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Studios to propose alternative anti-piracy bills wording

Following confirmation that a bipartisan group of US House and Senate lawmakers had released a draft proposal to address their concerns over controversial House and Senate anti-piracy bills comes news that a senior executive of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is to “come forward” with language for the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act’ […]

December 5, 2011By Colin Mann

BBC Arabic audience up 50%

People across the Middle East have increasingly turned to the BBC during the Arab revolts, prompting a record rise in audiences. Research from the Broadcasting Board of Governors’ International Audience Research Programme (IARP) shows that overall audiences to the BBC’s Arabic services have risen by more than 50 per cent to a record high of […]

December 5, 2011

Sport1 buys rights to Spanish Primera División

Chellomedia’s premium Dutch sports TV channel, Sport1, has again secured the broadcasting rights for the Spanish Primera División football – which will also be broadcast exclusively on Sport1 for the coming three seasons. The broadcasting rights include both live games and edited highlights for television and online. For each Primera División round, Sport1 will broadcast […]

December 5, 2011

Bipartisan alternative to online piracy bills

A bipartisan group of US House and Senate lawmakers has released a draft proposal to address their concerns over controversial House and Senate bills that would crack down on piracy and counterfeit products on foreign websites. Their draft proposes an alternative to a Senate bill known as the Protect IP Act, authored by Senate Judiciary […]

December 2, 2011By Colin Mann

FetchTV apps for smart TVs

IP Vision, the UK’s hybrid DTT/IPTV over-the-top TV specialist, has unveiled the first two FetchTV apps for smart TVs. The FetchTV app for Panasonic Smart VIERA TVs went live this week; the app for Samsung’s Smart TV platform will launch during Q1 2012. Customised versions of the FetchTV content portal for other smart TV platforms […]

December 2, 2011By Colin Mann

Tesco offers online extra with blinkbox

UK supermarket giant Tesco and its online video-on-demand subsidiary blinkbox have announced a new service where customers who purchase a DVD or Blu-ray will also own the movie online. The new service will be exclusive to customers enrolled in the store’s Clubcard loyalty scheme. Beginning on 2 December, with the launch of Harry Potter and […]

December 1, 2011By Colin Mann

Google’s Schmidt: Online piracy bills misguided

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has suggested that it would be a mistake for Congress to approve Hollywood-backed legislation aimed at combating online piracy because it would be ineffective and could fundamentally alter the way the Internet works. Companion bills before the House and Senate would allow copyright holders to go to court to compel […]

December 1, 2011By Colin Mann

Imagenio launches on Xbox Live with gesture control

Telefonica’s IPTV service Movistar Imagenio (with over 800,000 subs) will be available from next week through Microsoft’s console Xbox 360 to the 160,000 existing users of the Xbox Live Gold (with a current potential reach of 1 million Xbox-equipped customers). The service is free of charge the first three months. Xbox 360 users will be […]

December 1, 2011From David Del Valle in Madrid

Dutch press ahead with download ban

The Dutch government is to proceed with legislation to introduce a ban on the downloading of music and films via illegal websites, despite widespread opposition in parliament. The legislation would give people whose copyright has been infringed the right to go to court to claim compensation. This is already the case for games and software […]

December 1, 2011By Colin Mann

BBC iPlayer launches in Canada

BBC Worldwide (BBCWW) is launching the international version of the iPlayer video-on-demand service in Canada, via a subscription iPad app, which features titles from the broadcaster’s library such as Walking with Dinosaurs and Top Gear. Initially, the Global iPlayer will be only available to Canadians via the iPad, and can be downloaded for free from […]

December 1, 2011By Colin Mann