The agreement between Sky Italia and Mediaset, where a batch of Mediaset’s premium channels (5 cinema and 4 series/entertainment) will shortly be carried on Sky Italia’s satellite service, is seemingly good for both organisations. A bank reports: “While complex, the deal could have a similar effect as an outright sale of the pay-TV platform (a […]
Israeli satellite operator Spacecom, which owns the AMOS fleet of satellites and has been up for sale for well over a year, is in the process of being acquired by IDB Development, a local investment company. At first glance the deal is being made at a ‘bargain’ price. Israeli reports say that IDB made an […]
The IAB Technology Laboratory has released new Guidelines for Identifier for Advertising on OTT Platforms with recommendations on how to maintain a high-quality advertising experience within OTT environments advocating that stakeholders manage advertising-related activities through an identifier for advertising (IFA). Available for public comment through May 3rd, the technical guidelines provide instructions on best practices […]
In a further consolidation of the digital media test, monitoring and QA sector, and following acquisitions it made in 2016 and 2017, end-to-end quality assurance and testing services provider Eurofins Digital Testing has acquired Edge Testing Solutions, an independent pure-play software testing provider in the UK, to extend its software testing capabilities including managed, functional, […]
Two bar licensees from Wembley in North London have been found guilty in their absence of a collective eleven offences each of dishonest reception of a television transmission by showing Sky Sports to customers without a commercial agreement from Sky. Rakesh Patel (Manager of Diu Bar) and Mineshkumer Valgi (Designated Premises Supervisor) were each found […]
Content protection technology specialist ContentArmor has confirmed that its video watermarking solution is compatible with Dolby Vision HDR. ContentArmor and Dolby have collaborated to enable interoperability between both technologies, from content distribution workflows to end users’ visual experience. Forensic watermarking applications improve the ability of content owners and distributors to detect and mitigate the misuse […]
21st Century Fox has said it would sell off Sky News to Disney or ring-fence it to allay regulatory concerns over its proposed acquisition of the part of Sky it doesn’t already own. It faces regulatory problems after the Competition and Markets Authority found the £11.7bn (€13.4bn) deal was not in the public interest. Fox […]
Despite pre-bout warnings from two UK IP protection bodies of the risks associated with illegal streaming ahead of the March 31st fight between Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker, digital platform security specialist Irdeto has identified 339 streams that illegally redistributed the fight. Many of these lower quality, illegal streams put consumers at risk of a […]
European broadband cable industry trade body Cable Europe has warned that cable operators may not be able to provide the full range of portability services permissible from April 1st because of the complexities surrounding copyright clearance for ‘online’ content. Cable Europe welcomes the move which it suggests will enable European consumers to reap the benefits […]
The US Federal Communications Commission has approved an application by SpaceX to provide broadband services using satellite technology in the United States and around the world, a move it says represents another step the Commission is taking to increase high-speed broadband availability and competition in the United States. This is the first approval of a […]