A bankruptcy court in Florida has ruled that Amit Bhalla, a retailer of IPTV streaming devices with unauthorised channels, cannot use a bankruptcy case to shield himself from monetary liability for copyright infringement. In 2016, the US District Court for the Central District of California issued a permanent injunction halting the unlawful distribution of television […]
Hot on the heels of its release in the UK, streaming platform and device specialist Roku is to launch its popular Roku Express streaming player in France. Roku Express is the most affordable streaming player Roku ever launched in France, priced at €34.99 MSRP. It comes with everything in the box to get started, including […]
Vewd (formerly Opera TV), a global market player in enabling OTT, has announced that ten of the world’s top TV app agencies will support the Vewd ecosystem in a bid to unify the fragmented TV app market around an independent and open platform. The ten app agencies are: Accedo, Cisco, Easel TV, Floatleft Interactive, Fractal […]
Digital security specialist Kudelski has agreed a patent cross license and technology collaboration with streaming set-top box provider Roku. The comprehensive agreement provides each company the freedom to operate with respect to the other’s patent portfolios. The agreement also establishes a framework for the companies to collaborate on incorporating Kudelski’s security solutions with Roku’s platforms […]
Streaming platform and device specialist Roku has unveiled two new streaming players in the UK, which it says will give people who enjoy TV better ways to connect to the streaming entertainment they love. Roku Express is the most affordable streaming player Roku ever launched in the UK, priced at just £29.99 (€33.50) MSRP. Roku […]
Fresh from a successful IPO, streaming platform and device specialist Roku has announced five new streaming players which it says will give people who enjoy TV better ways to connect to the streaming entertainment they love. The new line-up includes a range of player models that Roku says offer better performance, improved wireless reception, new […]
Advocacy body the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) – which defends civil liberties in the digital world – has described recent initiatives by copyright enforcement bodies against preconfigured Kodi boxes as “abusive”, suggesting that courts should reject such expansions of copyright liability. In a Deeplinks Blog Post, The War on General-Purpose Computing Turns on the Streaming […]
In a move that massively undercuts rival Apple’s similar product launched in mid-September and priced at $179 (€153) for 32GB of storage, and $199 for 64GB, Amazon has announced the all-new Fire TV featuring Ultra HD, High Dynamic Range (HDR), and Alexa Voice Remote for just $69.99. Forty per cent more powerful than Fire TV […]
The traditional pay-TV STB will remain a fixture in consumer homes worldwide, as operators counter the threat posed by media streamers by adding features such as SVoD services, voice search and smart home functionality, according to a Futuresource Consulting report. Worldwide media box shipments, which include both STBs and media streamers (such as Amazon Fire […]
The Canal + Group is partnering with Apple to offer 4K Ultra HD content on the Apple TV 4K with: Live events: the best match of every day of Ligue 1 with a new experience 4K Ultra HD Original Canal + productions in 4K Ultra HD A selection of films, series, documentaries in 4K Ultra […]