Pay-radio operator SiriusXM was in trouble because of alleged breaches of the US Federal ‘Telephone Consumer Protection Act’. It meant potential breaches of Federal telemarketing rules and where consumers had pre-registered for ‘Do Not Call’ notifications, either nationally or on the company’s own lists. SiriusXM, despite initially firmly denying any wrong-doing, has now reached a […]
Following the favourable opinion from French audiovisual regulator the CSA (Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel) on July 17th and the authorisation issued August 12th by the Autorité de la concurrence, France’s national competition regulator, public service broadcasters TF1, M6 and France Télévisions have announced that the Salto SVoD joint venture will be able to start operations. […]
The largest streaming platforms in Spain pay little money to the Spanish Treasury. Netflix, for example – which doubled its profits in 2018 to €1.1 billion – only paid €3,100 in tax that year, the same amount as a worker with an annual salary of €24,000. HBO paid in €45,200 in taxes in 2017. Other […]
UK government is considering giving Ofcom powers to fine video-sharing apps and websites.The proposal would mean Ofcom could impose multi-million pound fines if the platforms have failed to prevent youngsters seeing pornography, violence and other harmful material. The regulator would take charge of the matter from September 19th 2020. The move is to meet the […]
In its latest filing the C-Band Alliance (CBA) is being ultra-polite in suggesting that a submission to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) by the America’s Communications Association’s Connects Coalition (ACACC) “lacks significant detail”, is “mistaken”, “fails to articulate”, “a gross misunderstanding”, is “impossible to achieve”, “faulty assumptions”, “half-baked” and just to rub home the message […]
Ahead of its October release, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, is to feature in an exclusive trailer for the Industry Trust for IP Awareness’s Moments Worth Paying For campaign, which inspires viewers to respect the value of creative content by demonstrating that film, TV and video have an entertainment value worth paying for. The […]
Italy’s premier football league, Lega Serie A, is taking action against audiovisual piracy, which it describes as “a criminal act” and an increasing plague in recent years, all over the world and in particular in Italy, calculating only that the incidence of piracy among adults in the country exceeds 60 per cent. The league intends […]
Competitive access to spectrum resources will result in a thriving fixed and mobile marketplace that can deliver new, innovative services, according to Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) President Martha Suárez. Speaking at the TVWS workshop in Buenos Aires, co-organised by the DSA – a global organisation advocating for laws and regulations that will lead to more […]
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) – a global coalition dedicated to protecting the dynamic legal market and reducing online piracy – has obtained a permanent injunction against SetTVNow, a piracy outfit that was illegally feeding over 500 television channels to its users via online streaming or set-top devices. “SetTVNow and other piracy outfits […]
India’s Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) has already brought criminal actions against a number of former ISRO/Antrix staff in connection with alleged corruption between ISRO and Antrix. Antrix was the commercial arm of India’s State Research Organisation which supplies and controls all satellite active over India. In 2005 Bangalore-based Devas Multimedia quite legitimately entered into […]