Vivendi issued a statement on August 26th saying that following the decision by the Mediaset Board of Directors to refuse to allow it to vote at its latest Shareholders’ Meeting on April 18th 2019. Vivendi said “it has filed a request with the Court of Milan to issue an urgent order aimed at preserving its […]
French President Emmanuel Macron told the G7 summit that a deal has been reached for companies liable for the country’s new tax on digital sales, while work at the OECD continues to find an international consensus on new tax rules. France will commit to pay a rebate if the amount due based on future rules […]
Boris Johnson, the UK Prime Minister, has reignited the row over who should fund free TV licences for the over-75s, urging the BBC to “cough up”. The PM has signalled that his government will not reverse policy by stepping in to subsidise the benefit, despite the Conservatives’ promise in the 2017 manifesto that it would […]
Portugal’s National Communications Authority (Anacom) has defined the timetable for the release of the 700 MHz band, currently used for DTT, for the implementation of 5G mobile telephony. The change, which will have to be implemented by DTT network operator Meo (Altice Portugal), will be done over a six-month period, starting in the south of […]
Mediaset has filed a formal complaint with Italy’s market watchdog Consob accusing shareholder Vivendi of leaking information with a view to disrupting its corporate restructuring plans, according to a Reuters report. A note to clients from investment bankers Deutsche Bank said: “Mediaset has asked Consob to demand Vivendi makes a public statement clarifying its position […]
Thailand’s Department of Intellectual Property (DIP), Ministry of Commerce (MOC), Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) – the trade association for the video industry and ecosystem in Asia Pacific – and cable and satellite television operator TrueVisions hosted a Digital Content Anti-Piracy Summit which was held at the Ministry of Commerce Building in Nonthaburi. The anti-piracy […]
A number of advocacy groups have jumped into the Comcast/TiVo patent battle. The US International Trade Commission (ITC) is examining the previous preliminary verdicts made by the ITC’s presiding administrative law judge’s summary determination, which favoured TiVo. That preliminary decision has to be examined by the full ITC and a final determination made. However, a […]
YouTube set to end targeted ads on videos that are primarily watched by children, according to reports. The decision comes on the back of a case by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) which has fined YouTube owner Google for violating child privacy laws. According to the Washington Post, FTC said Google collected data from […]
YouTube is in the process of remedying a site error after its algorithm falsely identified personal videos of robot battles – similar to the likes of those seen in BBC show Robot Wars – as ‘animal cruelty’ and ‘cock fighting’. Channels posting robot combat videos saw their content removed and received a notice from YouTube […]
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) – a global coalition dedicated to protecting the dynamic legal market and reducing online piracy – has obtained a permanent injunction from the Federal Court in Canada against Vader Streams, a major purveyor of unauthorised film and television content. ACE achieved full suspension of Vader Streams’ operations, and […]