Brazil’s anti-trust regulator is objecting to the proposed $85.4 billion (€78.5bn) merger between AT&T and Time Warner. CADE (Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica [Administrative Council for Economic Defense]), the Brazilian regulator, says the merger poses a “high risk” to competition, and as currently planned should be rejected unless the two businesses sell off some of their […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom is facing judicial review over its ruling that Sky would remain ‘fit and proper’ to hold a UK broadcasting licence should the 21st Century Fox bid for the outstanding shares it does not already own be successful. Hausfeld, the law firm representing advocacy group Avaaz, has issued a ‘letter before claim’ to […]
The massive scandal involving the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), its commercial subsidiary Antrix, and Devas Multimedia, the independent company which held certain capacity rights on ISRO satellites, is coming to an end. India’s Central Bureau of Investigation, which had already named certain key officials alleged to be involved, has been given permission to prosecute […]
It is early days in the trial in Oakland, California, between the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and DirecTV, where the FTC is alleging that DirecTV deliberately misled subscribers signing up for pay-TV packages. The complaint specifically alleges violations both of the FTC Act and the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act (ROSCA), which imposes specific […]
Creative Content Australia (CCA), an industry organisation committed to raising awareness about the value of copyright and the impact of content theft on the screen industries, has launched Australia’s biggest ever anti-piracy consumer campaign. The launch follows the ruling by the Hon. Justice John Nicholas ordering ISPs to block 42 websites found to be primarily […]
Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel has welcomed actions taken by the Federal Court to block an additional 127 domain names which provide access to 15 pirate streaming sites and two torrent sites. The move accompanies Federal Court orders in a separate proceeding, instituted by the film industry, blocking over 40 piracy websites. The latter action requires […]
As expected, Israel has revoked the Press Pass of an Al Jazeera journalist, Elias Karram who is based in Israel. Karram is alleged to have referred to the work of Palestinian journalists as being part of the “resistance” to “Zionist occupation” of former Arab territory. Karram is an Arab citizen of Israel from Nazareth who […]
A California court has started hearing evidence into an alleged claim that DirecTV has deliberately misled millions of subscribers about the actual costs of viewing programming. The action has been brought by the USA’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In essence, DirecTV is alleged to have advertised and promoted an annual – and discounted – fee […]
Content supply chain specialist Prime Focus Technologies (PFT) has issued a Statement clarifying how, on August 4th, 2017, a link to view Episode 4 of Season 7 of Game of Thrones bearing a Star India watermark appeared online three days before its airdate, describing it as the outcome of an illegal breach of obligations by […]
A social-media-sourced barometer report from virtualised media production solutions specialist Nevion has highlighted the impact that IP technology is continuing to have on the future of the broadcast industry. The barometer, The future of broadcast — paving the way to virtualized production, confirms that IP is