Trade body DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group is pioneering a new direction in media industry advocacy with the formation of the DTC Alliance as a subset of DEG membership. Every major media company and TV network will launch a Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) streaming service in the next five years, representing a significant new chapter in how […]
South Africa’s broadcasting regulator ICASA has unveiled its draft laws designed to make key sporting events free to viewers. ICASA’s Draft Sports Broadcasting Services Amendment Regulations are expected to severely impact the broadcasting monopoly that the country’s pay-TV giant DStv has on sports. The new rules, if adopted, are likely to dramatically cut the cash […]
Cable industry trade bodies NCTA – The Internet & Television Association, CableLabs and Cable Europe have used the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas to introduce their vision for delivering 10 gigabit networks, or 10G – a powerful, capital-efficient technology platform that will ramp up from the 1 gigabit offerings of today to speeds […]
The Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG), an advertising industry initiative to fight criminal activity in the digital advertising supply chain, has released the first analysis of the effectiveness of ongoing industry anti-fraud efforts in Europe. The study, conducted by The 614 Group, found the use of TAG Certified distribution channels for digital advertising reduced the level […]
Korean mobile telco SK Telecom and Sinclair Broadcast Group, one of the largest TV broadcasting companies in the US, have signed a joint venture agreement to lead the next-generation broadcasting solutions market in the US and globally. The two companies will jointly fund and manage a joint venture company within the first quarter of this […]
Deutsche Telekom has been limited to holding a 15 per cent stake in BT for three years, but this ends on January 29th. And BT obviously thinks it may launch a takeover bid. According to reports, BT is consulting takeover advisors Robey Warshaw and Goldman Sachs. Its shares are at a five-year low and the […]
The C-Band Alliance (of Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat and Telesat) sent an email to the FCC on January 2nd which strongly rebutted allegations from US cable operators Comcast, Charter Communications and others that its plan to repurpose C-band spectrum over the US through a ‘market based approach’ was “improper and/or a departure from FCC precedent”. The […]
UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has said he has “very deep concerns” about Huawei being involved in upgrading the UK’s mobile network. Williamson told The Times: “I have grave, very deep concerns about Huawei providing the 5G network in Britain. It’s something we’d have to look at very closely.” Australia, New Zealand and the US […]
Philippines Senate President Vicente Sotto III has filed Senate Bill 2109, or the proposed Philippine Online Infringement Act, which seeks to enable the Intellectual Property Office (IPO), through the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), to revoke the licences of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) which allow websites to infringe or facilitate the infringement of copyright. The Bill […]
As 2018 draws to a close, UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has released figures that indicate Celebrity Big Brother was the television programme that attracted most viewer complaints to during the year. Ofcom received almost 56,000 complaints about programmes from viewers and listeners. The figures reveal that the ‘top 10’ most complained about television shows together […]