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. […]
Pakistan’s PEMRA media regulator has revoked the satellite TV broadcast licences of Bol News and Bol Entertainment, which broadcasts as Pak News. Pakistan’s Interior Ministry has allegedly rescinded the security clearances of Bol’s company directors, Shoaib A. Shaikh, Ayesha Shoaib Sheikh, Viqas Atiq and Sarwat Bashir, said a PEMRA press release issued May 3rd. According […]
The FTTH Council Europe – whose mission is to accelerate ubiquitous, fibre-based connectivity for a competitive Gigabit Society – has organised a cross-industry debate in the European Parliament that will focus on Europe’s 5G ambition and investments in 5G enabler infrastructure, while also presenting the latest FTTH market data on where Europe stands in global […]
India’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is demanding action over alleged malpractice by the country’s Department of Space (DoS) in how transponder satellite capacity was awarded to private direct-to-home broadcasters. The PAC state that decisions going back more than 10 years need to be fully investigated. The 22-member PAC is made up of Indian parliamentarians in […]
Finnish telco DNA has announced that its remaining DVB-T format pay-TV channels will switch to DVB-T2 technology on May 17th. The majority of terrestrial-network pay-TV channels and all HD channels are already being broadcast with the new technology. The greater efficiency of DVB-T2 technology increases broadcasting capacity and enables the transmission of HD-quality broadcasts over […]
Over 400 audiovisual sector leaders covering all 28 Member States have signed a letter urging the EU Institutions to “reject and abandon” a proposal that they suggest “undermines the entire audiovisual eco-system in Europe”. Their concern relates to EU proposals that they warn could damage the film and TV industry and harm consumers by preventing […]
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has released the 2017 ‘Special 301’ Report, reviewing global developments on trade and intellectual property (IP) and identifying trading partners with harmful records on protection, enforcement, or market
The increasingly Islamic nature of the Turkish government under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has banned all TV stations from showing hugely popular TV dating shows. In March the deputy prime minister said such shows did not fit in with Turkish customs and traditions. In a related action the Turkish state barred access to Wikipedia because […]
Australia’s Federal Court has handed down its judgment in Universal Music Australia & Ors v TPG & Ors (the KickassTorrents case). The case began in April 2016, when Universal, along with several other members of the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and the Australasian music collecting society APRA|AMCOS, filed an application seeking to have access […]
Having signalled his preference for such a move in a keynote speech at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona at the end of February, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has confirmed his intention to reverse predecessor Tom Wheeler’s ‘Open Internet’ policy designed to ensure net neutrality. In a speech at the Newseum in Washington, DC on […]