Film studio Miramax and Hulu have signed a multi-year agreement to bring films made by the studio to Hulu Plus subscribers. “Making our films available via premium digital distribution channels is extremely important to Miramax,” Mike Lang, CEO of Miramax, said. Earlier this month, Miramax signed a similar deal with movie rental service Netflix.
Foxtel chief Kim Williams has hit back at claims made May 31 by telco Optus that the pay-TV group’s proposed A$1.9 billion merger with Austar could threaten competitive access to content. Optus CEO Paul O’Sullivan used a keynote speech at a the CeBIT conference to call on the competition regulator to consider creating “must-share provisions” […]
Although the US Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act, or PROTECT IP Act on May 26, its progress was halted within hours after Senator Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, put a hold on the bill preventing it from going to the […]
YouTube has reported a 50 per cent jump in video views, taking the total to 3 billion views a day and it has revealed more than 48 hours of video are uploaded to the site each minute, a 37 per cent rise over the last six months. YouTube attributes the increase in viewing to its […]
Modern Times Group (MTG), the international entertainment broadcasting group, has announced that Viasat Broadcasting has signed an exclusive four year pan-Scandinavian distribution agreement with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution. The deal is the first of its kind in Scandinavia as it covers the broadcasting of a range of movies and TV series on Viasat’s Scandinavian […]
Norway’s Ministry of Culture has proposed amendments to the country’s Copyright Act in an effort to crack down on online piracy. Part of the new proposals involves removing the need for companies to have a licence from Norway’s data protection office in order to collect and monitor IP addresses of filesharers. The proposals also include […]
As part of a drive to boost creativity and innovation, the European Commission (EC) has adopted a comprehensive strategy to revamp the legal framework in which IPR operate. Its objective is to enable inventors, creators, users and consumers to adapt to the new circumstances and to enhance new business opportunities. The new rules aim to […]
Google has moved swiftly to deny comments by its executive chairman (see below) were not a signal it is ready to violate content protection laws it does not agree with. Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said in London “if there is a law that requires DNS, to do X and it’s passed by both houses of […]
Changes to Intellectual Property systems could add up to £7.9 billion to the UK’s economy, the first report looking at how it can drive growth has suggested. The publication of Digital Opportunity follows a six-month independent review of IP and Growth, led by Professor Ian Hargreaves. He was asked to consider how the national and […]
Dish Network continues the expansion of its content at dishonline.com with the addition of shows from Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and truTV from Turner Broadcasting System’s entertainment networks. Now Dish Network customers who subscribe to packages featuring these networks can watch primetime TV shows anytime on their computers. Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and truTV content […]