Accedo, an enabler of TV application solutions, has revelaed that it has deployed more than 1000 TV apps worldwide. “Since Accedo was founded in 2004, the application industry has transformed into a dynamic, thriving ecosystem. We are proud to be a part of this trend, and to continuously deliver customer value,” commented Michael Lantz, CEO, […]
A California federal judge has approved a preliminary injunction against online TV website FilmOn, which temporarily bars the service from retransmitting television content from a group of broadcasters who instigated the action. The ruling followed an earlier decision in which the judge said he would grant the injunction after finding that FilmOn could be infringing […]
The Chinese government has revealed new measures to supervise and manage the copyright status of films and TV series broadcast online. Following a meeting of the National Copyright Administration (NCA) addressing the progress of an online copyright infringement crackdown, a statement was issued suggesting that supervision and management measures on the online use of TV […]
Germany’s competition regulator the Bundeskartellamt (Federal Cartel Office) has imposed fines totalling €55 million on broadcasting groups RTL and Pro7Sat1 and against two persons deemed responsible. The companies are accused of collusion in the introduction of encryption of free-to-air digital TV services. The Bundeskartellamt has also secured agreement from the pair to offer SD quality […]
Italy’s Antitrust Authority has given the green light to Italian national broadcaster La7 and Effe 2005, owned by publishing group Feltrinelli, to set up a new company (Newco) that will launch one or more thematic TV channels on DTT and other distribution platforms. In its weekly bulletin, the Authority says it has decided not to […]
A failure in Amazon cloud services hit Netflix users in the US, Canada and Latin America on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day claims the online movie rental company. The failure affected various devices ranging from gaming consoles such as the Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 3 to Blu-ray DVD players according to Netflix. Some other devices […]
Samsung Electronics is to introduce its all-new ‘Smart Hub’ at home electronics exhibition CES 2013 in Las Vegas this upcoming January 8th. A post on the company’s Global Tomorrow Blog describes Smart Hub as a unique content platform for Samsung Smart TV, with an updated design of the initial screen for the users to enjoy […]
French media group TF1 and Discovery Communications have wasted no time in finalising the agreement announced December 13 and are moving forward to build a three-tier strategic alliance across Eurosport, four pay-TV channels and production. Following a favourable opinion from the employee representative bodies, the partners December 21 confirmed the signature and closing of their […]
The United States and the Russian Federation (Russia) have agreed an Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Action Plan to improve IPR protection and enforcement. The IPR Action Plan addresses priority areas including combating IPR infringement over the Internet and strengthening IPR enforcement. “Agreement on the IPR Action Plan represents a significant step at a historic time […]
TV customers of US cable MSO Cox Communications now have several new options for watching their favourite sports, news, and entertainment programming. The company has made investments in its broadband network and applications to deliver quality content to customers online, on demand, and on TV. Disney/ESPN: As a part of multi-year agreement, Cox TV customers […]