Virgin Media will use BT’s telegraph poles to extend the reach of its high-speed network, following the Ofcom ruling that requires BT to open up its infrastructure to rivals. It is believed the move could enable Virgin Media to expand its network from around 12 million homes to around 16 million homes over the next […]
The European Parliament has adopted a non-legislative report on enforcement of intellectual property rights, calling for tougher application of intellectual rights and copyright harmonisation at the EU level. Meanwhile, civil liberties activists warn that such moves would undermine fundamental freedoms in the bloc. “Online piracy is an infringement of copyright and causes serious economic damage […]
Warning emails will be sent out by mid-October to people in France who have made illegal downloads, says anti-internet piracy body Hadopi. The new authority was supposed to be ready to act in April, then June, then September, but it has been held up by legal complications. Now the body says that it has sent […]
US lawmakers are planning to pass an act which could force US ISPs to block websites that offer pirated intellectual property. The sites could host pirated music, movies and TV shows, as both free or paid for downloads. The Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act has been proposed by Senator Patrick Leahy, a Democrat from […]
Following its incorporation as YouView TV Ltd at the end of last week, Project Canvas, the proposed joint venture between the BBC, ITV, BT, Channel 4, Channel 5, Talk Talk and Arqiva to build a standards based, open Internet-connected TV environment, is being rebranded as YouView, and has launched a new website – www.youview.com – […]
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 […]
Vodafone is entering the Spanish IPTV market with the launch in the last quarter of this year of an offer in direct competition with Telefonica-controlled Movistar TV (formerly Imagenio), the leading IPTV player with 750,000 subscribers. Meanwhile, Vodafone Deutschland plans to launch an IPTV service at the IFA trade fair this weekend, according to the […]
Multi Service Support Euromedia Feature May 2010 THE SERVICE PROVIDER WORLD IS CHANGING RAPIDLY, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE SOFTWARE GLUE THAT BINDS OPERATORS SERVICES TOGETHER? STEVE GOLD SPOKE TO SOME OF TODAY’S MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN THE MARKETPLACE TO WORK OUT HOW THIS IMPORTANT SEGMENT IS EVOLVING TO MEET THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF MULTI-SERVICE SERVICE […]
Two-thirds of French respond to ‘3 strikes’ Around two-thirds of the French say they would stop downloading copyrighted material from illegal sites if threatened with the penalties included in the country’s Hadopi (‘3 strikes). The finding was part of a survey by Ifop for the recording industry association SNEP, which was interested in knowing how […]
In a recent analysis of the Asia-Pacific broadband market, SNL Kagan found that despite recessionary pressures, the region’s broadband subscriber base grew 17.7 per cent to 181.4 million in 2009 compared to 154.1 million in 2008, with a household penetration of 22.2 per cent at year-end 2009. SNL Kagan forecasts the market will continue to […]