The TF1 Group has failed to reach an agreement with Orange for the continued distribution of its MYTF1 catch-up service and unencrypted channels. TF1 said it was “disappointed” with the outcome and noted that it had been successful in reaching broadcast deals with Altice and Bouygues in recent weeks. The terms of those agreements were […]
Openreach, the infrastructure subsidiary of BT, has launched a ‘fibre first programme’ – which it says starts a potentially huge upgrade of critical UK infrastructure. ‘Potentially’ as it seems to be making its commitment conditional on ‘a supportive public policy and regulatory environment that encourages infrastructure investment.’ It also called for the support of broadband […]
A seminar organised in London by compression specialist ATEME and audio and video experts from Dolby Labs heard updated news on the planned roll-out of the latest plans for video compression. The event was the latest in a series of industry briefings held in Munich and Paris and another scheduled for Denver. Jérôme Vieron, (Director, […]
Egypt is one of the countries aligned with Saudi Arabia which as broken off diplomatic and commercial relations with Qatar. January 30th saw an Egyptian court order Nasser Al Khelaifi, CEO of the Qatari beIN Media Group, to pay a fine of 400 million Egyptian pounds (€18.2m) on charges of the network’s “involvement in monopolistic […]
Serbia’s Commission for the Protection of Competition has initiated an inquiry to establish whether leading cable TV operator SBB abused its dominant position. According to local media reports, the Antitrust launched the procedure after SBB announced it will increase the monthly subscription from 1 January 2018. The inquiry will analyse the conditions of competition in […]
The BBC has published its review of on-air pay carried out by PwC, and set out a five-point plan to help create a fairer and more equal BBC. The report says the BBC didn’t break the Equal Pay Act. Pressure group BBC Women said they had no faith in the report as they weren’t consulted […]
FairPlay Canada, a coalition of Canadian artists, content creators, unions, guilds, producers, performers, broadcasters, distributors, and exhibitors is asking the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to take action to address the theft of digital content by illegal piracy websites. The coalition says that jobs of hundreds of thousands of Canadians who work in the […]
The UK Government has delivered on its manifesto commitment to extend superfast broadband to 95 per cent of the UK by the end of 2017, DCMS Secretary of State Matt Hancock has revealed. Figures published by www.thinkbroadband.com have confirmed that more than 19 out of 20 UK homes and businesses now have the opportunity to […]
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has spoken in opposition to reports that the Trump administration is considering a federal takeover of portions of the country’s mobile broadband networks. A National Security Council official is reported to have presented senior members of the administration and other agencies with information suggesting that the United States needs […]
The DTG’s D-Book 10 January Corrigenda is now available. This additional publication from the UK collaboration centre for innovation in digital media technology has captured the most recent industry requirements since the launch of D-Book 10 in November 2017 and is available for DTG Members to download from the DTG Members Area. Key updates included […]