Samsung Electronics has filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) seeking to ban the sale of key Apple products in the US. Samsung wants to stop iPhone, iPad and iPod models being imported and sold in the US. The two companies have been involved in a legal tussle, accusing each other of […]
A number of leading advocates of local TV in the UK have formed the Local TV Alliance and have written to the Secretary of State Jeremy Hunt reiterating their support for his original vision and urging him not to be deterred by vested interests. The initial members of the Alliance include Channel 6, Local 6 […]
Following a consultation, ATVOD, the much criticised self-regulation body for UK VoD providers, has cut its annual fees by 5.5 per cent. Commercial VoD publishers will no longer pay a flat fee of £2,900 but will have a a sliding rate based on revenue, thought this will be on the parent company not the website […]
Motion Picture Association (MPA) Chairman and CEO Senator Chris Dodd used his keynote speech at the CineEurope event in Amsterdam to remind exhibitors about the strong ties that bind motion picture studios and theatre owners, and their shared commitment to strengthening the motion picture industry by stopping pervasive movie theft and driving innovation to meet […]
EchoStar co-founder Charlie Ergen is famously careful with his cash, actions which have helped the former poker player to build his net worth to some $7 billion and a position as the 51st richest American (according to Forbes). But suddenly he is on a spending spree. In April this year (via sister company Dish Network) […]
A joint delegation of digital TV standards consortium DVB and European Union representatives has met with The Philippines’ National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to present the technical superiority of DVB-T2 over what it describes as the ‘dated’ Japanese ISDB-T system. The economic advantages and the benefits of the economies of scale were also set out. The […]
US reports say News Corp is likely to keep a stake in MySpace as it chooses between the low-ball offers of $20-35 million from funds Specific Media and Golden Gate Capital. News will also pick up the tab for a further staff cull before the sale. News paid $580 million for MySpace in 2005. A […]
UK media regulator Ofcom, rather than the BBC, should have the final say over complaints about impartiality and accuracy in the corporation’s programmes, according to a House of Lords committee report. The communications committee’s inquiry into BBC governance and regulation also said “the convoluted and overly complicated complaints process at the BBC” must be improved. […]
BT has welcomed the ASA’s ruling on Virgin Media’s “Stop the Broadband Con” campaign. Virgin’s campaign was judged to have misled consumers on eight counts, contained six examples of exaggeration, failed to substantiate its claims on five counts and denigrated the industry.
Chinese Television IT services provider China Television Information Technology Company, or CTVIT, has joined the Marlin Partner Program (MPP). The MPP is a technology solutions development and marketing program consisting of over 40 leading technology solutions providers and system integrators who provide solutions based on the open Marlin DRM standard. CTVIT’s joining the MPP is […]