Irdeto, a global software security and media technology company, has announced that PT Mega Media Indonesia, the country’s newest player in DTH broadcast services, has selected Irdeto’s conditional access (CA) solution to launch ‘Parabola Orange TV’ pay TV services. Parabola Orange TV broadens Indonesia’s access to digital TV broadcast services through a combination of post-paid […]
MUBI, the online cinema and community, is using Nativ’s recently released Mio On Demand solution to bring the film festival experience firmly into the living room this month with the expansion of its multiscreen VoD offering to include Sony Bravia Connected TVs. MUBI has migrated its media management and processing operations to MioEverwhere for automated […]
Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, one of the largest telcos in North America, is to deploy Amino’s Aminet A540 DVR IPTV/OTT set-top boxes as part of its Pioneer DTV IPTV service. Pioneer serves over 40,000 customers across more than 74 communities in Western Oklahoma. Under the Pioneer DTV brand, the cooperative offers up to 161 entertainment channels […]
Netflix has ruled out reversing a controversial price increase that sparked a mass departure of subscribers and a share price fall of more than 35 per cent thus giving cause for concern among its investors. Reed Hastings, chief executive, said it would be “accurate” to say that “we shot ourselves in the foot with the […]
BT has been given 14 days to block access to a website accused of promoting illegal filesharing “on a grand scale” by Hollywood studios, in the first high court ruling of its kind under UK copyright law. Justice Arnold handed down a written judgement to BT – which, with about 6 million customers, is the […]
Intelligent broadband network solutions provider Sandvine has released its 10th Global Internet Phenomena Report: Fall 2011, which indicates increased Netflix and OTT services adoption, the market penetration of revenue-replacement applications, the overall increase in mobile marketplaces, and the impact of Internet-ready consumer electronics devices. Major findings from the report include: -Within fixed networks in the […]
Fox Networks has confirmed that Verizon FiOS TV and Mediacom subscribers will have access to FOX on Demand, and both providers are scheduled to offer Fox’s recently launched online authentication service. Verizon launched FOX On Demand on October 1, and Mediacom will be launching the service in the coming weeks. Fox On Demand offers viewers […]
Amazon is ramping up content investment in its London-based LOVEFiLM rental and streaming service, in addition to the Amazon Prime membership service offering free movie streams. In an analyst call, CFO Thomas Szkutak said management remained upbeat on its ownership in LOVEFiLM and rollout of movie streams for Amazon Prime subscribers. “We are happy with […]
A Moscow couple has been charged with distributing pirated movies over the Internet, contributing to estimated losses of $1.08 billion for studios and content owners. The charges, following a lengthy investigation, mark Russia’s first major Internet anti-piracy case focused on films. Russia’s deputy prosecutor general said the couple, working under the pseudonyms Ripper, Shturman, Nadezhda […]
Pace might be struggling to get its hands on set-top box hard drives, but news from South America is that it has won part of a 1 million box order for 2012 from DirecTV for its Argentina operation. The news came from DirecTV Argentina. The order is split between Pace and Technicolor, and says that […]