Today’s Digital News July 22, 2010

  • Sky confirms Easynet sell-off • The Register
    And lo, it came to pass. Sky has announced it will sell Easynet to private equity house Lloyds Development Capital, which will back its current management.
  • The Feldman File: DECE’s Ultraviolet: Still invisible to the naked eye
    The Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem, a consortium of 60 video content, distribution and DRM companies including Sony, Time Warner, News Corporation, NBC Universal, Paramount, Comcast and Cox, has announced Ultraviolet, the new brand name for DECE's initiative. Today, consumers have to deal with a thicket of different DRM schemes; content that works on one device might not work on another one, and their rights for using the same content on multiple devices can differ dramatically. Ultraviolet's goal is to smooth over the differences, so that consumers have uniform rules for how they can access and use content on multiple devices.
  • Robert’s Restaurants 2010 | Broadband TV News
    For the past three years, our little guide to eating out in Amsterdam has proved to be a very popular feature of the Broadband TV News IBC Special. So this year it is time for an encore appearance. Be sure to come back again, as we will add a few more reviews in the days leading up to IBC 2010.
  • Humax to launch portal services | Broadband TV News
    Humax is to unveil a new range of portal services for its range of internet-enabled set-top boxes.
  • Transport of delights 2010 | Broadband TV News
    Updated: Major road works are still taking place at the Amsterdam RAI during IBC due to the construction of a new subway line. Just before summer, work on the line was resumed after being halted due to some serious problems with buildings in the old city.
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