Trade bodies DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) and Media & Entertainment Services Alliance Europe (MESA Europe), in association with the Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE), have confirmed that a second ‘Academy’ on digital content ownership UltraViolet ecosystem is to take place. This year’s industry event, to be held in London on September 11th, will […]
Following the announcement that digital content ownership ecosystem UltraViolet is set to launch in France and Germany later in the year, a senior executive at Sony, one of its main backers, has suggested its take-up in those territories will be good. Speaking at the Futuresource Entertainment Summit 2013 in London, Magnus Hollo, Managing Director, Sony […]
A recent report informed us that the City of London Police are, along with the Intellectual Property Office, setting up a special unit to tackle digital piracy and counterfeiting. The IPO is going to provide £2.5 million over two years for the unit. Not exactly the FBI is it? I’m guessing that sum is less […]
Viaccess-Orca has announced that Indonesian satellite TV provider PT Global Comm Nusantara (GCN) has selected its Smartcard Conditional Access System (CAS) to support an upcoming interactive satellite-based DTH service called “neotv.” Using Viaccess-Orca’s CAS, GCN will have the ability to cost-effectively deliver educational and cultural content to subscribers. The deployment will significantly increase Viaccess-Orca’s footprint […]
Tata Communications has launched its cloud-based broadcast quality video transcoding and delivery service. The new content transformation service has already been selected by Viacom18, a joint venture between Viacom and the Network18, to provide HD content transcoding and delivery via the cloud. Developed in partnership with Harmonic, the service allows Viacom18 to maximise its return […]
According to media technology services provider Farncombe, the new types of devices consumers want to use for viewing TV, such as tablets and smartphones, use Digital Rights Management (DRM) technologies to secure content because they are not built for the traditional broadcast environment. Noting this reality, the firm has published a white paper designed to […]
Conax, a global provider of solutions for securing multi-device and digital video content distribution, has announced that Uruguay pay-TV operators Montecable and Nuevo Siglo are deploying content security solution Conax Contego Unite and Conax Secure Clients to enable the addition of advanced OTT multiscreen, multi-network video and content consumption services. The operators are in commercial […]
Broadpeak, a provider of content delivery networks (CDN) and VoD servers for cable, IPTV, OTT, and hybrid TV operators worldwide, has announced that Singapore-based communications provider StarHub has deployed Broadpeak’s BkM100 Mediator CDN manager and BkS300 multiformat video streaming servers to power its live video services. Utilising Broadpeak’s highly flexible and customisable CDN and video […]
The average revenue of media and entertainment (M&E) companies will shortly cross the 50 per cent mark from majority traditional to majority digital, according to a new report by Ernst & Young that surveyed more than 550 senior executives from global M&E companies. Today, revenue from digital is 47 per cent and survey respondents say […]
Movie server pioneer Kaleidescape, Inc. has confirmed that the Kaleidescape Store, its industry-first service that enables the digital delivery of movie purchases over the Internet in the highest quality available, is now available in the UK. The new service was launched in the US in December, and is initially backed by a multi-year license agreement […]