There is an old English saying derived from hunting: ‘You’ve shot my fox’. It means one’s whole plan, or whole story, has been undercut by one or more unexpected action. The Murdochs, as owners of 21st Century Fox, have been busy shooting everyone’s foxes this week. The narrative was that after exhaustive tracking, and several […]
More than 90 per cent of MPs in a new poll believe the UK creative industries are vitally important to the future of the UK’s economy, job creation and positive perceptions of Brand Britain. The poll by Dods Research for the industry members of the Creative Industries Council (CIC) also found that MPs’ support to […]
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is launching a new campaign – Keep Media Good (KMG) – which demonstrates the positive impact public service media (PSM) has on societies. This is the first time PSM organisations across Europe have come together with one unified voice to champion PSM, in the face of a proliferation of fake […]
Ofcom has ruled that the Fox News shows Hannity and Tucker Carlson Tonight breached British broadcasting impartiality rules. The rulings referred to the Manchester Arena bombing in May and Donald Trump’s executive order in January that restricted travel to the US from seven majority-Muslim countries. Sky pulled Fox News from its platform in Britain in […]
Members and supporters of the newly-established Coalition Against Piracy gathered at the annual CASBAA Convention in Macau on November 7th to mark the initiation of joint work in southeast Asia against Illicit Streaming Devices (ISDs) and the app networks that underpin them. In toasting the launch, Birathon Kasemsri, Chief Commercial Officer, True Visions Group, described […]
The UK industry body for digital, cable and satellite broadcasters and on-demand services has warned that TV firms may have to move some operations abroad if there is no Brexit trade deal. Speaking to the BBC, Adam Minns, executive director of Commercial Broadcasters Association (COBA) said that thousands of jobs could potentially be at stake […]
ITV is threatening a blackout of its flagship channel in some 3.8 million homes served by Virgin Media unless the cable operator pays up to £80 million a year to host the channel. ITV threatened to shut down the feed of its main channel to Virgin Media TV homes last month, but at the 11th […]
Billionaire and philanthropist Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has been arrested as part of a Saudi Arabian-led anti-corruption drive. Senior Saudi sources confirmed the arrest late on November 4th. Another high-profile name said to be detained is Sheikh Salah Kamel, founder of the Arab Radio & Television (ART) media group, and the Dallah al Baraka banking, […]
Singapore households will now have one more year to switch to Digital TV (DTV). The cessation of analogue TV broadcast has been shifted from end-2017 to December 31st 2018 to allow more time for households to switch over to DTV. In addition, the Infocommunications Media Development Authority (IMDA) – which develops and regulates the converging […]
Kenya’s Communications Authority (CA) says it will ban the important of so-called ‘first generation’ digital decoders from January 1st 2018. A statement on the CA’s website says specifically that TV decoders for the GoTv, Zuku, Startimes, DStv and Bamba services will not be permitted. “The importation into Kenya of cable or satellite receivers/decoders that do […]