India’s Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) cancelled 19 television licences in the 5-week period between August 1st and September 5th. The cancellations take this year’s total to 216, AS AT September 5th. Most of the cancelled channels were for services that were not taken up by the licence-holders and were non-operational. Typical were 3 […]
The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) has entered into a formal partnership with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to drive the development of technical standards and the adoption of interoperability across the media industry. “The DPP and the EBU both deeply understand the value of collaboration in driving change,” said DPP Managing Director, Mark Harrison. “The […]
The Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA) has announced that the newest version of the EMA Avails schema has been approved by the EMA Avails Working Group and is now available. The EMA Avails schema is a standardised communication of data about content available for transactional online VoD. The update, Version 1.7.2, enhances the schema in a […]
Subscribers to DStv’s Multichoice pay-TV in cash-strapped Zimbabwe are having to pay their monthly fees in US dollars (or other ‘hard’ currencies). Now, a local lawyer is asking the nation’s High Court for an order to compel Multichoice to accept payment in more traditional forms. James Majatame of Takawira Law Chambers is seeking the court-issued […]
The annual IP crime and enforcement report: 2016 to 2017 from the UK’s Intellectual Property Office, which highlights current and emerging counterfeiting and piracy threats in the UK and overseas, suggests that one of the biggest challenges facing the pay-TV industry is the sale and use of illicit streaming devices, commonly
Israel’s Spacecom, which operates the ‘AMOS’ fleet of satellites, is suing Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) with a $138 million (€114.4m) compensation claim for its Amos-6 satellite lost in a catastrophic fire a year ago when the satellite was atop a SpaceX rocket being fueled. In an announcement to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and the […]
Following his appointment in May 2017, Noel Curran has taken up his position as the new Director General of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). He replaces Ingrid Deltenre who has stepped down after eight years in charge to focus her attention on her Board responsibilities. Curran is the former Director General of RTÉ and brings […]
Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore is reporting that Mediaset and Fininvest are seeking about €3 billion in damages from French media giant Vivendi. The sum comes from the Italian newspaper’s own calculations and is based on company formal filings made by Mediaset. A mediation process is currently underway, says the report. If this mediation fails then […]
The UHD Alliance (UHDA), the inter-industry group charged with fostering an ecosystem that fully realises and promotes the consumer benefits of Ultra HD with HDR entertainment technology, has confirmed the completion of the ULTRA HD PREMIUM specifications for additional content delivery devices such as Streaming Media Players, set-top boxes and Desktop PCs. The expansion of […]
The case centres on a claim that in the early part of this year the Mexican government specifically reserved Eutelsat Americas satellite capacity without payment, and that Eutelsat is being further penalised. In reality, the capacity has allegedly been “reserved” by Mexico’s government for some years, but without payment. The argument is being heard before […]