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UHD Alliance: ‘HDR a key driver’

Members of trade body the UHD Alliance, meeting at European Broadcasting Union (EBU) headquarters in Geneva recently to assess the current status of the UHD market, have noted that HDR (High Dynamic Range) has emerged as one of the key drivers for sales of UHD devices. “Ours is a unique organisation, with all of the […]

February 13, 2017By Colin Mann

Foxtel CEO: ‘Piracy a scourge’

In the aftermath of its exclusive pay-per view coverage of a top boxing bout being illegally streamed on social media platforms, Peter Tonagh, CEO of Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel, has delivered a strong condemnation of content piracy. He also confirmed that in this instance, with the co-operation of the alleged infringers, Foxtel would not be […]

February 13, 2017By Colin Mann

Australia: 80% confused by broadband offers

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) consultation on fixed broadband speeds has found eighty per cent of consumers are confused and want broadband speed information to be presented in a simple, standardised format to enable them to easily compare offers. The ACCC has thus published principles to help ensure internet service providers’ claims about broadband […]

February 13, 2017

MPs demand Murdoch ‘fit and proper’ test

Ofcom is facing calls from a cross-party group of MPs to launch an immediate review of whether James Murdoch meets the “fit and proper” test to hold a UK broadcasting licence. Murdoch is CEO of 21st Century Fox, which has made a £11.7 billion (€13.7bn) bid for full control of Sky UK. Organised by the […]

February 10, 2017

Antitrust probe for Telecom Italia and Fastweb

Italy’s Antitrust Authority has opened proceedings against Telecom Italia and Fastweb for possible uncompetitive practices regarding their joint fibre optic venture Flash Fiber. Flash Fiber aims to build fibre-optic networks in FTTH architecture in Italy’s 29 biggest cities already covered by FTTC by 2020. The two companies plan to invest over €1 billion in the […]

February 10, 2017From Branislav Pekic in Rome

RAI sees major drop in TV licence fee evasion

Evasion of the TV licence of Italian state broadcaster RAI has fallen dramatically from 30 per cent to 4 per cent since the fee was inserted into electricity bills from early 2016. According to the head of Italy’s Inland Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), Rosella Orlandi, the introduction of a combined TV licence fee and […]

February 10, 2017From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Global IP study: ‘Challenges remain’  

The US Chamber of Commerce’s Global Intellectual Property Center has released its fifth annual International IP Index, The Roots of Innovation, rating 45 world economies on patents, trademarks, copyright, trade secrets, enforcement, and international treaties. The economies benchmarked in the 2017 Index account for 90 per cent of global gross domestic product (GDP). “Just as […]

February 10, 2017By Colin Mann

Pakistan acts against Indian DTH channels

Pakistan’s PEMRA broadcasting regulator says it has conducted enforcement raids against cable and DTH re-broadcasters and viewers who are distributing or watching Indian TV channels in the country. Specifically, the raids were carried out in the Sukkur and Khairpur districts. BBC Monitoring says the PEMRA raids were conducted in different areas of the two districts […]

February 10, 2017By Chris Forrester

Rider appointed SeaChange COO

Multiscreen video software specialist SeaChange International has promoted Jonathan Rider to the position of Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, advancing from his prior role as Chief Information Officer. “Promoting Jon to COO facilitates the ongoing turnaround of SeaChange, whereby he is taking on additional responsibilities for the execution of improvements to achieve further […]

February 10, 2017

Spain: Premier League pirate raid success

Spain’s Cuerpo Nacional de Policía (National Police Force) has successfully raided a store in a shopping centre in the Málaga resort of Calahonda, owned by an ISP suspected of hosting a large-scale illegal IPTV streaming business, thanks to a collaborative effort with Premier League and content security specialist Irdeto. Investigations revealed that the ISP in […]

February 9, 2017By Colin Mann