Qatar’s beIN Sports has filed an additional complaint with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) citing US cable giant (and Sky Europe-owner) Comcast, saying that Comcast is not prepared to negotiate carriage terms on its Xfinity service in the US. beIN alleges that Comcast is acting illegally in its refusal to negotiate. beIN has not been […]
As the negotiations on the proposed Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market are drawing to a conclusion, European and international authors and performers’ organisations from all sectors are urging the EU negotiators to strengthen the much-needed Article -14 providing for fair and proportionate remuneration for authors and performers, and to adopt Articles 14, […]
This coming November the quadrennial World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19) will take place, in the relative warmth of Sharm El Sheikh, on Egypt’s Red Sea. But ahead of the 4-week conflab the European Space Agency (ESA) and International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have issued similar messages to the satellite sector to start thinking about sharing their space […]
A man who was jailed for 22 months in July 2018 for selling streaming device that allowed thousands of buyers to watch premium Sky TV content illegally has been ordered to pay back more than £40,000 (€45,600). Glenn Burrows, of North Walsham in the east of England, made more than £400,000 by selling the devices, […]
Integro Insurance Brokers, a specialist insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has unveiled what it describes as a “revolutionary” product created for the entertainment industry. The firm’s Piracy Protection Insurance is designed to return lost revenue to film and TV rights holders and to curtail the damage caused by digital piracy. Integro claims it is […]
A legal battle between Viasat (of California) and Eutelsat against Inmarsat and its in-flight European Aviation Network is about to involve the European Court of Justice. A Belgium Court of Appeal’s Market Court ruled on January 23rd that it wanted greater clarity on two specific legal questions and has asked the higher European Court of […]
Of the 1,039 cable and satellite TV channels licensed by UK-regulator Ofcom, 700 target other countries. According to IHS Markit, the companies most affected include Discovery, with more than 100 channels licensed by Ofcom, Sky and Sony, with 40 channels each. More than 100 channels that reach viewers in the UK and Republic of Ireland […]
The BBC Director General has confirmed to an MPs committee it will probably establish an HQ for its European operations in either Brussels or Amsterdam. Tony Hall told the Public Accounts committee a small office would be set up in a continental capital in order that country of origin restrictions once the UK is out […]
Award-winning British dramas Bodyguard, Killing Eve and McMafia have been revealed as the top programmes requested on BBC iPlayer in 2018. The most popular show of the year was Bodyguard, with the first episode becoming BBC iPlayer’s biggest ever programme, with 10.8 million requests across the year. All six episodes of the political thriller appear […]
Broadband Forum has revealed that there are now 42 certified-interoperable Gfast solutions for the 106MHz profile, as a new Gfast Market Update highlights the growing popularity of the technology among operators looking to deploy cost-effective last mile connectivity over existing copper lines. In the Market Update – Service Providers Leveraging Gfast to Complement Fiber Optic […]