A national consumer survey conducted by the American Consumer Institute (ACI) has found that the vast majority of consumers support stronger intellectual property protections against trafficking of counterfeit goods. The survey of 800 consumers found 82 per cent of consumers agreed that counterfeit goods, such as ‘knock-off’ products, pirated software and imitation pharmacy drugs hurt […]
Platform ‘n’ the Polish DTH service launches four new premium HD movie channels. The channels – nPremium, nPremium2, nPremium3 and nPremium 4 – launch on December 15 and will give Platform ‘n’ subscribers the largest number of premium movies channels available in the Polish marketplace. The announcement was made today by Christian Anting, Vice-President and […]
The US Attorney General Eric Holder has unveiled a new education campaign aimed at raising public awareness about the threat and impact of IP crimes. The campaign – which targets everything from illegal movie and music downloads to counterfeit pharmaceuticals – includes a series of television, radio, and Internet messages designed to help get the […]
US telco Verizon is to make a selection of live, FiOS TV channels available over the Xbox 360 Entertainment System. Through a collaboration between Verizon and Microsoft, customers who are Xbox LIVE Gold members and who subscribe to both FiOS TV and Internet service will be able to view select live channels through their Xbox […]
Intel’s High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP), which is its copy protection system for audio and video, has been cracked by a German research team using off-the-shelf products, to prove that there are flaws in its encryption, reports MacWorld. HDCP sits inside nearly every HDMI or DVI-compatible TV or computer flat screen. It serves to pass […]
Time Warner Cable has confirmed the launch of the TWC TV app for Android tablets. This free feature gives Digital TV customers the ability to programme their DVR, add favourite channels and even use their Android tablet as a remote control. The app is available to all US customers with set-top boxes or DVRs running […]
MBCs new portfolio of seven HDTV channels are now available to Etisalat’s eLife fibre-optic network in the UAE. The new channels are added to eLife’s existing cluster of channels, taking the overall total of high-def services to more than 40. MBC’s new HD versions include its MBC1, MBC2, MBC4, MBC Action, MBC Max, MBC […]
The BBC’s World News has been taken off the air in Pakistan after broadcasting a documentary that was deemed to be critical of the country. Secret Pakistan, which was screened last Wednesday, explored accusations by CIA officials and western diplomats that Pakistan was failing to meet its commitments in the “war on terror”. Khalid Arain, […]
Brightcove, a global provider of cloud content services, has announced the general availability of Brightcove App Cloud, a content app platform for building and operating engaging native apps for Apple iOS and Google Android smartphones and tablets. App Cloud combines an open HTML5 Web development model with intelligent cloud services to accelerate app development, continuously […]
Two leading executives in the pay-TV and online video distribution sectors have expressed their support for a form of ‘content passport’ that would enable consumers to view owned and acquired content internationally. Ian Mecklenburgh, Director of Consumer Platforms at UK quadplay operator Virgin Media told delegates at the Marketforce Broadcasting and Digital Entertainment Conference in […]