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Advocacy groups: ‘Put EU copyright reform back on track’

Over 60 civil society and trade associations – representing publishers, journalists, libraries, scientific and research institutions, consumers, digital rights groups, start-ups, technology businesses, educational institutions and creator representatives – have sent an open letter to the Ministers attending the Competitiveness Council and European Parliament Rapporteur MEP Therese Comodini Cachia and her colleagues, asking them to […]

May 30, 2017By Colin Mann

Arqiva to kick off sale process this week

UK transmission and facilities company Arqiva is expected to start its ‘far sale’ process this week with the issue of a Prospectus for potential buyers. The Daily Telegraph newspaper, in a detailed report, says that bankers for Arqiva will issue the Prospectus in the next few days. Arqiva is responsible for transmitting much of the […]

May 30, 2017By Chris Forrester

Curran appointed EBU Director General

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has announced the appointment of Noel Curran to succeed Ingrid Deltenre as its new Director General. Curran is expected to take up the position at the beginning of September. Curran is the former DG, Managing Director of Television and Editor of Current Affairs of RTÉ, Ireland’s national television and radio […]

May 30, 2017

AirTies appoints Fehr as STB GM

AirTies, an international provider of premium in-home wireless systems, has announced the appointment of industry veteran, Thomas Fehr, as the General Manager for the company’s set-top box business. “Thomas has an exceptional track record defining winning products and growing sales and marketing channels for the set-top box market. We are delighted to add him to […]

May 30, 2017

South Africa: DStv hit with price fixing fine

Naspers’ pay-TV operation DStv’s ad sales unit DStv Media Sales has admitted to price fixing and the fixing of trading conditions in contravention of South Africa’s Competition Act. The matter relates to a November 2011 investigation which found that, through the Media Credit Co-Ordinators (MCC), various media companies agreed to offer similar discounts and payment […]

May 26, 2017By Colin Mann

Research: Half UK VPN users access out of region content

A significant number of Britons are using either Virtual Personal Networks (VPN) or proxy servers, research from YouGov reveals. The Incognito Individual report explores the different ways people go undetected online. It shows that 16 per cent of British adults have used either a VPN or proxy server, with the main motivation for doing so […]

May 25, 2017By Colin Mann

FACT welcomes Facebook streaming device ban

UK intellectual property protection organisation FACT (Federation Against Copyright Theft) has welcomed the recent move by Facebook to update its Commerce Policy to ban the sale of illicit streaming devices from its site. According to the site,items, products or services sold on Facebook must comply with its Community Standards, as well as the Commerce Policies, with […]

May 25, 2017By Colin Mann

Freesat: ‘Strong FY 16-17 performance’

UK free-to-air digital satellite platform Freesat has reported strong growth in the twelve months to March 30th 2017, with 904,000 devices sold – an increase of 90 per cent year on year – benefiting from the continuing popularity of smart and UHD televisions. Freesat’s customer base continues to thrive with 58,000 new homes added over […]

May 25, 2017

TiVo boss to retire

TiVo’s president and CEO is to retire from the company. Thomas Carson informed the company’s Board of Directors of his intention to retire from his current positions at TiVo Corporation after more than 11 years with the Company and its predecessors. Carson will stay on until a successor is appointed and will then serve the […]

May 25, 2017By Chris Forrester

Creatives welcome Culture Council Directive support

Suggesting that the General Approach adopted Culture Council towards the AVMS Directive goes further than the European Commission proposal and promises a positive result on promotion of European works ahead of negotiations on the final text with European Parliament and Commission, the Society of Audiovisual Authors (SAA), whose members represent over 120,000 screenwriters and directors, […]

May 25, 2017By Colin Mann