Anti-piracy coalition the International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has confirmed the addition of DirecTV, a leading video distribution company in the US, as its newest member. While IBCAP remains focused on anti-piracy efforts for the multicultural video market, the addition of DirecTV will permit IBCAP to broaden its scope as it works with DirecTV […]

The 28-minute special Bluey episode The Sign will land on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer on April 18tj (Good Friday). Additionally, Season 3 of the animated hit will air on CBeebies from April. Written by Bluey creator and writer Joe Brumm, directed by Richard Jeffery, and produced by Ludo Studio, The Sign – previously only available […]

Channel 4 has acquired suspense thriller Long Bright River from Sony Pictures Television. Based on Liz Moore’s New York Times bestselling novel, Long Bright River is an eight-part limited drama which tells the story of Mickey, a police officer who patrols a Philadelphia neighbourhood hard-hit by the opioid crisis. When a series of murders begins […]

Following a landmark case in Lebanon, the operator of a platform responsible for supplying illegal streams to pirate services around the world, has been convicted and sentenced to 11 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $90,000 (€83,000) in penalties and damages. Following a joint criminal complaint by the Premier League, Sky and […]

The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has announced a multi-year partnership with Starzplay, the SVoD service in the Middle East and North Africa region. The deal will bring PFL’s full suite of premier MMA franchises to fight fans in the regions, including the PFL World Tournament, Champions Series, PFL Europe, PFL MENA and PFL Africa. All […]

MotoGP has extended its long-term partnership with Sportian, the sports division of Globant. As the collective fightback against sports piracy continues, the partnership has achieved breakthrough results in removing illegal content. Since beginning its anti-piracy partnership with La Liga, co-founder of Sportian, over five years ago, MotoGP has been successful in tracking and removing illegal […]

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, is now the global broadcast partner of Women’s Elite Rugby (WER), the first professional women’s rugby union league in the US Fans will be able to watch all Women’s Elite Rugby games live and on-demand for free only on DAZN. The league’s inaugural season starts on March 22nd and will […]

One of the biggest tournaments in kickboxing is coming to sports streaming platform DAZN. On April 5th, Glory 99: Last Heavyweight Standing and will be streamed live on DAZN in many markets around the globe, including the US, Canada, Netherlands, DACH, the Balkans and more. The main cards from the five-event series, which culminates in […]

Coming-of-age indie drama, Penelope, is set to launch on Sky and streaming service NOW in the UK and Ireland, following a deal with Fremantle. Produced by the Duplass Brothers Productions and created by Mark Duplass and Mel Eslyn, the 8 x 30’ series follows Penelope, played by Megan Stott, a 16-year-old who feels out of […]

Premier Sports will show live rugby coverage from Japan’s Rugby League One (JRL1) and USA’s Major League Rugby (MLR) as part of its new dedicated 24/7 rugby channel – Premier Sports Rugby. The new channel is available on the Premier Sports streaming platform for customers and soon to launch on Sky Glass, Sky Stream, Virgin […]