A new coalition has been created by the major movie studios, TV networks, entertainment guilds and the MPAA to fight piracy, protect jobs and creative works. The creation of Creative America describes itself as a “grassroots organisation” that will provide a unified voice for two million Americans whose jobs are supported by movies and TV, […]
Ed Vaizey, the UK Minister for Culture, Communications and the Creative Industries, has criticised the continued legal action by ISPs BT and TalkTalk in respect of implementing aspects of the Digital Economy Act. Vaizey, in a keynote speech at the Intellect Consumer Electronics Conference in London, noted that in cross-industry discussions his department had facilitated […]
Although soon-to-be-released figures suggest that video consumption has slipped into third place in terms of consumer spend behind cable and satellite subscriptions and ISP subscriptions, Lavinia Carey, Director General of the British Video Association contends that with appropriate actions, the sector’s position can be restored. Participating in the Industry Leadership Debate on ‘Owning a slice […]
Computer hacker group Anonymous has posted data online that indicates it is able to breach Apple security. Reports say the breach, revealed via Twitter, gave a link to a public Pastebin page, which contained 27 internal Apple usernames and passwords. Although the data comes from an Apple server believed to be used for online surveys […]
Hackers took over Fox News Twitter account and declared President Obama dead. The @foxnewspolitics feed stated: “BREAKING NEWS: @BarackObama assassinated, 2 gunshot wounds have proved too much.” A group or individual, calling themselves The Script Kiddies appeared to claim responsibility for the posts that appeared first thing Monday morning – July 4th.
Pakistan’s broadcasting regulator PEMRA has initiated actions against what it describes as “illegal and proscribed” channels. The channels are carried by many cable TV operators throughout the country. According to local reports PEMRA says that despite previous warnings the – mostly Indian – channels are still being carried. PEMRA rules state that relaying unlicensed or […]
Motion Picture Association (MPA) Chairman and CEO Senator Chris Dodd used his keynote speech at the CineEurope event in Amsterdam to remind exhibitors about the strong ties that bind motion picture studios and theatre owners, and their shared commitment to strengthening the motion picture industry by stopping pervasive movie theft and driving innovation to meet […]
There are challenges ahead in sustaining content investment across the UK broadcast industry, according to Mike Darcey, Chief Operating Officer, BSkyB, who expressed fears that there are no guarantees that there will always be the same level of incentive to invest. Darcey’s comments at the Future of Broadcasting conference came after the broadcaster revealed plans […]
Hollywood film studios are to ask the High Court to force UK telco BT to block its broadband customers from accessing a filesharing website, in a test case that could lead to a clampdown on Internet piracy, reports the Daily Telegraph. The Motion Picture Association wants broadband providers to cut off access to Newzbin, a […]
More than 50 venture capitalists submitted a letter to the US Congress June 23, objecting to a piece of antipiracy legislation being mulled by the Senate. The VCs, most of whom invest in technology companies, argue that Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act, or PROTECT IP, would “stifle […]