Digital TV News: Twentieth Century Fox
Australia's Presto adds smartphone support
Feb 23, 2015 – Australia's Presto has announced that its movie and TV subscription streaming service has broadened its mobile device compatibility footprint, adding smartphones to the service. Presto can now be viewed on select iPhones and Android handsets.
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Presto, Shaun James, Apps, Australia, Smartphone, Streaming
Alliance formed to establish standards for UHD content and devices
Jan 5, 2015 – Hollywood studios, CE brands, content distributors, post-production and technology companies have together announced the launch of the UHD Alliance – a coalition of companies aiming to establish standards to support innovation in video technologies.
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Samsung, Twentieth Century Fox, Warner Bros, Hyunsuk Kim, Mike Dunn, Ron Sanders, CES2024, Digital TV, Worldwide
Australia's Presto OTT service to add Chromecast support
Jun 15, 2014 – Following Google’s announcement that Chromecast has gone on sale in Australia, entertainment streaming service Presto has signalled its upcoming availability on Chromecast.
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Presto, Shaun James, Australia, Digital TV, Placeshifting, Streaming
Amazon teams with Samsung, Warner, Lionsgate and others on 4K Ultra HD
Jan 6, 2014 – Amazon Instant Video has announced that it is working with the world’s leading consumer electronics companies, top Hollywood studios and TV programmers to offer customers a premium 4K Ultra HD experience.
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Amazon, Bill Carr, Kyungshik Lee, Ron Sanders, Jim Packer, Mike Dunn, Digital TV, Streaming
Hollywood to deliver UltraViolet video with Dolby Digital Plus
Dec 11, 2013 – Dolby (NYSE: DLB) has announced that Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and Anchor Bay Entertainment now encode movies and TV programs in the UltraViolet™ Common File Format (CFF) using Dolby® Digital Plus™.
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Dolby, Ron Geller, Danny Kaye, Bill Clark, Mark Teitell, Digital TV, Media Player, Streaming
Presto, a new way for Australians to access movies
Oct 23, 2013 – Foxtel has announced Presto, an online entertainment service offering a monthly pass to stream Foxtel Movies, providing live and on demand access to Foxtel’s most popular movie content with a regularly updating collection of ad-break-free films.
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Foxtel, Presto, Richard Freudenstein, Australia, Digital TV, Streaming
Secure Content Storage Association (SCSA) Selects Cryptography Research to Provide Security Expertise
Sep 6, 2012 – Cryptography Research (NASDAQ: RMBS) has announced that it has been selected by the Secure Content Storage Association (SCSA) to provide security expertise. The SCSA is a consortium founded to provide consumers with new ways to build digital home libraries.
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Cryptography Research, SCSA, Content Protection, Smart Home, Streaming
Fox, Warner, SanDisk and Western Digital to Advance Digital Ownership of HD Movies
Feb 28, 2012 – Twentieth Century Fox, Warner Bros., SanDisk (Nasdaq:SNDK), and Western Digital (NYSE:WDC) have revealed 'Project Phenix', an initiative that will give consumers a way to organize, store and move their HD digital movies and TV shows across multiple devices.
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Content Protection, DRM, Streaming
Netflix Launches in The United Kingdom And Ireland
Jan 9, 2012 – Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has launched in the United Kingdom and Ireland, offering instant and unlimited access to a broad range of entertainment for the monthly price of 5.99 Pounds Sterling in the UK and euro 6.99 in Ireland.
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Netflix, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Ireland, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Smartphone, Streaming, Tablet, UK
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