An in-depth review of the commercial television broadcasting business by research and consultancy firm BIA/Kelsey indicates that the investment large and medium market US TV stations are considering making in the ATSC 3.0 standard would be recouped within three years. The report, The Business Case for ATSC 3.0, examines ATSC from a business perspective by […]
The Philippines has selected Japan’s ISDB-T transmission standard for its introduction of digital terrestrial TV. However, the transition period has slipped from 4 to 6 years. One of the benefits of the ISDB-T system is that can carry an Emergency Warning Broadcast System (EWBS) and used frequently in Japan for earthquakes, tsunamis and related catastrophes. […]
A report in French business newspaper Les Echos, and reported by analysts at Exane/BNP-Paribas, says that the European Commission is pushing for greater liberalisation of pan-European TV advertising. Les Echos reports that French politicians are still resisting to this latest EC push for a liberalisation of Pan-European TV Advertising. The EC project proposes to replace […]
The US’s leading creative industries have called on the government to do more to ensure that its trading partners fulfil their pledges to the US to improve protection and enforcement of copyright, and named 16 countries that should be on special watch lists. In its submission in the annual ‘Special 301’ inquiry launched by the […]
The Center for Intellectual Property Understanding (CIPU), a new non-profit organisation devoted to increasing awareness of IP rights and their impact on peoples’ lives, has been launched with an ambitious programme of activities for 2017. According to the CIPU, misunderstanding about what IP rights achieve, and for whom, costs the US and other economies billions […]
BBC Monitoring is reporting that a Pakistan High Court in Lahore has permitted Indian films to be shown on private TV channels, provided the channels have a valid licence. Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah granted the permission in the light of Pakistan’s PEMRA media regulator’s report that states that TV channels were allowed to […]
Digital rights and civil liberties issues campaigning organisation Open Rights Group (ORG) has warned that changes to the penalties for online copyright infringement could leave UK citizens vulnerable to blackmail by unscrupulous companies that demand payment for alleged copyright infringements. Proposals in the Digital Economy Bill would mean
BBC Monitoring is reporting that the Ethiopian government is “blocking” two pro-opposition services – the Ethiopian Satellite Television (ESAT) transmissions and Oromia Media Network (OMN) from reaching their viewers and users. Amsterdam-based opposition Ethiopian Satellite TV on its Facebook page said: “The dictatorial Ethiopian government has blocked two major independent media – Ethiopian Satellite Television […]
Members of trade body the UHD Alliance, meeting at European Broadcasting Union (EBU) headquarters in Geneva recently to assess the current status of the UHD market, have noted that HDR (High Dynamic Range) has emerged as one of the key drivers for sales of UHD devices. “Ours is a unique organisation, with all of the […]
In the aftermath of its exclusive pay-per view coverage of a top boxing bout being illegally streamed on social media platforms, Peter Tonagh, CEO of Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel, has delivered a strong condemnation of content piracy. He also confirmed that in this instance, with the co-operation of the alleged infringers, Foxtel would not be […]