The US government will propose a set of Internet piracy rules as the government seeks to “improve intellectual property enforcement,” says Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Victoria Espinel. A number of Federal agencies including the US Departments of Commerce, Homeland Security and Justice, as well as the Office of the US Trade Representative, have developed a […]
Research specialist Euroconsult, in its latest study, says the market value for video transmission services over satellite, including video distribution services for TV channels and contribution services for permanent and occasional use is expected to reach $27 billion in 2020, up from $15.8 billion in 2010. “The anticipated revenue growth for video transmission services in […]
Five of the major motion picture studios in the US have launched the next phase of their ongoing campaign against against Hotfile.com, a so-called cyberlocker service that allows its is based on strong market drivers such as the multiplication of cusers to share and store large media files on its servers. The lawsuit claims damages […]
Walt Disney has reported a sharp rise in profits thanks to increased advertising revenue and the popularity of its theme parks. Net profit for the final quarter of last year came in at $1.3 billion up more than 50 per cent compared with the $844 million the company made a year earlier. Revenue rose by […]
The BBC cancelled a press announcement of their iPlayer for iPad and Android after one their own engineers leaked the news on Twitter. Now the BBC says: “All things being well we plan to have Android and iPad apps in stores by the end of the week.” iPlayer already works on iOS via mobile web, […]
France’s Canal + is augmenting its 3D service with the promise of one blockbuster movie and a top-flight football match each month from March. Kicking off on February 12 with live coverage of the English Premier League clash between rivals Manchester United and Manchester City, future games will feature leading French teams, as well as […]
Star Satellite Communications Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), has contracted Axiom Telecom and Sky Stream to provide Yahsat’s satellite broadband service in the UAE. The new service, ‘YahClick’, will offer cost-effective broadband services to both consumer and enterprise customers. The service – which will cover an area spanning 27 […]
ANT has announced that Humax has launched its new TV Portal using the ANT Galio Platform. An automatic over-the-air update ran from Friday 4th to Sunday 6th February to all Humax HDR-FOX T2 Freeview+ HD set-top boxes in the UK. This update included the addition of the ANT Galio Platform to facilitate the new TV […]
Conax has entered a contract with Russian Satellite TV operator, Telekarta. Security partner Conax will deliver content protection technology for the Telekarta DTH platform. Key factors in the Conax/Telekarta contract include Conax’ benchmark policy for “freedom of choice” of security-evaluated client devices, combined with no royalty fee and a wide range of client devices already […]
Sigma Systems has introduced its new Telco Services Accelerator, a residential service fulfilment solution that enables telcos to capitalise on the growth of triple-play services over fibre. This next-generation OSS platform enables telcos to create service bundles and seamlessly provision, activate and manage residential Internet, SIP-based VoIP and IPTV services over a fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network. […]