YouTube said that was lifting the 15-minute limit on uploaded videos, beginning with a subset of users. The change comes as YouTube tries to get people to watch its videos on bigger screens via Google TV. Despite concerns it could also mean more opportunities for people to upload longer copyrighted material, YouTube says it is […]
Shortly after announcing a series of measures better to protect against copyright infringement, Google has revealed it is to acquire digital media solutions provider Widevine with the intention of improving access to video content across the web. According to Mario Queiroz, Google’s VP of Product Management, with rapidly improving broadband and wireless speeds, more powerful […]
Google has won a landmark ruling in Spain successfully defending broadcaster Telecinco’s claim that it should compensate for copyrighted material posted to the YouTube video sharing website. The Madrid court threw out Telecinco’s claim, filed in June 2008, and ordered the broadcaster to pay Google’s court costs. Telecinco claimed YouTube was damaging its business […]
OVER-THE-TOP TELEVISION HAS THE POTENTIAL TO TRANSFORM THE FACE OF THE TV INDUSTRY BY CREATING NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXISTING STAKEHOLDERS AND FACILITATING MANY NEW ENTRANTS. IT ALSO HAS MAJOR IMPLICATIONS FOR EXISTING PROVIDERS. COLIN MANN SPOKE TO A RANGE OF INTERESTED PLAYERS TO IDENTIFY THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF OTT TV.