Italy’s Competition and Market Authority (Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato) has given its go-ahead for plans by TIM and Fastweb to build a FTTH fibre-optic network covering 29 biggest Italian cities via the joint company Flash Fiber. In a statement, the antitrust body said it accepted the binding commitments presented by the two […]
In the past, India’s broadcasters could depend on rules issued by the Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) which, in the event of a dispute between programmers and the main DTH broadcast platforms, could permit transmissions to continue without disconnection as an interim measure while negotiations continued. The protections have been applied in the […]
21st Century Fox says it is cooperating with the European Commission after officials raided its Fox Network offices in London. Competition authorities are said to have seized documents relating to sport media rights. Other companies involved in sports rights have also received what the EC called “unannounced inspections”. “The commission has concerns that the companies […]
The advent of global non-linear platforms have disrupted the traditional TV market and drive new viewing habits. To local regulators, the new issues raise questions about their capacity to maintain equal rules and incentives in favour of content creativity without preventing digital-native kids to consume contents across all platforms. Mip’s industry spotlight “regulators: catching up […]
The first next-generation TV signal in the Phoenix Model Market is ‘on the air’, with KFPH-CD Channel 35, owned by Univision Communications Inc., now transmitting UniMás network programming using the new ATSC 3.0 standard. “Today’s announcement is just the first Phoenix station to transition to ATSC 3.0, with additional partner stations to be added soon. […]
In a significant convergence of wireless and broadcast technologies, pay-TV connectivity specialist DISH has successfully trialled the transmission and reception of the new broadcast ATSC 3.0 standard as part of the Spectrum Consortium’s ‘Next Gen’ deployment project in Dallas, Texas. Using its 700 MHz E Block spectrum (former broadcast TV channel 56), DISH deployed on […]
A meeting of Spain’s cabinet has given its approval to the Abertis operation controlling a 89.68 per cent of Hispasat. The green light comes at a time when Abertis is seeking to sell its shares in the satellite company. In 2017 Abertis paid €302 million to Eutelsat for the stakes, an operation subject to the […]
Broadcast technology industry body IABM has introduced its new industry model dubbed the BaM Content Chain: from Creator to Consumer. The move is designed to reflect a growing awareness on the part of broadcast manufacturers that content production and distribution is changing thanks to the impact of the internet and cloud-based delivery of content. Unveiling […]
A coalition of more consumer advocacy groups is to file a complaint with federal officials claiming that YouTube has been violating a children’s privacy law. They contend that YouTube, part of Google, has been collecting and profiting from the personal information of young children on its main site, although the company says the platform is […]
According to Tristan Veale, Market Analyst at Futuresource Consulting, the rate of consumer uptake and service roll-out of UHD services will benefit from industry resolution of a range of technology issues. In a blog post, Veale noted that the UHD sector has continued its steady evolution over the last year, from a consumer perspective becoming […]