We constantly have our eye on industry developments. In the links below are media alerts that have been sent to the press.

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04 April 2006

Hollywood makes blockbuster films available via download-to-own

CinemaNow and Movielink both announced they will be offering films to download and own on the same day as the DVD release. Movielink and CinemaNow have both signed download-to-own deals with major Hollywood studios such as Universal Pictures, Warner Brothers and Twentieth Century Fox.

24 March 2006

Universal launches film download service

Universal Studios has partnered with AOL and Lovefilm to be the first of the big movie houses to offer download distribution.

17 January 2006

Digital Rights Management comes under attack

The National Consumer Council (NCC) has announced that anti piracy efforts are eroding established rights to digital media. They claim that attempts to thwart piracy are affecting the rights of the consumer and are preventing them making compilations for their own use or moving digital copies between devices.

12 January 2006

Sky and Google launch downloadable video services

Sky and Google have launched new video download services. A positive move for the digital industry and proves a determination amongst companies to respond to the growing demand from consumers to receive their content through a variety of different mediums.