Anti-piracy body the International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has announced the opening of a significantly expanded anti-piracy lab in Denver. The new facility increases IBCAP’s operational capacity and, for the first time, gives broadcasters and content owners outside IBCAP’s traditional coalition model access to the organisation’s specialised technology, expertise and lab services. In addition […]
Consumers across Latin America face significantly higher cyber risks when using illegal live sports streaming services, according to new research commissioned by the anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment’s (ACE) World Cup Anti-Piracy Task Force and authored by Dr Paul Watters. The findings, which tracks similar research conducted in other regions, come as […]
According to Mateusz Jędrocha, CPO at Adlook, Fox’s acquisition of Roku has been on the cards for years. “Fox was the only major broadcaster without a credible streaming distribution layer, while Roku was the leading CTV platform without a live content anchor. Together, both problems disappear. More broadly, it reflects a shift across the industry, […]
As the global entertainment market stabilises, findings from Futuresource Consulting’s Living With Digital study reveal a shift away from platform competition towards a more interconnected content ecosystem. Drawing on a nationally representative study of 14,000 consumers, across seven markets, the research highlights how audiences are increasingly engaging across cinema, streaming and transactional formats, with each […]
The Ravenna Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza), with the support of the Special Units for the Protection of Privacy and Technological Fraud and Goods and Services and numerous other units of the outfit, carried out over 100 searches and seizures throughout Italy. These were commissioned by the Bologna Public Prosecutor’s Office as part of an […]
The House of Creators channel has launched on Samsung TV Plus in France, aggregating the content of some of the best French entertainment creators on connected TVs. House of Creators brings together eleven must-know talents from the French creator economy for its launch. “We’re betting on launching a generalist, family-friendly creator channel, perfect for watching […]
Viaccess-Orca (VO), a specialist in OTT / TV platforms, content protection, and data-driven solutions, has announced that MasOrange has deployed VO technologies across its IPTV and OTT platforms as part of a targeted advertising and multi–brand service expansion. VO’s contribution spans client and server side targeted advertising components, the VO Secure Video Player, and the […]
Senior executives from YouTube will face questions from MPs on what the company is doing to ensure young people can find high-quality content on its platform, which, according to Ofcom, is now the most used app or site by children of all ages. The evidence session on March 10th is part of the Culture, Media […]
Canal+ has announced the forthcoming discontinuation of the Showmax service, following a comprehensive review of its streaming activities. The Showmax Board of Directors said the decision “reflects the continued focus of MultiChoice, a Canal+ company, on financial discipline and investment optimisation, in an increasingly competitive and capital-intensive global streaming environment”. The “substantial” annual losses experienced […]
A Madrid investigating court has summoned the chief executive of Cloudflare, Matthew Prince, to appear on April 7th as part of criminal proceedings linked to an alleged failure to cooperate in the fight against football piracy. Investigating Court Number 50 of Madrid has admitted a joint complaint lodged by LaLiga and Movistar Plus+, in which […]