Piracy
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EMA Producing OTT_@Pipeline Conference Sept. 25
The Entertainment Merchants Association is producing OTT_X@Pipeline at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles Sept. 25. It’s the 12th year for the conferences, formerly titled Digital Media Pipeline. The event is a one-day business-to-business conference bringing together the OTT community for research presentations, knowledge sharing and networking. OTT_X@Pipeline kicks off at 8:30 a.m. with … Continue reading “EMA Producing OTT_@Pipeline Conference Sept. 25”
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MovieLabs, Hollywood Studios Publish White Paper on Future of Media Creation
Motion Pictures Laboratories (MovieLabs), together with member studios, has published a white paper presenting an industry vision for the future of media creation technology by 2030. MovieLabs is a non-profit technology research lab jointly run by Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures and Television, and Warner Bros. Entertainment. The paper, jointly … Continue reading “MovieLabs, Hollywood Studios Publish White Paper on Future of Media Creation”
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MovieLabs, Hollywood Studios Publish White Paper on Future of Media Creation
Motion Pictures Laboratories (MovieLabs), together with member studios, has published a white paper presenting an industry vision for the future of media creation technology by 2030. MovieLabs is a non-profit technology research lab jointly run by Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures and Television, and Warner Bros. Entertainment. The paper, jointly … Continue reading “MovieLabs, Hollywood Studios Publish White Paper on Future of Media Creation”
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Networks Sue Online TV Service for Copyright Infringement
Major broadcasters Disney-owned ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC Universal have filed a lawsuit against an upstart online TV service offering free over-the-air digital TV service. The suit — filed July 31 in U.S. District Court in New York — alleges Locast owner, New York-based non-profit advocacy group Sports Fans Coalition NY, violates broadcaster copyrights streaming … Continue reading “Networks Sue Online TV Service for Copyright Infringement”
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Parks: $9.1 Billion Lost Due to Piracy and Account Sharing
Digital piracy, including illegal sharing of over-the-top video subscriptions, continues to proliferate, according to new data from Parks Associates. The Dallas-based firm projects OTT and pay-TV operators will lose $9.1 billion in revenue due to piracy and account sharing. This figure will grow to $12.5 billion in 2024, up 38% over the next five years. … Continue reading “Parks: $9.1 Billion Lost Due to Piracy and Account Sharing”
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Euro News: Pay-TV to Add 17.7M Subs; Italian Piracy Declines
Despite ongoing consumer migration toward over-the-top video distribution, European pay-TV operators are projected to add 17.7 million subscribers through 2023, according to new data from Dataxis. How’s that? In Europe, pay-TV consumption is combined with online TV and OTT video (i.e. Netflix, Amazon Prime Video). Thus, Euro pay-TV growth, which represents an 8.4% increase from … Continue reading “Euro News: Pay-TV to Add 17.7M Subs; Italian Piracy Declines”
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Netflix, Amazon, Hollywood Studios Seek Millions in Piracy Damages
Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and several Hollywood studios are seeking default judgement regarding millions in damages from a shuttered Florida-based streaming service accused of copyright infringement. The SVOD services and studios last year — through their Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment anti-piracy coalition — filed litigation against Set Broadcast LLC, which had marketed an online … Continue reading “Netflix, Amazon, Hollywood Studios Seek Millions in Piracy Damages”
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Study Suggests Legitimate Streaming Is Curbing Piracy
Could the growth of legal streaming be cutting down on consumer piracy? That’s what is suggested by consumer research by Ampere Analysis, which revealed a steady fall in the proportion of consumers who say that they regularly use pirate sites and services to watch online video. In the three-year period between the first quarter of … Continue reading “Study Suggests Legitimate Streaming Is Curbing Piracy”
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Report: Global Online Video Piracy Costs U.S. Economy $29.2B Annually
Move over counterfeit DVDs, illegal video streaming has become a singular threat to Hollywood studios and content creators. A new U.S. Chamber of Commerce report from its Global Innovation Policy Center and NERA Economic Consulting contends online global piracy of movies and TV shows negatively impacts the domestic economy by at least $29.2 billion in … Continue reading “Report: Global Online Video Piracy Costs U.S. Economy $29.2B Annually”
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VidAngel Hit With $62.4 Million Damages Ruling for Copyright Infringement
A California District Court jury June 17 ruled bankrupt VidAngel must pay Disney, Warner Bros., Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox, among others, $62.4 million in damages for illegally altering/filtering plaintiff’s DVD/Blu-ray Disc movies for its proprietary streaming video service. VidAngel, based in Provo, Utah, had taken the discs and filtered out content it deemed objectionable, … Continue reading “VidAngel Hit With $62.4 Million Damages Ruling for Copyright Infringement”
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Report: Record 13 Million People Illegally Streamed Andy Ruiz Jr.’s Upset TKO of Anthony Joshua
Unheralded Andy Ruiz Jr.’s June 1 upset TKO of Britain’s Anthony Joshua to become the WBO, IBF and WBA Heavyweight champion delivered another blow – this one to fight’s pay-per-view/SVOD business model. More than 13 million people reportedly accessed the fight illegally – the vast majority through YouTube, according to new data from MUSO, the … Continue reading “Report: Record 13 Million People Illegally Streamed Andy Ruiz Jr.’s Upset TKO of Anthony Joshua”
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Report: U.S. Leads in Global Piracy Website Visits
Despite being home to the Motion Picture Association of America, Netflix, Hulu and other budget over-the-top video services, the United States leads the world in global visits to websites pirating illegal access to TV shows, movies, music and publishing, according to new data from Muso, a digital analytics firm. There were 17.3 billion visits by U.S. … Continue reading “Report: U.S. Leads in Global Piracy Website Visits”
