In his first Washington address since becoming Chairman/CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), Senator Chris Dodd has described illegally acquiring movie content as “looting”. In an address to the Media Institute, Dodd said that in the seven weeks since he joined the MPAA, he had learned a great deal about the American […]
The global Digital Rights Management (DRM) market is projected to witness significant growth in the near future due to the continuously growing media and entertainment sector. The global market for DRM is projected to grow threefold by 2014 with rising spending on DRM software and hardware to protect entertainment, commercial software, and other information. RNCOS’ […]
Spotify is rolling out a new version of its desktop and mobile application for all of its users, including the ad-supported “free” users, which will synchronise tracks from their computer to iPods, iPhones and Android phones. It is also introducing its own music store, which will allow users to buy “bundles” to pay for MP3-encoded […]
Digital pay-TV technology solutions provider NDS has confirmed that its NDS VideoGuard conditional access (CA) is enabling the secure delivery of HD+ content to Sky Deutschland subscribers. Following a co-operation between Sky Deutschland and HD+, Sky HD subscribers will be able to receive both Sky and HD+ services through Sky HD receivers. HD+ content will […]
Sales of DVDs have collapsed in the last year falling 20 per cent according to figures released by the Digital Entertainment Group (DEG). Total sales from film-related DVD and Blu-ray discs in Q1 2011 fell from approximately $2.6 billion (Q1 2010) to $2.1 billion in the US. The DEG said the decline was related to […]
In the latest issue of Euromedia we examine the Home Gateway and its role in enabling the consumer to move nearer to the ‘anything you could want, any time, on any device, anywhere’ Nirvana we all, apparently, aspire to. The Home Gateway’s other important role is in bestowing managed providers with a refreshed raison d’être; […]
Hackers may have stolen the data of another 25 million accounts in a second massive security breach at Sony. The latest revelation comes a day after it announced measures to prevent another cyberattack like that which hit PSN and Qriocity two weeks ago. Sony admitted its Online Entertainment PC games network had been hacked on […]
Russia should introduce an initiative to regulate copyright on the Internet, according to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. At a meeting with the country’s Internet community he stressed the need to optimise the work of the online services and mass-media, saying that protection of the intellectual property, copyright and prevention of cyber crimes were among the […]
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations has launched a new public service announcement (PSA) that aims to raise awareness of the economic impact of IP theft. In June 2010, the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) began ‘Operation In Our Sites’, a sustained initiative targeting websites used to sell […]
ITV and Sky Sports will continue to hold the United Kingdom media rights for the UEFA Champions League after agreeing a new three-year term with UEFA to cover the 2012-15 cycle. Free-to-air commercial broadcaster ITV has secured exclusive rights to 16 UEFA Champions League first-choice live matches on Tuesday as well as highlights on Tuesday. […]