A coalition of artists in music and film has sued CBS Interactive Inc. and CNET Networks, Inc. for mass-scale copyright infringement in Los Angeles federal court. This lawsuit is based on the defendants’ direct participation in massive copyright infringement on peer-to-peer (‘P2P’) systems, such as LimeWire, that are used to copy and distribute songs, films […]
The International Olympics Committee is meeting in June to decide on who should hold the broadcasting rights for the 2014 Winter Games and 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Games. 2014’s Winter Games are to be held in Sochi, Russia. Sports Business Daily says the IOC is to meet on June 6-7 at their Lausanne headquarters […]
Formula 1 owners CVC Capital confirmed a ‘friendly approach’ from News Corp (reported on ATV on April 20th) was joined by Italian investment company EXOR, controlled by the Agnelli family – once main owners of Fiat – and where the CEO is John Elkann, chairman of Fiat. Fiat owns Ferrari, F1’s most successful team. It […]
Sales of DVDs have collapsed in the last year falling 20 per cent according to figures released by the Digital Entertainment Group (DEG). Total sales from film-related DVD and Blu-ray discs in Q1 2011 fell from approximately $2.6 billion (Q1 2010) to $2.1 billion in the US. The DEG said the decline was related to […]
Russia should introduce an initiative to regulate copyright on the Internet, according to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. At a meeting with the country’s Internet community he stressed the need to optimise the work of the online services and mass-media, saying that protection of the intellectual property, copyright and prevention of cyber crimes were among the […]
ITV and Sky Sports will continue to hold the United Kingdom media rights for the UEFA Champions League after agreeing a new three-year term with UEFA to cover the 2012-15 cycle. Free-to-air commercial broadcaster ITV has secured exclusive rights to 16 UEFA Champions League first-choice live matches on Tuesday as well as highlights on Tuesday. […]
NonStop Television and Warner Bros International Television Distribution (WBITD) have made a pact to entertain viewers in Scandinavia via a new agreement giving NonStop’s Showtime and TNT7 channels the rights to an expansive slate of theatrical motion pictures and television series from WBITD. Under terms of the multiyear deal, Showtime and TNT7 have acquired a […]
Dish Network has announced that Dish Online.com now gives its US customers instant, unlimited access to HBO and Cinemax titles not offered by Netflix’s online service. In connection with HBO’s new online video destinations, HBO GO and MAX GO, Dish Network customers who subscribe to HBO or Cinemax premium channels can now instantly watch nearly […]
A Judicial Review of the terms of the UK Digital Economy Act brought by BT and TalkTalk has been thrown out by the High Court. The Court rejected claims that Parliament had overstepped it powers with anti-piracy measures. The ISPs’ only win was that Justice Kenneth Parker upheld one of the objections, relating to who […]
News Corp is understood to be considering joining a consortium bid for Formula One Grand Prix motor racing, reports the Financial Times, quoting people familiar with the matter. The sport has been owned since 2005 by CVC Capital Partners. Although there has been no indication that the private equity group is looking to sell, there […]