Orange announced the details of the five new channels that are set to launch in France on November 13th as part of the Orange cinéma séries. The new channels include a main “feature film” channel, Orange cinemax, which is available in HD and includes the best of recent films and TV series shown for the […]
Three US copyright judges have imposed a truce between songwriters, music labels and digital music services such as Apple's iTunes store by keeping royalties on CDs, downloads, online streaming services and ringtones broadly unchanged. The ruling from the Copyright Royalty Board in Washington gave none of the parties what they had asked for but allowed […]
Disney-backed sports broadcaster ESPN is to rebrand its European pay TV channel, North American Sports Network (NASN), as ESPN America.Disney said that the rebrand, due to coincide with the Super Bowl in the US on 1 February, 2009, will not change the channel’s programming. The rebrand follows ESPN’s acquisition of NASN in December 2006 from […]
Orange and LaCie, a major player of external data storage, have combined their expertise and capacity for innovation in the digital home field to develop "Home Library", which will be released in France from 10th October. The result of the first manufacturer/operator partnership in this field, this multimedia content server for the general public consists […]
Amazon.com is now adopting Adobe Systems ncryption on all television shows and movies found on its site. Last week, Amazon.com said it fixed a temporary problem that allowed people to record and copy from the online retailer’s video streaming service without paying.Adobe, whose software is used by Amazon.com to distribute movies and TV shows over […]
RealNetworks and major film studios are off in a legal battle over a new product allowing consumers to make computer copies of DVDs that the studios claim is illegal. "RealNetworks’ RealDVD should be called StealDVD," Greg Goeckner, executive vice president and general counsel for the MPAA. "RealNetworks knows its product violates the law and undermines […]
Content Security in a multi-platform, ';my media' world, remains a key concern among content providers and platform operators. CA, DRM, Watermarking, all play their part. Can an ideal world of IP-driven seamless interoperability ever be compatible with copyright protection? Colin Mann finds out.
RealNetworks and major film studios are off in a legal battle over a new product allowing consumers to make computer copies of DVDs that the studios claim is illegal. "RealNetworks’ RealDVD should be called StealDVD," Greg Goeckner, executive vice president and general counsel for the MPAA. "RealNetworks knows its product violates the law and undermines […]
Amazon.com is now adopting Adobe Systems ncryption on all television shows and movies found on its site. Last week, Amazon.com said it fixed a temporary problem that allowed people to record and copy from the online retailer’s video streaming service without paying.Adobe, whose software is used by Amazon.com to distribute movies and TV shows over […]
Discovery Communications and YouTube have debuted nine YouTube Channels, featuring a robust collection of clips from Discovery’s family of world-class network brands. Tailoring content to the global YouTube community, Discovery will also roll out a series of targeted international Channels showcasing localized and native language content for specific regions around the world. The partnership also […]