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Piracy still rampant in UAE

Satellite and cable operators in the UAE say efforts to put an end to pay TV piracy have failed thus far. “Piracy is harming our business but we cannot put a definite number on the customers lost,” e-vision CEO Humaid Rashid Sahoo told Emirates Business. “Broadcasting from other countries such as India and South Africa […]

May 23, 2008

Piracy still rampant in UAE

Satellite and cable operators in the UAE say efforts to put an end to pay TV piracy have failed thus far. “Piracy is harming our business but we cannot put a definite number on the customers lost,” e-vision CEO Humaid Rashid Sahoo told Emirates Business. “Broadcasting from other countries such as India and South Africa […]

May 23, 2008

BBFC ratings online

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has launched a voluntary online ratings scheme, extending its established ratings labels to digital downloads and computer games. Web stores and services that sign up to the content ratings system, called BBFC Online, will apply the guidance labels to downloaded and streamed films, TV shows and computer games […]

May 22, 2008

MGM on Sky Italia

MGM Networks, a division of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio, has signed an agreement with News Corp's Sky Italia, one of Europe's largest subscriptions television platforms and the leading pay television service in Italy, to launch a local language version of the MGM Channel beginning June 1st. The deal marks the MGM channel's debut in Italy.

May 22, 2008

MGM on Sky Italia

MGM Networks, a division of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio, has signed an agreement with News Corp's Sky Italia, one of Europe's largest subscriptions television platforms and the leading pay television service in Italy, to launch a local language version of the MGM Channel beginning June 1st. The deal marks the MGM channel's debut in Italy.

May 22, 2008

Conax buys Secustream

Conax AS, the CA provider that is part of Telenor, has entered a contract to purchase 100 per cent of Secustream Technologies AS. Secustream delivers anti-pirate software solutions for interactive TV, including IPTV, PC-TV and web-TV. Secustream was founded by NTNU (Norwegian Technological University) and Telenor in October 2006, and has been financed by Proventure […]

May 21, 2008

Viaccess closes on Orca

Viaccess, a France Telecom subsidiary, has announced the closing of the acquisition of the Orca Interactive. The acquisition of Orca Interactive is part of Viaccess's strategy to supply its customers with a complete offer of services and integrated products for broadcast-IPTV applications.

May 21, 2008

Conax buys Secustream

Conax AS, the CA provider that is part of Telenor, has entered a contract to purchase 100 per cent of Secustream Technologies AS. Secustream delivers anti-pirate software solutions for interactive TV, including IPTV, PC-TV and web-TV. Secustream was founded by NTNU (Norwegian Technological University) and Telenor in October 2006, and has been financed by Proventure […]

May 21, 2008

Viaccess closes on Orca

Viaccess, a France Telecom subsidiary, has announced the closing of the acquisition of the Orca Interactive. The acquisition of Orca Interactive is part of Viaccess's strategy to supply its customers with a complete offer of services and integrated products for broadcast-IPTV applications

May 21, 2008

Sogecable and Orange launch Yacom +

From David Del Valle in Madrid Sogecable, owner of Digital + and Canal +, and telco Yacom, controlled by Orange, is launching Yacom +, a joint triple play offer with broadband Internet access, phone calls and satellite pay-TV. The service, similar to Trio Plus launched last November by Sogecable and Telefonica, will be available in […]

May 21, 2008