The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has strengthened its commitment to net neutrality by declaring that Internet Service Providers should treat data traffic equally to foster consumer choice, innovation and the free exchange of ideas. As such, the CRTC is publishing a new framework regarding differential pricing practices. This framework supports a fair marketplace […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom has set out detailed plans for improving access to BT’s network arm Openreach’s infrastructure, making it cheaper and easier for competing providers to connect their own fibre broadband directly to homes and offices. Network competition can deliver significant benefits to consumers through choice and innovation, which can deliver higher quality and […]
Samsung Electronics and Amazon Video are introducing HDR10+, an updated open standard that leverages dynamic metadata to produce enhanced contrast and colours on an expanded range of televisions. According to the pair, HDR10+ elevates the HDR10 open standard with the addition of Dynamic Tone Mapping. The current HDR10 standard utilises static metadata that does not […]
T-Mobile Netherlands’ zero-rated music offer isn’t violating net neutrality a court in Rotterdam has ruled. Regulator ACM challenged the offer, but the court found that while the zero rating did violate the Dutch Telecommunications Law, the ban on price discrimination in the Dutch law does not apply in this case, as the EU’s net neutrality […]
Research released by Kantar Media warns that, if the advertising industry doesn’t find a way to measure performance accurately and consistently, Proctor & Gamble’s threat to pull spend from digital advertising will be just the tip of the iceberg. Dimension, a new international study
French media group Vivendi has been ordered to reduce its stake in either Telecom Italia or commercial broadcaster Mediaset by Italy’s communications regulator AGCom (Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni). It has to comply within 12 months, after AGCom deemed it was in breach of rules designed to prevent a concentration of power. Vivendi is […]
21st Century Fox has confirmed that Bill O’Reilly, star anchor of its Fox News Channel, will not be returning to the network after the conclusion of a pre-planned holiday. In a Statement, the company said: “After a thorough and careful review of the allegations, the Company and Bill O’Reilly have agreed that Bill O’Reilly will not […]
Over half (51.2 per cent) of DTT users in Germany have already switched to the new DVB-T2 standard since its launch on March 29th, according to a survey by TNS Infratest for streaming TV provider Zattoo. Some 17 per cent switched to a different method of TV reception already used elsewhere in their home, and […]
A US federal court has ruled that the owners of the Lool IPTV service unlawfully streamed international television channels to users in the United States in violation of rights held by pay-TV operator DISH. As part of the ruling, the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas ordered a $1,050,000 (€980,000) judgement in […]
TV advertising still generates $175bn worldwide and fuels many FTA networks. Now the oldest form of TV revenue is needed to monetize the OTT services of broadcasters and pay-TV operators. The audience is, by its very nature, fragmented but the data generated by OTT should provide the information to target ads right down to individuals. […]