Playboy TV International (PTVI) has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Taiwan Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan’s premiere telecommunications provider and a leader in IPTV, to launch Playboy TV and Playboy HD VOD programming in Taiwan. Playboy TV’s commercial-free channel, airing in English with Chinese subtitled characters, is available to consumers 24 hours a day, seven days […]
Copyright holders would be paying 75 per cent of any infringement challenge costs according to the Minister of Communications, Ed Vaizey. ISP’s would be paying the remaining 25 per cent of the costs. This will include funding free appeals for those who are accused of downloading or sharing copyrighted material, though the Department says it […]
Cryptography Research, Inc. and IP Cores, Inc. announced an agreement which will enable IP Cores to develop DPA countermeasure implementations for sale to licensees of Cryptography Research’s DPA patents. “We are proud to join as an early participant in Cryptography Research’s developer ecosystem,” said Dmitri Varsanofiev, chief technical officer at IP Cores, Inc. “Secure semiconductor […]
Connected entertainment specialist Netgem has unveiled a significant development of its NetgemTV middleware to support new adaptive TV technologies. Extending the reach of pay-TV Operators, these new features are geared to enable the creation of multi-screen services which can be delivered securely and consistently. Microsoft’s Silverlight and Play Ready plug-ins have been integrated into Netgem’s […]
NDS announced that leading Portuguese pay-TV operator ZON Multimedia will field trial its new TV platform, based on the NDS Snowflake User Interface (UI). In the first ever field trial of NDS Snowflake, ZON Multimedia will use the designer UI to deliver next generation TV services to its viewers across Portugal. The operator’s agreement with […]
Conax has launched a new content protection platform, Conax Contego. CEO Berit Svendsen confirmed that the new security platform will be the company’s primary vehicle for expansion in a global market with tremendous growth potential. The company will develop future media opportunities based on its innovative new security technology. The Conax Contego content security platform […]
Verizon and HBO have confirmed that Verizon’s FiOS TV customers are the first to gain access to MAXGO.com, Cinemax’s online video destination featuring more than 700 hours of Cinemax programming monthly. Similar to HBO GO, which launched with FiOS in February of this year, MAX GO offers free, unlimited online access to Cinemax programming […]
Viaccess has announced a new generation smart card, PC5, designed to fight the latest forms of piracy, including Control Word (CW) sharing, regardless of the distribution network. The PC5 smart card is specifically designed to combat the current piracy market and to continue to protect the assets of Viaccess’ Pay-TV clients. This reinforces Viaccess’ strategy […]
Web browser specialist Opera Software and web-TV service provider NetRange MMH have teamed up with the intention of providing an easier way for device manufacturers to give consumers a wide variety of content on their connected TVs and set-top boxes. The pair aim to deliver the Opera Devices SDK and a pre-qualified suite of […]
Flash memory card specialist SanDisk and digital pay-TV technology solutions provider NDS have successfully combined NDS MediaHighway set-top box (STB) software and SanDisk P4 solid state drives (SSD) to enable a new range of lower cost set-top box (STB) with DVR like functionality. By provisioning a STB with a small amount of storage, operators can […]