Content protection and audience connection specialist MUSO is introducing a series of innovations to herald the arrival of the MUSO Studio, an interactive pop-up space which will allow attendees at MIPCOM in Cannes to gain insight into both the potential size and the profile of new and undiscovered audiences for their content online. MUSO Studio […]
Individuals running websites that give access to pirated content are putting thousands of jobs at risk and threatening to undermine an entire creative enterprise according to Philippe Dauman, President and CEO of Viacom. Speaking at a Broadcasting Press Guild briefing in London, Dauman said that companies such as his needed to make content available in […]
Dawn Prestwich, a television writer and producer best known for The Killing, has criticised so-called ‘privateers’ who operate websites that allow people to access content illegally, pointing out the adverse impact it has on the creative process. Writing a Guest Column for entertainment trade daily Variety, Prestwich noted that in a recent New York Times […]
Trade bodies the American Association of Advertising Agencies (4As), Association of National Advertisers (ANA), and Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) have announced plans to create a first-of-its-kind cross-industry accountability programme designed to fight ad fraud, malware and the piracy of intellectual property head-on, while also increasing marketplace transparency. This new collective organisation will build upon the […]
Man Jit Singh, President, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, has admitted that content piracy continues to be an area of concern for the company’s operations. Delivering a keynote speech at the PEVE Entertainment Business Futures 2014 Conference in London, Singh noted that in certain markets such as Asia and Europe, piracy levels were three times higher […]
Google has responded to News Corp’s open letter to the European competition commissioner Joaquín Almunia in which News Corp chief executive Robert Thomson branded the company a “platform for piracy and the spread of malicious networks”. Writing for Google’s Europe Blog, Rachel Whetstone, SVP Global Communications, offers the company’s views on the Internet and society […]
Ruth Vitale, Executive Director of Creative Future, the grass-roots coalition which unites those who value American creativity and innovation in the fight against content theft, has welcomed publication of a study from KPMG – Film and TV Title Availability in the Digital Age – which reveals that the vast majority of the most popular films […]
Largely debunking the argument that online piracy is driven by the lack of availability of top movie and TV titles, a study carried out by consultancy firm KPMG on behalf of NBCUniversal looking at the availability of the most popular and critically acclaimed film and TV titles on legal digital streaming and download services has […]
Illegal viewers are not aware of the impact their activity has on the wider entertainment industry, according to new research by PriceSpy.co.uk. The price comparison site found that
City of London Police Commander Steve Head has called for greater global co-operation and a worldwide day of action to tackle organised criminal networks who are making millions of pounds through intellectual property (IP) crime. Speaking at the International Law Enforcement IP Crime Conference in Vietnam Commander Head, who is the Police National Coordinator for […]