Reliance-controlled JioHotstar is expanding beyond India for the first time, taking over from Hotstar in the UK, Canada and Singapore starting September 2. The service launches with over 160,000 hours of entertainment content, but existing content deals mean live sports like the IPL and Premier League won't be available at launch, though the company hasn't ruled out adding them later.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-01
Liverpool face Nottingham Forest at Anfield on Saturday, with both clubs still chasing their first Premier League victory under recently appointed managers. Liverpool salvaged a 2-2 draw at Newcastle last weekend on a late Dominik Szoboszlai penalty, while Forest's Oliver Glasner has lost his first two games in charge, including a midweek Carabao Cup defeat to Leeds. Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m. BST, with US viewers able to stream the match via USA Network on services like Sling TV.
cnet.com
· 2026-08-29
Milan Ibrahim, 68, has been sentenced in the UK to more than six years in prison after running an illegal IPTV streaming service that earned roughly £980,812 ($1.3 million) over three years. City of London Police's Intellectual Property Crime Unit found the operation used 80 servers based in Chorley to distribute pirated content from the BBC, ITV, Sky, the Premier League and Motion Picture Association members, all of which were seized and shut down.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-08-28