Blu-ray could come to Mac

The AppleInsider previously and indirectly reported that the new desktop iMac line-up will feature Blu-ray drives, although Apple has not officially confirmed the support, states Tom's Guide.

According to the site, the presumed Blu-ray support is one of the features that have been on iMac wish lists for some time; the un-specified feature promises to cater to the "semi-professional audio/video crowd".

Now there's a rumour that Blu-ray support will be integrated into iTunes 9, further solidifying the recent news.

Five months after indicating it would do so, Spain's government will approve payment over digital terrestrial television (DTT) this coming Thursday, says Rapid TV News.

Approval would have been granted at the end of July but was postponed due to terrorist attacks by Basque separatists Eta, according to official sources.

Regulating payment over DTT means the end of the monopoly of media group Prisa-Sogecable in this field as any broadcaster will be able to offer this service

ISAN International Agency (ISAN-IA) has added three new investors - Agence Francaise ISAN, Agencia Iberoamericana del Registro ISAN, and Los Angeles-based Secure Path Technology - to facilitate the expansion of its identification standard by the global audio visual industry, reports Digital Media Wire.

ISAN-IA was established in 2003 as the international agency accredited by the International Standards Organisation to manage standards for audio visual works through unique identification regardless of language or country barriers.

Companies in the audio visual market have begun to adopt ISAN as the content identifier to be included with their internal systems to standardise the exchange of information across digital media platforms, including film, television, games, music and ads.