The recent UTECA’s demand for financial aid to mitigate the drastic TV ad fall in Spain has been met by the Administration approving a €15 million lifeline to help them. The government argues that “this exceptional aid” is aimed at compensating TV channels (with a national coverage) in view of “the need to guarantee this […]
The Federal Communications Commission has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on proposed technical rule changes to facilitate the use of the US’s next generation television broadcast standard, ATSC 3.0. The proposed rules would permit greater flexibility for broadcasters to use distributed transmission systems (DTS) as they deploy ATSC 3.0 in their networks. […]
French pay-TV broadcaster Canal Plus has suspended its payments for French Ligue 1 top-flight football. Canal+ has informed the French Professional Football League (LFP) that it is suspending the payment of broadcasting rights for the domestic Ligue 1, given the football matches have been suspended since March 13th, after the 28th day of the championship, […]
Digital civil liberties advocacy body the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has joined the legal team defending Sports Fans Coalition NY (SFCNY), the non-profit organisation that runs Locast, a free, local TV streaming service facing copyright infringement claims by broadcast giants ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox. Locast enables TV viewers to receive local over-the-air programming—which broadcasters […]
The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA) – a co-operative trade association for next generation broadband services – has expressed its support for the measures announced by the UK government in agreement with the telecommunications industry to protect consumers during the Covid-19 international health crisis. “At a time when all reaches of the country are affected […]
The UK’s telecoms providers have joined together to highlight the essential work tens of thousands of dedicated staff are carrying out to ensure the country stays connected during the coronavirus crisis. In a joint advert that has appeared in national and regional newspapers, the majority of the UK’s main broadband and mobile providers, with the […]
The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK’s House of Commons has launched an inquiry which will consider the future of public service broadcasting (PSB) in a digital age. How PSB is funded, the content offered and how it is regulated will be examined against alternative subscription, streaming services and Freeview services. In […]
BBC local radio is teaming up with manufacturers, retailers and a loneliness charity to offer free DAB radios to the most vulnerable people aged over 70. It comes as millions of people are forced to stay in their homes and isolate from their friends and families because of the Coronavirus outbreak. Radio is a vital […]
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has issued a recommendation for public service media organisations to continue their efforts to avoid Internet congestion and manage the potential impact of streaming media consumption during the Covid-19 pandemic. The full text of the EBU Technical Recommendation is available on the EBU T&I website. The Recommendation was approved by […]
The UK’s public service broadcasters (BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, S4C) have come together to ask the Government to work with them to support freelancers working in the broadcasting industry during this unprecedented period. In a joint letter to the Chancellor signed by all the PSBs, the broadcasters highlight the value of the freelancers […]