The UK Competition Commission has issued two further possible remedies to increase competition in the pay-TV movie segment. In April this year it determined Sky’s dominance was an adverse effect on competition and in August it issued its first set of proposed remedies, now, as a result of consultations, it has put out two more […]
An anticipated surge in the household penetration of next-generation Internet-connected devices indicates solid consumer interest in new content to experience on these devices, according to a new study – Connected Devices and Services: Reinventing Content – presented by global consulting firm Bain & Company at the Forum d’Avignon event, which brought together players from the […]
Business Secretary Vince Cable has confirmed the appointment of Richard Hooper to lead a feasibility study on developing a Digital Copyright Exchange (DCE) in the UK. A DCE has the potential to boost economic growth in the creative sector by lowering the costs of licensing and giving businesses and consumers easier access to copyrighted material. […]
The Scottish Premier League has agreed a television deal with Sky Sports and ESPN which will run until the end of the 2016-17 season. They will pay a combined £80 million to continue to screen 30 live SPL matches each per season. The figure represents an increase of £3 million a year on the existing […]
Neelie Kroes, the EC’s Commissioner for the Digital Agenda, has renewed her criticism of Europe’s copyright regime, suggesting that the artist should be put at the centre of not only copyright law, but of the EU’s whole policy on culture and growth. Addressing the Forum d’Avignon event – which brings together players from the worlds […]
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim has bought 3.2 per cent of Spanish media conglomerate Prisa (Promotora de Informaciones). Slim used his Grupo Carso’s investment arm (Immobilaria Carso SA) as the acquisition vehicle. Prisa’s share price has fallen dramatically by more than 50 per cent this year, although on November 18th they rose 12 per cent on […]
Co-operation between the entertainment, social media and CE manufacture sectors can help curb piracy of intellectual property, according to an Ernst and Young (E&Y) study presented at the Forum d’Avignon event attended by delegates from the worlds of culture, the creative industries, the economy and the media . According to E&Y, the onus for enforcement […]
Rapid proliferation of the Internet made it all the more easier for unauthorised people to gain access to digital information and illegally circulate the same. This situation calls for immediate attention as piracy and data losses not only cause huge revenue losses for the company but also tarnish the image of the company for ever. […]
Brazil’s NetMovies has signed a multi-media deal with Hollywood studio Miramax to cover the streaming of Miramax titles. The agreement covers such iconic hit films and award-winning titles as “Pulp Fiction,” “The English Patient,” “City of God,” “Amelie,” “There Will Be Blood” and “Kill Bill,” will be available to NetMovies customers, beginning December 1st, 2011. […]
Chello Central Europe’s popular children’s channel, Minimax, has launched on Slovenia’s largest TV platform, Telekom Slovenije on 17 November. Minimax comes to Slovenia following a highly successful 11 year presence in Hungary. Fully dubbed, aimed at 2-14 years-old, Minimax is Central Europe’s very first children’s TV channel reaching over 10 million households across 11 territories, […]