The Copyright Alliance, a diverse group of US creative industry companies, advocacy groups, labour unions, associations, and programmers that raised concerns in April and May about the Federal Communications Commission’s initial proposal to regulate the set-top box market, citing concerns about its potential harmful impact on copyright and content creators’ ability to be compensated for […]
The September 9th announcement that satellite operator SES is to build a new teleport on the Isle of Man could lead to growth in the broadcast media sector, according to one of the figureheads of the scheme, formally unveiled at a special ceremony on the island . Speaking exclusively to advanced-television.com, Stuart Semark, Special Adviser […]
International cable TV and broadband company Liberty Global has agreed a multi-year partnership with Netflix which will lead to Netflix’s content being made available to Liberty Global video customers across more than 30 countries around the world. The launch of the Netflix service on Liberty Global’s advanced digital television platforms will bring acclaimed original Netflix […]
Time Warner Investments has led a $12 million (€10.7m) Series B funding round for You.i TV, whose platform powers the design, development, and delivery of immersive user interfaces for video applications across multiple devices. Scott Levine, Managing Director, Time Warner Investments, will join the You.i TV Board. This strategic investment is being used to further […]
Digital rights management specialist Intertrust Technologies that the Intertrust ExpressPlay cloud-based DRM system is now compatible with Dolby Vision, the premium high dynamic range (HDR) imaging format for Ultra-High Definition (UHD) content. This solution will aid and accelerate UHD deployments worldwide by offering TV manufacturers and content service providers hardware-level protection for Dolby Vision media […]
Entertainment technology and audience insights specialist TiVo is showcasing its latest addition to the TiVo BOLT family, the TiVo BOLT+, at home technology show CEDIA 2016 in Dallas. The TiVo BOLT+ includes six tuners, 3TB of recording capacity, and a new black chassis, creating what the company describes as the “ultimate” multi-room video experience for […]
Following the earlier release of a number of regional studies, content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA, in partnership with international research and strategy consultancy MTM, has published the global learnings from the Pay-TV Innovation Forum, a comprehensive research programme launched earlier this year which examines the state of pay-TV innovation around the world. […]
Satellite operator Eutelsat is taking a minority stake in London-based advanced video compression technology specialist V-Nova. The pair also plan to enter into a commercial partnership focused on satellite video transmission markets, where Eutelsat will exclusively distribute V-Nova’s PERSEUS-powered compression solutions in jointly defined offers for pre-agreed markets. The collaboration with V-Nova reflects Eutelsat’s commitment […]
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has passed judgement on the copyright case GS Media v Sanoma Media Netherlands. The judgement says that posting a hyperlink on a website to works protected by copyright and published without the author’s consent infringes copyright if those hyperlinks are provided for profit and in the […]
Eutelsat is launching from the HOTBIRD video neighbourhood an Ultra HD channel showing HDR (High Dynamic Range) content using HLG (Hybrid Log-Gamma) technology, the new HDR standard developed by the BBC and NHK. Eutelsat has teamed up with 4EVER-2, the French collaborative project on Ultra HD, ATEME and Samsung to show the spectacular appeal of […]