NAGRA, a digital TV division of the Kudelski Group and provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, has announced an agreement with Altice USA, the fourth largest US cable operator and a subsidiary of Altice. Specifically, NAGRA will provide Altice USA with the content protection and innovation platform to enable encryption and content security […]
Irdeto, a specialist in digital platform security, has announced that Irdeto CA has been deployed to over 2 million subscribers of MTS, a leading telecommunications group in Russia. Irdeto’s scalable CA solution now securely delivers the Russian broadcaster’s television services across nine different time zones, representing the majority of Russian territory. MTS provides mobile and […]
Italy’s Guardia di Finanza (Financial Police) has busted a pay-TV piracy ring in Naples, seizing €76,000 in transmission equipment, including smart cards, decoders and PCs. The pirates, equipped with decoders and cards from pay-TV operators Sky Italia and Mediaset Premium, decoded premium content such as movies and live football and retransmitted it in real-time online. […]
According to John Bird, Principal Consultant at Futuresource Consulting, the impact of on-demand on linear viewing and the rising cost of sports rights are two of the main reasons behind the well-publicised and highly acrimonious pricing row between Sky and Discovery Communications which was settled shortly before the broadcaster’s 12 thematic genre channels were set […]
BBC Worldwide and Snap Inc have partnered to launch an exclusive series of Planet Earth II ‘Shows’ on social media messaging app Snapchat’s Discover Platform in the US and Canada. In a first for mobile audiences, never-before-seen footage filmed for the landmark series will launch on Snapchat a day before the show’s February 18th debut […]
A Brisbane man faces legal action from Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel after streaming the Danny Green v Anthony Mundine fight live on Facebook. Darren Sharpe attracted more than 150,000 viewers to his Facebook live stream who thereby avoided the A$59.95 (€42.67) pay-per-view charge. Foxtel identified his and other live Facebook streams, as well as pirate […]
World Rugby has announced details of an extensive broadcast partnership with UK commercial broadcaster ITV that will see it exclusively showcase World Rugby’s biggest 15s properties. Under the deal, ITV will perform the role of UK rights holding broadcaster for Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan and Rugby World Cup 2023. The agreement also features […]
CreativeFuture, the grass-roots coalition which unites those who value American creativity and innovation in the fight against content theft, has welcomed a proposal from the House Judiciary Committee, led by Congressman Goodlatte and Congressman Conyers, that “identifies important reforms to help ensure the Copyright Office keeps pace in the digital age”. “On behalf of creatives […]
comScore has told Nasdaq it will not make the deadline for reporting its restated financial data by and, therefore, could be delisted. comScore has been working towards February 23rd to restate its financial statement following an investigation showed that it did not properly account for certain non-monetary transactions during 2013-16. comScore was granted a conditional […]
Video compression solutions specialist ATEME’s technology was used for the VR near-live coverage in Ultra High Definition (UHD) of Super Bowl LI between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons, in partnership with Fox Sports and LiveLike. They teamed up to offer a virtual and interactive lounge during the game that presented highlights in […]