Four groups have ‘friended’ ivi.tv, the Seattle company streaming TV signals online without broadcasters’ consent. Public Knowledge and three other organisations filed an amicus brief with the US District Court in New York backing ivi.tv. The streamer is the subject of a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by broadcasters seeking to shut it down. Public Knowledge, […]
A coalition of UK rights holders including the Premier League and trade bodies representing the music, film and TV are preparing to oppose ISPs in the judicial review of legislation to tackle illegal downloading. The Premier League and eight other organisations, including the Producers’ Alliance for Cinema and Television (Pact), the Motion Picture Association and […]
A trademark battle could mean Dave is forced to change its name after a legal challenge by a branding consultancy. Dave, a London agency owned by Engine, a marketing services group, successfully blocked the UKTV channel’s attempt to claim ownership of the Dave marque with the European Union’s trademark body. Both firms operate from offices […]
BBC Worldwide has made a deal with Dutch telco KPN for distribution of the BBC’s five main channels on the operator’s IPTV service as well as carriage of BBC 1 and BBC 2 on the Digitenne digital-terrestrial service. Under the terms of the deal, BBC 1, BBC 2, BBC 3, BBC 4 and BBC HD […]
Italy’s Lega Calcio Serie A could end up being the saviour of fledgling Italian pay-TV platform Dahlia TV, after Sweden’s Wallenberg Group decided to call it a day. According to local media reports, the Italian Football League has already obtained a positive opinion, in principle, of the Competition Authority, Ministry of Economic Development, and liquidator […]
Football’s governing body FIFA has confirmed the extension of its broadcast rights agreement with Al Jazeera Sport for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia and the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar. The agreement is the first to be signed in FIFA’s media rights distribution process for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups, which it […]
Online video management service thePlatform and Adobe Systems have confirmed an alliance aimed at providing enhanced solutions for the delivery of online and mobile content with secure video management and publishing services for media publishers utilising the Adobe Flash Platform. The pair will integrate thePlatform’s mpx video management system with the Adobe Flash Platform leveraging […]
Apple and Microsoft are locked in a dispute after the former’s attempt to trademark the term ’app store’ with Microsoft countered by filing a motion with the US Patent and Trademark Office. It claims the term is too generic to warrant use by just one company, given that other technology companies, including itself, Nokia and […]
ESPN will screen this year’s World Rally Championship. The sports channel will screen 30-minute nightly bulletins at the end of every WRC day, with on-event coverage bookended by an hour long preview and review show. Between events, ESPN is committing 30 hour-long shows with archive material from the sport, as well as two new documentary […]
Samsung customers now have an additional seven TV channels to choose from with the launch of BigPond TV to Samsung’s range of IP televisions, Blu-ray players and home theatre systems. Samsung customers can now access 24/7 news, dedicated AFL, NRL, V8 Supercars channels, 24/7 BigPond Sports News, live horse racing from Sydney and Melbourne and […]