Following a successful prosecution by UK intellectual property protection organisation FACT (Federation Against Copyright Theft), the licensees and company directors responsible for the running of three pubs in the Midlands have been convicted of 64 offences and ordered to pay a combined total of £327,405 (€367,530) in fines and costs for showing Sky Sports illegally […]
Intelsat has joined the Seamless Air Alliance, a consortium dedicated to the development and promotion of standards to facilitate a better, more seamless, inflight connectivity experience for passengers. The standards would eliminate the immense costs and hurdles commonly associated with acquisition, installation, and operation of data access infrastructure by streamlining system integration and certification, providing […]
Google has been fined a record €4.34 billion over Android which the European Commission claims has been used to “cement its dominant position” in search. Google’s parent Alphabet has been given 90 days to change its business practices or face further penalties of up to 5 per cent of its average global daily turnover. It […]
The French Government has unveiled its 5G roadmap and launched four priority courses of action. “5G is strategically vital to France’s industry, the competitiveness of our economy, innovation and revitalised public services,” says Electronic communications and postal regulatory authority, Arcep. “Starting in 2020, 5G is promising to deliver a jump in technological performances and pave […]
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has issued a statement announcing circulation of a draft hearing designation order regarding the Sinclair/Tribune transaction paving the way for a judicial hearing. “Based on a thorough review of the record, I have serious concerns about the Sinclair/Tribune transaction,” stated Pai. “The evidence we’ve received suggests that certain station […]
The owner and operator of a major pirate streaming service, and mass supplier of illicit streaming devices that provided illegal access to Premier League football, has been jailed for five years and three months. John Haggerty, the owner of Evolution Trading, appeared in Newcastle Crown Court in the north-east of England for sentencing after pleading […]
Collaboration between multiplay operator VodafoneZiggo, the Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA) and Dutch Police has seen the closure of a card sharing piracy network, with the operator of the illegal network being convicted and sentenced to 240 hours community service and fined over €45,000 at a court in Groningen. The man was convicted of criminal offences […]
The UK’s Panel on Takeovers and Mergers – which administers the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers – has ruled that Disney must offer £14 a share for Sky if it succeeds in buying Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox. The price set by the Panel on July 13th is the same as 21CF’s current offer […]
Research from UK alternative digital infrastructure provider CityFibre suggests that millions of broadband customers across the UK may have been misled about their broadband service. Now that almost all broadband customers say a reliable Internet connection is important to them, clarity on which technology offers the best service is vital. The clear majority (86 per […]
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 […]