A study on whether some law breaking is socially acceptable has revealed that 70 per cent believe downloading illicit material from the Internet is acceptable. Three out four, however, felt it was completely unacceptable to then sell that product on for profit. The study, published by the Rockwool Foundation Research Unit, questioned participants on morals […]
ITV has reported £286 million (€337.5m) of pre-tax profits for 2010 as advertising revenue has surged back. The equivalent figure was £25 million last year. Net advertising revenue rose to £1.5 billion, up from £1.29 billion a year earlier. The company’s strong position – net debt will have more than halved to about £300 million, […]
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has expressed its support for a report produced by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) that spotlighted more than 30 Internet and physical markets that exemplify key challenges in the global struggle against piracy and counterfeiting. According to US Trade Representative Ron Kirk, piracy and […]
Technicolor achieved Q4 revenues of €1.155 billion, up 21.4 per cent vs. Q4 2009, second half revenues over all were €2.075 billion up 17 per cent. Nonetheless annual turnover was down 1.2 per cent on 2009 though EBITDA was 1.2 per cent up at €505 million, a margin of 14 per cent. A net loss […]
Internet-based television service FilmOn is looking to launch in the US, Europe and the Middle East in autumn 2011, according to the operation’s founder and CEO Alki David. The service is currently the subject of a federal lawsuit filed by the major US networks which claims that FilmOn has been streaming the signals of numerous […]
The police in Dubai have raided “dozens” of buildings in the UAE targeting alleged signal distribution pirates in the region. Dubai Police’s economic crime department co-ordinated the raids having been given details of the alleged pirates by Arab Digital Distribution (ADD), a pay-TV broadcaster which specialises in supplying content for Asian viewers. “Piracy is not […]
Web-TV company Boxee has secured a new round of financing for $16.5 million in Series C financing from both new and existing investors. New investors include Tel Aviv-based Pitango Venture Capital and New York-based SoftBank Capital. Pitango’s managing general partner Isaac Hillel will also join Boxee’s board of directors. Previous investors in Boxee include Spark […]
Vivendi Group has reported full year revenue of €28.878 billion, up 6.4 per cent. Pay TV division Canal Plus reported full-year revenues of €4.7 billion, a 3.5 per cent year-on-year increase, €3.956 billion coming from Canal Plus France. At the end of 2010, Canal Plus France had 11.1 million subscriptions and ARPU was up €1.6 […]
The Canadian Federal Court of Appeal has cleared the way for broadcasters to charge cable and satellite providers for carrying their programmes. The CRTC had asked the court to rule on whether it had the right to establish a regime whereby broadcasters could attach a value to their signals. In a 2-1 ruling, the court […]
Adult studio Digital Playground and Marc Dorcel, the European specialist in adult entertainment, have sealed a VOD distribution partnership allowing Digital Playground to deliver its content to more than 18 European countries and 50 TV networks and platforms. With this alliance, Digital Playground and Marc Dorcel will provide, for the first time in Europe, instant […]