Ofcom has confirmed that the BBC can go ahead with planned changes to BBC iPlayer, subject to certain conditions and guidance. The BBC intends to change BBC iPlayer from a 30-day catch up service, to one where programmes are available for 12 months as standard, with some available for longer. As required by the BBC […]
The owners of the major US broadcast networks have jointly filed a lawsuit against Locast, a startup streaming service that offers broadcast TV available for free. CBS, Disney, Fox and NBCUniversal claim the service threatens billions of dollars in copyrighted content. The lawsuit was filed in New York’s Southern District court on July 31st. The […]
Football governing bodies and national associations FIFA, UEFA, the AFC, the Bundesliga, La Liga, the Premier League and Lega Serie A have issued a joint statement calling to an end to beoutQ’s activities, which is the first time all football leagues have made such a statement. They said: “We, the rights holders of various football […]
A new US bill has proposed a ban on autoplaying videos on YouTube, Facebook’s infinite newsfeed and Snapchat’s Snapstreak badges. The Social Media Addiction Reduction Technology (Smart) Act takes aim at techniques and features that, according to its author, Republican Senator Josh Hawley, are created to encourage and deepen addictive behaviours among users. The bill […]
Spanish regulator CNMC has dismissed Vodafone Spain’s complaints over Movistar’s football promotions last summer. and put an immediate end to the proceedings. Vodafone had filed two complaints accusing Movistar of abuse of a dominant position in the football TV market by trying to capture Vodafone’s football subscribers through a telephone campaign offering half-price fibre bundles […]
An economic report by trade body the GSMA – which represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide – reveals that releasing 5G mmWave capacity will create $565 billion of economic expansion. This figure represents 2.9 per cent of global GDP growth by 2034, which the GSMA says points to a huge impact on developing economies […]
British TV will be explicitly required to protect the “welfare, wellbeing and dignity” of individuals who take part in their programmes, under proposals from Ofcom. Ofcom, said it was proposing to add two rules to the existing broadcasting code to protect members of the public who take part in programmes, in an announcement timed to […]
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) – a global coalition dedicated to protecting the dynamic legal market and reducing online piracy – has welcomed the sentencing of two operators of the Uruguay-based piracy outfit, Pelispedia to three years and four months jail time by the prosecutor’s office in Montevideo. Approximately $500,000 (€449,377) in assets […]
Matt Warman MP has been appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in one of the final elements of new PM Boris Johnson’s allocation of ministerial responsibilities. Warman is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Boston and Skegness, first elected in May 2015. Retaining the seat […]
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has fined the news channel RT £200,000 (€223,000) for serious failures to comply with its broadcasting rules – and required the channel to broadcast a summary of the findings to its viewers. Ofcom has rules in place requiring broadcast news to be presented with due impartiality. Its investigation found that RT […]