pre-release DVDs while employed at a DVD manufacturing facility in Memphis. The 37-year-old defendant signed a plea agreement admitting his illegal conduct and now faces potential prison time, a criminal fine, and an obligation to pay restitution to victims harmed by […]