The Alex Salmond Show – a political and current affairs series on the RT channel, hosted by the former First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond and produced by his own production company, Slàinte Media – has been found guilty of breaching a Broadcast Code provision that says factual programmes or items or portrayals of factual […]
US Senators Edward J Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), members of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, are requesting that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launch an investigation into the privacy policies and practices of Smart TV manufacturers. They note that Smart TVs can track the content users are watching, but manufacturers may not […]
Australia’s film, television and music industries have united to call on the Government to evolve Australian content rules to make them fit for purpose in the digital environment. In a joint submission to a Senate inquiry into Australian content on broadcast, radio and streaming services, APRA AMCOS and Screen Producers Australia lent their weight to […]
The Government’s White Paper on Brexit offers little clarity for the UK’s £1 billion (€1.13bn) international broadcasting sector, according to the Commercial Broadcasters Association (COBA), the trade body for commercial broadcasters in the UK. According to COBA, international TV channels based in the UK are a £1 billion a year business, investing in UK jobs, […]
The US Department of Justice is appealing the June 12th decision by a US District Court judge that cleared the merger of US telco giant AT&T and entertainment conglomerate Time Warner. At the time, US district judge Richard Leon said the government’s objections “rested on improper notions” and warned against an appeal. “I hope the […]
Last week Inmarsat’s board firmly rejected a second tentative bid from EchoStar, which had talked about paying £5.32 a share for the London-based global satellite operator. A report from the equity team at Berenberg Bank suggests it is now time for Inmarsat to lay its cards on the table, given that the operator’s somewhat volatile […]
The FCC is advancing (by a 4-0 vote) to move forward with a proposal by Intelsat and SES (with Intel) to see a restructuring of C-band spectrum over the US to help develop 5G. The plan would see Intelsat, SES (and including Eutelsat) sell some of their C-band frequencies to the USA’s cellular operators. However, […]
Goonhilly Earth Station has announced the appointment of Bob Gough as Head of Business Development, Australia and Asia-Pacific. Based in Australia, Gough’s role is to spearhead commercial expansion for Goonhilly across the region, develop new business opportunities and grow Goonhilly’s customer base. Gough’s appointment comes just days after the July 1st establishment of the Australian […]
The UK Government has published its White Paper on The Future Relationship Between the United Kingdom and The European Union, disagreement over which saw two resignations within the Department for exiting the European Union, as well as that of Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson. In terms of sectors covered by any future economic partnership, the Government […]
Comcast has raised its bid for Sky, valuing the pay-TV giant at £26 billion and trumping yesterday’s Fox bid of £24.5 billion (€27.7bn, $32.4bn). It tops Comcast’s previous £22 billion offer in the escalating bidding war between Disney (poised to buy Fox) and Comcast. Comcast said its upped offer has been recommended by Sky’s independent […]