Turkey’s recent political problems have resulted in 12 TV channels being taken off air by Türksat. Their removal follows the issue of a State of Emergency decree, and subsequently published in the country’s Official Gazette. The TV channels removed from Türksat include Hayatın Sesi, Van TV, Jiyan TV, Azadi TV and Zarok TV. Their broadcasts […]
Following mounting criticism from certain parties and support from others, the FCC has announced that its proposed Set-Top Box Order has been removed from the September 29 Open Meeting Agenda. The proposal will go on the Commission’s circulation list and remain under consideration by Commissioners. In a Statement, Chairman Tom Wheeler, Commissioner Mignon Clyburn and […]
UK Minister for Digital and Culture Matt Hancock has declared TV to have been one of the UK’s greatest success stories and vowed to support the industry as it addresses a number of challenges, in particular the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Delivering a Keynote address at the RTS London Conference – his first to […]
The world’s biggest record labels are suing a website that allows users to download the audio from YouTube music videos. Universal, Sony, Warner Bros and others launched legal action against the German operator of YouTube-mp3.org in a federal court in Los Angeles. They are seeking damages from the company and its owner that include $150,000 […]
Josh Berger, President & Managing Director, Warner Bros UK, Ireland & Spain, has warned that a number of channels currently located and licensed in the UK may have to relocate to Europe following the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union. “Many licensed services may have to move to Europe to continue to broadcast if a […]
A UK legal case against video-streaming set-tops that can access subscription content for free, begins this week. So-called “fully-loaded Kodi boxes” have gained popularity, but the legality of their sale is in question. North East trader Brian Thompson is accused of selling equipment that “facilitated the circumvention” of copyright protection measures, reports the BBC. Thompson […]
Political problems between India and Pakistan, including threats of war, have led to Pakistani drama series being ‘banned’ by some Indian channels. Zee TV’s Zindgi Channel is typical, with Zee chairman Subhash Chandra tweeting on Sunday that the channel would revamp its output without Pakistan-originated programming. “We will have Indian subjects on Muslim community,” said […]
European Parliament’s Culture committee hearing on the amending of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive follows the publication of a draft report that looks to narrow the regulatory differences between online and offline services and better promote European works. SAA (Society of Audiovisual Authors) published its position on the Commission and Parliament’s proposals welcoming the positive […]
In response to global operator demand, MoCA is now offering a technology solution that applies new firmware feature upgrades on top of MoCA 2.0 technology. This new extension of MoCA 2.0 is called MoCA 2.1 offering 500 Mbps throughput and MoCA 2.1 Bonded offering 1 Gbps throughput. The availability of MoCA 2.1 and MoCA 2.1 […]
Following a successful prosecution by the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT), the Designated Premises Supervisor of the Bay Horse Hotel in the northern England city of Leeds has been convicted and ordered to pay more than £10,000 (€11,551) in fines and costs for showing Sky Sports illegally in the premises. On 15th September 2016 at […]