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ContentArmor confirms Dolby Vision compatability

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 […]

April 4, 2018By Colin Mann

Murdoch will ‘ring-fence’ Sky News for 15 years

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 […]

April 3, 2018

Joshua vs. Parker: 339 illegal streams detected

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 […]

April 3, 2018By Colin Mann

Cable Europe calls for streamlined copyright clearance

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 […]

April 3, 2018By Colin Mann

FCC OKs SpaceX satellite broadband

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 […]

April 3, 2018By Chris Forrester and Colin Mann

EBU appoints O’Connor to comms role

Former Eutelsat Corporate Communications Director Vanessa O’Connor has been appointed to the new role of Director of Member Relations and Communications at the EBU. While at Eutelsat, she took part in key phases of its development, including restructuring from a European intergovernmental organisation into a private company and the expansion of Eutelsat’s global activities across […]

April 3, 2018By Colin Mann

Content industry launches Trusted Partner Network

Trade bodies the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Content Delivery & Security Association (CDSA) are launching a new industry-wide, content security initiative. The Trusted Partner Network (TPN) aims to help prevent leaks, breaches, and hacks of film and television content by elevating the security standards of the industry’s production and distribution supply […]

April 3, 2018By Colin Mann

BBC Annual Plan prioritises “bringing the nation together”

The BBC has set out its priorities for the year ahead in its newly published Annual Plan. The far reaching plan for the next twelve months, outlines the importance of the BBC’s role in society and in tackling false information and fake news which threaten fact based public debate and trust in journalism. When the country […]

March 29, 2018

IP bodies warn of big-fight illegal streaming risks

One of the UK’s leading intellectual property (IP) protection organisations has joined forces with the national police unit which leads the response to tackling IP crime to warn users of the risks of illegal streaming ahead of the March 31st fight between Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker. UK intellectual property protection organisation FACT (Federation Against […]

March 29, 2018By Colin Mann

Abu Dhabi gets tough on satellite dish owners

Abu Dhabi wants to enforce its ban on “illegal” satellite dishes from rooftops and owner’s balconies in the capital city. Warnings are being given to violators, who are told to remove the dish and instead install a ‘legal’ rooftop – and generally invisible from street-level – communal dish system. The problem is compounded because many […]

March 29, 2018By Chris Forrester