Irdeto has confirmed that Netflix has licensed Irdeto's Cloakware Embedded Security as part of its suite of content protection tools for the tens of thousands of TV episodes and movies it streams instantly to its members. Irdeto provides an advanced content protection solution that allows application developers to rapidly deploy leading software security.
Amis Telekom has selected Swedish firm Edgeware to provide its video servers to power the on-demand element of the telco’s IPTV services, which it operates in Slovenia and Croatia. The telco’s IPTV service, called ‘Amis TV’, offers linear channels and on-demand video, network personal video recorder features and time-shifting capabilities, courtesy of the Edgeware servers.
MobiTV has confirmed that its MobiTV for iPhone application is available from the App Store in the US. The app gives iPhone users live sports, breaking news and entertainment with enhanced discoverability and interactive technologies, the first in a wave of new mobile media features coming from MobiTV. Consumers can use the in-app purchasing feature […]
The Indian Premier League Twenty 20 (IPL T20) cricket enters its third season in 2010 and is expected to draw a TV audience of 200 million in India alone. To enhance the viewing experience of this hugely popular competition, the action will be broadcast in HD to homes across the country using Ericsson HD solutions. […]
Abertis Telecom faces more competition charges From David Del Valle in Madrid The Spanish Competition Authority has started legal proceedings against domestic broadcasting agency Abertis Telecom over alleged abuse of dominant position in the distribution of TV signals. The case was taken to the CNC Competition Commission by SES Astra Iberica which accuses Abertis of […]
Europe's three biggest telcos – Deutsche Telekom, France Telecom and Telefonica, have said Google must share advertising revenue from services carried on their networks or they will ask EU regulators to intervene. “There is something totally not normal and contrary to economic logic to let Google use our network without paying the price for this,” […]
Chellomedia has acquired the Teuve, the 10-channel bouquet, from ONO, making it the leading multichannel operator in Spain. The combined Multicanal and Teuve offering now represents a 16 per cent viewing share of the pay-TV market in Spain. “This deal demonstrates Chellomedia's success at developing a leading position in key European territories and underlines our […]
Swisscom expects the total exposure of its Italian subsidiary Fastweb to a complex fraud and tax evasion investigation in Italy to be no more than E81 million, according to the Swiss company's chief executive. Carsten Schloter, who took over temporarily as chief executive of Fastweb this month, said Swisscom had been aware since it acquired […]
At a time when HD Ready TVs are selling faster than ever in the run up to the World Cup, many UK households are still confused as to how actually to watch in HD. Ofcoms data shows that 70 per cent of digital TVs sold in the UK in the last quarter of 2009 were […]
Sharp enter 3D TV market Japan’s Sharp will begin selling 3D-capable LCD TVs in Japan this summer, the latest consumer electronics maker to enter the market. Sharp plans to launch 3D TVs in China, Europe and the United States by December, joining larger rivals Samsung, LG and Sony. Sharp’s says the new products will be […]