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Archives - july 2009

18 years in jail for piracy crime business ring leaders

Blu-ray trails home-grown hi-def CBHD format in China

Italian replicators set up forum to address economic downturn

The Pavement expands into iPhone Apps

Universal brings BD-Live functionality to the iPhone

Paid online video to generate $3.8bn this year

UK adults 'embrace' digital piracy

Half-year US home entertainment spending dips 3.9%; BD sales up 91%

Macrovision changes name to Rovi, unveils Liquid media guide

With restrictions lifted French video publishers OK new release windows

MPEG LA reduces MPEG-2 license royalty rates

Global entertainment/media forecast to be $1.3 trillion business by 2013

Wake Up, BD-Live!

AudioDev is back in business

French QOL gains official Blu-ray test centre status

Illegal file-sharing between teenagers falls

Home broadband to exceed 500 million connections by 2010

Family-run industrial-scale counterfeit business raided in UK

French senate votes through three strikes law

Joost demise blamed on VOD

Filtering & graduated responses against online video infringers

Czech Brickbox sets London foothold

MPAA files new complaint against RealNetworks

Striving US online video services to reach $1.45bn by 2013

UK Blu-ray disc sales up as DVD market falls 9.5%

Pioneer and Sharp join forces on optical disc operations

Nearly half of South Koreans watch mobile TV

Sofatronic's Kaleidoscope BD authoring tool released

$26bn global video business in continued decline

Slashed AACS license fees will help independents