Hong Kong Customs has conducted an anti-piracy operation and detected a suspected case of illegal re-broadcasting of pay-TV World Cup programmes on an Internet broadcasting platform. During the operation, Customs arrested two men aged 21 and 60 respectively. A batch of computer devices with an estimated market value of about HK$20,000 (€2,190) was seized. Customs […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will “headline” its intentions to make more intensive use of the C-band (3.7-4.2 GHz) spectrum frequencies at its July 12th meeting. FCC chairman Ajit Pai says that past victories do not guarantee success, and “Nowhere is this more evident than in our efforts to promote US leadership in the next […]
France’s telecoms regulator Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques et des postes) has ruled on a fibre access dispute between dominant telco Orange and Free, clarifying the terms governing Free’s access to the Orange FTTH networks that it is co-financing. France’s main national operators have chosen to build a new Fibre to the Home […]
Following votes taken by the European Parliament Legal Affairs Committee regarding online copyright rules in Europe, Investment bank Exane/BNPP, in its note to clients June 21st, has offered its observations, saying: “In a way, this new set of laws (if adopted) could be somewhat of a ‘GDPR’ moment for online publishers and platforms. We expect […]
Colin Browne, Chairman of Voice of the Listener and Viewer, a British consumer group which champions public service broadcasting, has warned that the forthcoming World Radiocommunication Conference poses a threat to the future of public service broadcasters should spectrum currently used for terrestrial broadcasting be allocated to services such as mobile, calling on government and […]
Transport for London (TfL) has successfully prosecuted UK multiplay telco Virgin Media for five street works-related offences committed on the Transport for London Road Network. The works took place in Wandsworth High Street, Stonecote Hill and Wickham Road between October and December 2017. TfL must be notified of works being carried out on its road […]
A number of representative bodies have commented on votes taken by the European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs which could lead to major changes to European copyright law The Federation of European Film Directors (FERA), the Federation of Screenwriters in Europe (FSE) and the Society of Audiovisual Authors (SAA) welcome the vote in favour of […]
The Spanish regulatory body CNMC has warned that the second digital dividend will see DTT operators lose 30 per cent of their capacity. The release of the 700 MHz band to the benefit of 5G services – a migration to be completed in 2020 if no moratorium- is likely to put at risk the new […]
An updated framework for wayleaves – rights of way granted by a landowner, generally in exchange for payment and typically for purposes such as the development of infrastructure – has been developed by the CLA, the membership organisation for owners of land, property and business in rural England and the NFU, the representation body for […]
Following successful legal action taken by Sky, three licensees in the Republic of Ireland have been found guilty for infringing Sky’s copyright by showing Sky Sports programming in their premises without a commercial contract with Sky. Aaron Sharkey, licensee of The Moylurg Inn, Bridge Street in Boyle. Eamon Cliffe, licensee of The Railway Bar, Mill […]