The SRT Alliance, an open-source initiative dedicated to overcoming the challenges of low-latency video streaming, announces that 14 new members have joined the initiative including Eurovision Media Services, Matrox and Telvue. Now with more than 35 members, the SRT Alliance’s rapid growth supports continued adoption and development of the low latency SRT open source video […]

The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) has applauded Agencia Nacional del Espectro (ANE), the Colombian spectrum regulatory agency, for publishing its final regulation for TV White Space (TVWS). Colombia is now the first country in Latin America to finalise its TVWS regulations, resulting in a huge boost for the country to leverage better connectivity and social […]

In a deal it says will accelerate its global growth strategy in a key English-speaking market, CBS Corporation has agreed to acquire Network Ten, one of three major commercial broadcast networks in Australia. The transaction adds Network Ten to CBS Corporation’s global content and distribution portfolios. In addition to core linear channel TEN, the deal […]

Mexico has joined Brazil in saying that the AT&T planned merger with Time Warner cannot go ahead unless AT&T sells off its Sky Mexico pay-TV subsidiary. Brazil issued a similar demand last week. Mexico’s Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) regulator said that once AT&T disposes of its 41 per cent stake in Sky Mexico, and that […]

20th Century Fox, Panasonic Corporation and Samsung Electronics have forged a new partnership to create an open, royalty-free dynamic metadata platform for High Dynamic Range (HDR) through an associated certification and logo programme, tentatively called HDR10+. Together, the three companies will form a licensing entity that will begin licensing the HDR10+ platform in January 2018. […]

Last week South Africa’s media regulator ICASA issued its proposals on how the mighty Multichoice/DStv “dominant position” in the market might be softened. ICASA issued six possible remedies, and has invited stakeholders to respond by October 31st. The proposals include limiting contract lengths to five years, and possibly forcing unbundling rules on broadcasters, and following the European […]

Following the UK Culture Secretary Karen Bradley’s request for advice and clarification in light of representations received in relation to the proposed merger between 21st Century Fox and Sky, communications regulator Ofcom has submitted additional advice to the Secretary of State. Bradley will now carefully consider that advice before making her decision on referral on […]

Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are being sued in the US amidst alleged collusion. Haier owns the US home appliance business marketed under the General Electric name. The case has been brought by a Chinese home appliance manufacturer, Haier Group, and the company has commenced a lawsuit in a New York federal court in Albany, […]

Two London licensees have been found guilty of four offences each of dishonest reception of a television transmission by showing Sky Sports to customers without a commercial agreement from Sky. Timothy Sheahan and Seamus Fogarty of Greenes in Neasden, were found guilty in their absence of four offences and were each fined £2,500 (€2,715) per […]