Redbox counters Disney in court
Following Walt Disney’s filing of an an amended lawsuit against Redbox alleging copyright infringement over digital downloads,…
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Deluxe debuts content creation and distribution service
Deluxe Entertainment announced the launch of “Deluxe One”, a new cloud-based, open platform that it said gathers…
ContentArmor compatible Dolby Vision HDR
Content protection technology specialist ContentArmor announced that its video watermarking solution is compatible with Dolby Vision HDR.
MPAA teams with CDSA on Trusted Partner Network
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has teamed up with the Content Delivery & Security Association…
Inman joins Mediamorph as CMO
Cloud-based content management provider Mediamorph announced it has appointed Jerry Inman as Chief Marketing Officer.
Forensic watermarking could halve video piracy
Billions of dollars lost to online piracy could be halved by putting in place anti-piracy measures, according…
BOD buys Jakebox disc pack
Baltic Optical Disc Group (BOD) announced it has acquired rights to the JakeBox CD and DVD packaging…
O’Donnell and Reed launch Media Minds consultancy
Former Visual Data senior executives Anita O’Donnell and Yives Reed have reunited to launch media entertainment management…
Amdocs to buy Vubiquity for $224m
Communications and media software and services provider Amdocs announced it will pay $224 million for premium content…
Curzon restructures Fusion Media Sales
Curzon Group-owned home entertainment sales house Fusion Media Sales announced it will be fully integrated into its…
Change your password!
Ninety percent of people are aware that password reuse is a really bad idea but more than…
New owner promises to stabilise and then grow Cinram Novum
Rebranded entertainment logistics supplier Cinram Novum will benefit from a ready made set of new customers, says…
HDR TV to reach 47.9m in 2021, IHS Markit says
High dynamic range (HDR) TV shipments will grow nearly 300% from 12.2 million in 2017 to 47.9…
MBL shares trading again as new director appointed
Home entertainment and garden products wholesaler MBL Group said it has appointed Anton Lane as Non-Executive Director…
MBL lifted by vinyl and death of music greats
Home entertainment-to-bird food wholesaler MBL Group plc reported an 8% rise in revenue to £16 million (2016:…
Sony DADC helps bring dreamGEAR to Europe
Sony DADC has partnered with dreamGEAR to expand the US-based games and mobile accessories manufacturer’s retail business…
Cinram puts Aylesbury site into administration
Following the loss of its contract with Universal Pictures at the end of June, Aylesbury-based Cinram has…
BBFC ratings numbers soar
Last year, the BBFC age rated 1,075 films for cinema release, the most since 1957, and nearly…
Localisation market to top $2.5bn by 2020
Content localisation, which involves preparing TV, film and video titles for global distribution, is now a huge…
Visual Data launches VIDA content-management system
Visual Data Media Services announced the launch of a new TV and film content-management platform called VIDA.
