BSkyB has reacted furiously to Ofcom's proposition to force them to sell its sports and premium movie rights to other platforms at regulated prices. Ofcom said such a move may be a “most appropriate way of ensuring fair and effective competition”. BSkyB has immediately rejected the proposal, saying it will “use all available legal avenues”, […]
As both sides await a judge's ruling over the legality of RealNetworks’ DVD copying software RealDVD, the major studios have filed a new complaint, charging that RealNetworks lied in court about circumventing DVD copy protections. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) asked the Judge to include in the court record five patent filings by […]
Sonic Solutions is partnering with Fujisoft to deliver entertainment to the Nintendo Wii game console. Sonic’s Roxio CinemaNow will be providing Hollywood content, beginning with new releases and catalogue titles from Paramount Pictures, for Fujisoft’s video-on-demand service in Japan, called “Minna no Theater Wii” (Everyone’s Theatre Wii). The companies will continue to work together in […]
Microsoft and VivaKi, the digital arm of Publicis, have unveiled a broad cooperation deal spanning the fast-growing digital advertising sector to targeted television advertising. The deal will lead to the creation of a customised VivaKi advertisement exchange for television advertising delivered via Microsoft’s Admira software. As part of the agreement, VivaKi’s units Starcom MediaVest Group, […]
Consumers are unwilling to part with their broadband services at home even in the midst of the economic downturn, preferring to cut spending on things like dining out and leisure travel, according to a series of studies sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent. Broadband services appear to be nearly recession-proof, with 84 per cent of consumers identifying broadband […]
enableTV is offering a tru2way deployment solution including its royalty-free, commercial version of CableLabs tru2way Reference Implementation. The enableTV OCAP middleware package includes full source for the Java middleware, and is the sole source of example porting layers, porting layer test suites, porting and testing documentation, technical product support and optional porting services. enableTV will […]
A global report from MRG shows how hybrid IPTV set-top boxes (STBs) are helping IPTV Operators “jump-start” early service deployment or extend the reach of their existing video IP Networks. By merging existing digital video broadcast programming with IPTV services, Operators are finding they can significantly slash CapEx and lead-time costs from typical IPTV deployment […]
The Q1 2009 Global Digital Media Index (DMI) from the Strategy Analytics Digital Media Strategies Service shows that along with the worsened economic environment, digital media revenue growth continues to drop since Q1 2008. The Digital Media Index grew only 0.9 per cent in Q1 2009 on a seasonally adjusted annual TTM basis, down from […]
OpenTV has launched an end-to-end middleware solution for Southern Yinshi Network Media, a subsidiary of Southern Media Corporation, one of China's leading broadcasting groups. Southern Yinshi is responsible for the digital conversion of 18 municipal and city cable networks of Southern Media Corporation. The end-to-end solution, powered by OpenTV Core2 middleware, enables one of the […]
Germany’s federal cartel office has confirmed it won't be changing its mind on banning the merger of the main three MSOs KDG, Unity and Kabel BW. It also made it clear it would also disallow a merger between any two of them. In a swipe at the companies now struggling investors, the president of the […]