AEPOC is the European Association for the Protection of Encrypted Works and Services (Association Européenne pour la Protection des Œuvres et services Cryptés). Its members include 31 of the major players in the European digital television and telecommunications sector. In particular, AEPOC brings together and represents operators in 4 entrepreneurial sectors: Television Channels, Suppliers of […]

When it was established in 1983, FACT's primary purpose was to protect the United Kingdom's film and broadcasting industry against counterfeiting, copyright and trademark infringements. FACT did this by representing the interests of its members in the face of the steady influx of illegal – or pirated – films and videos. Today, the Federation is […]

The Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG) is a not for profit trade association, recognised as a leading authority on the worldwide trade in fakes.  ACG was founded in the UK in 1980 with just 18 members in the automotive industry, who discovered that they all had a common problem with counterfeit parts. We now represent nearly 200 […]

BSkyB has added its voice to concerns about Project Kangaroo, the online television service planned by ITV, Channel 4 and BBC Worldwide. Many of the channels on Sky's subscription TV service draw heavily on archive programming. In its filing to the Competition Commission, which is investigating Kangaroo, Sky argued that the service "might be expected […]

Turner Broadcasting has become the first broadcaster to strike a deal with MiCard to create an interactive loyalty card scheme for lads channel Nuts TV, MiCard is a viewer relationship management (VRM) scheme with the infrastructure to create a Nuts TV branded loyalty environment called "Nuts Loyalty". This is the first time that a third […]

Amazon has revealed that its subsidiary, The Internet Movie Database (IMDb), will now allow users to watch feature films and TV shows for no charge Over 6,000 titles will be available, the company said, citing recent episodes of popular television shows such as 24 and Heroes and classic films such as Some Like It Hot. […]

Another consortium has been formed to encourage open download and transfer of paid media. The Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE), consortium brings together Warner Bros, “When we start to bundle these digital rights together, we believe we can actually develop and deliver a product to the consumer that’s better than free,” said Mitch Singer, chief […]

BT is mulling a bid for rights to the Premier League when the auction for coverage of the competition gets underway early next year. The Dan Marks, BT Vision's chief executive, has called a bid an "interesting idea". In the 2006 auction for rights through to the 2009/10 season Sky bid £1.3 billion (E1.64bn) for […]

From Nick Snow in Amsterdam Conditional access provider Conax is claiming success with introducing increased levels of security to meet the new challenges that digital TV Conditional access provider Conax is claiming success with introducing increased levels of security to meet the new challenges that digital TV operators face. Chipset Pairing is a technology that […]

From Colin Mann in Amsterdam Rich media specialist Akamai Technologies has revealed that trend research conducted with attendees of this year's IBC2008 shows that 82 per Rich media specialist Akamai Technologies has revealed that trend research conducted with attendees of this year's IBC2008 shows that 82 per cent of European broadcast organisations have plans to […]