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Italian Court orders Cloudfare to assist in combatting piracy

The Milan Court has issued a landmark ruling in the fight against digital piracy, siding with the Serie A League in its lawsuit against content delivery network provider Cloudflare. The court has ordered Cloudflare to prevent users from accessing websites illegally streaming Serie A football matches by blocking their domain names and network traffic. Cloudflare […]

December 23, 2024From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Swisscom’s Vodafone Italia acquisition approved

Swisscom has received clearance for the acquisition of Vodafone Italia from both the Italian Competition Authority (Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato) and the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy (MIMIT). The Italian Competition Authority has cleared the transaction and accepted behavioural commitments proposed by Swisscom. These include the continued provision of wholesale […]

December 23, 2024

Channel 4 launches Un-algorithmy algorithm

Channel 4 is giving streamers a new way to watch over Christmas and into 2025. The ‘Un-algorithmy algorithm’ sees the UK commercial PSB launch a dedicated section on its streaming app and website where viewers can access recommendations and content collections created solely by humans for humans. Unlinked from Channel 4’s algorithm and recommendation engines, […]

December 23, 2024By Colin Mann

€128m EC 5G connectivity boost

The European Commission has announced grant agreements totalling €128 million to support 31 new 5G infrastructure projects, following the third call for proposals of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF Digital). This adds to the €93 million already committed to finance 35 projects for 5G under the first two CEF Digital calls, for a total of […]

December 23, 2024

CNN FAST channels on Titan OS

Titan OS, the technology, entertainment and advertising company, has announced a partnership with CNN International Commercial to expand its content offering with two new channels. CNN Fast will be available across UK, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway and the CNN International channel can be watched in UK and Germany. Titan […]

December 23, 2024

Canal+ renews VIDAA partnership

VIDAA and Canal+ have announced the renewal of their partnership for the distribution of Canal+ applications on Smart TV’s running on VIDAA OS, adding Central Europe, Vietnam, Myanmar, French Overseas Territories and French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa to Poland, France and Switzerland. Canal+ applications will be pre-installed on all VIDAA-powered Smart TV, enabling users to easily access […]

December 23, 2024

IRIS2 faces tough schedule

IRIS2 is Europe’s massive project to provide a highly-secure multi-orbit satellite constellation which will also compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink and provide safe and secure communications for Europe’s nations and military. The IRIS2 project has been described as ‘Starlink’s big sister’ and a true mega-constellation. But it has a very tight set of deadlines. The […]

December 23, 2024By Chris Forrester

Forecast: Video conferencing market at $5.1bn in 2024

The global video conferencing market is navigating a period of steady expansion, with volumes expected to approach four million units by the end of 2024, according to a report from Futuresource Consulting. Despite economic pressures, value is expected to surpass $5.1 billion (€4.9bn), up from $4.9 billion in 2023, driven by the rising adoption of […]

December 23, 2024

DAZN signs Alamiya Media production deal

DAZN, the sports streaming service, has signed a three-year deal with Saudi-based production facilities company, Alamiya Media, which will provide broadcast facilities and resources for DAZN’s broadcasting of Riyadh Season events in the Middle East. Under the terms of the partnership, Alamiya Media will supply broadcast facilities in Saudi Arabia and be the preferred supplier […]

December 23, 2024

Canada: TNA Wrestling signs Sportsnet deal

TNA Wrestling has signed a multi-year agreement with Sportsnet to air its flagship weekly TV show, TNA iMPACT!, every Thursday across Canada on Sportsnet 360, beginning on January 2nd 2025. Additional programming to air on Sportsnet 360 includes TNA’s Xplosion, TNA in 60 and other TNA Classics from the 20+ year library, showcasing over 6,000 […]

December 23, 2024By Nik Roseveare