Phorm, the behaviourally targeted online advertising firm, has posted a loss before tax of $15.6 million in the six months to the end of June – and continues to burn through its cash reserves at $1.8 million a month. The company, which has refocused its strategy to Latin America, failed to report any revenue for […]
AEPOC, the European Association for the Protection of Encrypted Works and Services, has revealed the first steps in a new action plan designed to build the ground for a broader anti-piracy stance for the Association. The initiative sees the creation of standing committees targeted at specifically helping AEPOC members in the fight against audio-visual piracy, […]
The chief executive of RTL, the European broadcaster that sold Five to Richard Desmond, has told the RTS he was put off investing in the channel by the prospect of Channel 4 being “rescued.” Gerhard Zeiler said: “Imagine Five being successful and passing C4 in market share and advertising revenues – it could be that […]
Walt Disney’s ABC, CBS and other broadcasters have sued Ivi, an online subscription service, for streaming television programmes over the Web without authorisation. The companies, also including Fox, NBC and the Public Broadcasting Service, have accused Ivi and its founder Todd Weaver of copyright infringement in a federal court complaint in New York. Ivi, based […]
The French telecommunications and broadcasting regulator has issued a warning to Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat over ‘adult’ programming that it is carrying. The Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA) has already warned Eutelsat twice over ‘slideshow’ unencrypted erotic material. Letters went to Eutelsat on February 3rd and again on March 4 warning that the transmissions must […]
Comcast and General Electric said that Steve Burke, Comcast’s chief operating officer, would become chief executive of NBC Universal after the close of Comcast’s proposed purchase of a majority stake in NBCU. The news follows the announcement last week that Jeff Zucker, NBCU’s current chief executive, would step down after the expected closing of the […]
Apple is laying global claim to just about anything that uses the word ‘pod’. Apple’s busy lawyers have drawn up a 873-page legal claim over the word ‘pod’, and has already used its claims to hit a small start-up outfit, Video Labs, which has a projector device which it called a Video Pod, and to […]
Concurrent, a specialist in video and media data and advertising solutions, is accelerating its multi-screen video delivery and monetisation strategy through the acquisition of key technology assets from TellyTopia. TellyTopia’s patent-pending, cloud-based, online video platform becomes part of Concurrent’s multi-screen portfolio and further extends the company’s leadership in multi-screen video delivery, advertising and media data […]
The financial future of the public TV group RTVE looks increasingly bleak. Brussel’s decision to start legal proceedings against Spain over the tax on telco operators to finance RTVE, on the grounds that it may break the European legislation, may ruin its new financial model and open the door for privatization. The EC’s objection to […]
Steve Wadsworth is to resign as head of the company’s interactive media group after more than a decade running the unit. Pressure has been building for the division to deliver a better return on the substantial investments Disney has made in its online activities. The company has tried to stay abreast of rapidly changing trends […]