The Association of Commercial Television in Europe (ACT) congratulates the Commission as the DSM strategy reaches half-way point – with significant achievements including the Portability Regulation. This is an important opportunity for commercial broadcasters to reaffirm some principles that are key to maintaining a vibrant media in the EU that delivers for citizens and consumers, […]
South Africa’s recently appointed Minister of Communications, Ayanda Dlodlo, is reportedly dumping her predecessor’s strategy which backed non-encryption of digital set-top boxes. The former minister, Faith Muthambi, had favoured ‘open’ digital receivers despite the ruling African National Congress political party that boxes needed to be encrypted. Muthambi was replaced in March. Muthambi’s approach was designed […]
Australia’s Government has announced a comprehensive package of reforms that it suggests will improve the sustainability of Australia’s free-to-air broadcasting sector, support the creation of high quality Australian content and modernise broadcasting and content regulation. The package also includes a community dividend in the form of further restrictions on gambling advertising. The measures include: Abolishing […]
One of the women accusing former Fox News star Bill O’Reilly of sexual harassment is meeting with Ofcom as they consider whether to approve the Fox acquisition of Sky. Wendy Walsh alleges that the TV host withdrew on a job offer after she she rebuffed an approach. The psychologist and radio host claims that after […]
London-based Press TV, the Iranian-backed English-language TV channel, has been fined £200,000 in damages by a UK court and a Conservative Party MP, awarded overall damages and legal costs of £338,000. Ndhim Zahawi, born in Iraq and of Kurdish origin, and the MP for Stratford-on-Avon in the English Midlands, brought an action against Press TV […]
UK local TV licensee That’s Media Group has expressed interest in setting up a national TV channel on the Isle of Man. The announcement was made by Kent Walwin, Owner and Director of that’s Media Group, during the Celtic Media Festival at a panel – The Rock that Rocks – about building a new broadcast […]
Dee Forbes, Director General of Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), the national public service broadcaster of the Republic of Ireland, has delivered a strong defence of public service broadcasting, in particular those broadcasters whose roles include safeguarding national tongues and identities. Delivering a Keynote Speech at the Celtic Media Festival in Douglas, the Isle of Man, […]
In five years 90 per cent of the existing 37.4 million TV sets in Spain will become obsolete with Spaniards being obliged to renew them or buy an adapter due to the implementation of the DVB-T2 standard. Currently, just 10 per cent of the TV sets existing in the market are ready for the new […]
India already has plenty of media-related regulator whether via the Ministry of Broadcasting, TRAI (the Telecom Regulatory Authority) as well as the Press Council of India, which monitors print. There’s also the Programme & Advertising Code and its rules on advertising minutes, decency, obscenity or incitement. However, there are also tight regulations on foreign ownership […]
India’s Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) has said it will proceed with charges against key officials at India’s Space Research Organisation (ISRO) over an alleged fraud and loss of millions. An earlier decision by India’s fraud-busting Enforcement Directorate last June confirmed its view that a deal between ISRO and its commercial subsidiary Antrix, were illegal. […]