Sports-first live TV streaming platform FuboTV has been successful in stopping the launch of The Walt Disney Company, Fox and Warner Bros Discovery’s Venu Sports joint venture (JV) after its request for a preliminary injunction was approved by the US District Court, Southern District of New York on August 16th. The company describes the ruling […]
TiVo Platform Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of entertainment technology company Xperi, has announced that TiVo Broadband, a solution specifically tailored for operators’ broadband-only customers, has added five new operators to its portfolio, which now totals ten operators, in addition to expanding its channel lineup on TiVo+. TiVo Broadband is powered by the TiVo IPTV Platform and […]
Research from Virgin Media O2 finds majority (85 per cent) of parents consider reliable connectivity crucial for entertaining children during wet weather on rural outtings during the school holidays. With 60 per cent of respondents (over 40 million Brits) heading on countryside getaways this summer, more than 1 in 3 (37 per cent) are looking […]
Deezer, the music streaming platform, and DAZN, the sports streaming service, have announced a multi-year joint distribution partnership. Later this year, music and sports fans in France will be able to seamlessly access premium streaming on Deezer and DAZN through multiple direct-to-consumer offers. The collaboration follows DAZN’s recent win to become the home of Ligue […]
Anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has reached settlements with three US-based illegal IPTV operators. As part of the settlements, the operators are required to pay over $2 million (€1.8m) in financial compensation to ACE. Working with its studio members, last year ACE identified the operators of the services that were illegally […]
MAVTV, the media platform for motorsports, powersports and automotive programming, is launching MAVTV GO, its new direct-to-consumer streaming service. Developed in partnership with Endeavor Streaming, a specialist in premium video distribution, MAVTV GO brings motorsports fans worldwide access to original shows, live racing, race recaps, documentaries and a library of VoD content that includes archive […]
LG Ad Solutions, a specialist in connected TV and cross-screen advertising, has released a report titled The Inclusive Screen: Black Americans, based on a survey of nearly 1,500 Black and African American CTV users, the report found that CTV is a pivotal environment for advertisers to connect with Black Americans in personalised and impactful ways. The […]
The UK is forecast to have the largest entertainment and media market in Europe – overtaking Germany – from 2025, according to PwC’s Global Entertainment & Media (E&M) Outlook 2024-2028. UK E&M revenue is expected to break the £100 billion (€117bn) barrier this year before growing to £121 billion by 2028 at a compound annual […]
Two brothers from Ilford, East London, have been sentenced to a total of 11 years in prison for operating an illegal streaming service that offered subscriptions to premium television content, including Sky. Amir Butt was sentenced to seven years in prison and his brother Ammar Hussain was sentenced to four years after being found guilty […]
FreeWheel, a technology platform for the TV industry, has announced the availability of the Performance Suite with solutions created for activation on its demand-side platform, Beeswax. The Performance Suite offers off-the-shelf, machine learning-based solutions, in addition to Beeswax’s customisable tools, designed to help buyers reach their CTV performance goals. With ongoing concerns around signal loss […]