Russian news agency TASS is reporting that Roscosmos, the country’s space agency, is involved in alleged “systematic legal violations”, and with 16 criminal cases now under way. Alexander Kurennoy, from Russian Prosecutor General’s Office, is quoted by TASS saying: “During the period between 2017 and the first six months of 2018, documents on the activities […]
The UK’s creative industries made a record contribution to the economy in 2017, smashing through the £100 billion (€112.74bn) mark, according to figures published by the Department for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport (DCMS). Its value of the creative industries to the UK is up from £94.8 billion in 2016 to £101.5 billion, and has […]
Stronger laws to crack down on online pirates will commence shortly after the Australian Government’s Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2018 passed the Parliament. The Bill strengthens the capacity of Australia’s creative industries to fight copyright infringement through injunctions issued by the Federal Court. Minister for Communications and the Arts Mitch Fifield said the new […]
MENA viewers have reportedly lost access to an Arabic news channel over alleged violations of rules covering sectarian transmissions. A Yemeni opposition channel, Al Masirah, has been dropped. Yemeni Information Minister Muammar al-Eryani confirmed via the Yemini SABA news agency that Al Masirah channel belonging to the Houthi militias has been suspended from broadcasting on […]
Sharon White, CEO of UK media regulator Ofcom, is speaking at a London conference today (November 28th), using her keynote speech on ‘How British TV can be Stronger Together’ to call for UK public service broadcasters (PSBs) to form a combined catch-up platform in order to be more like Netflix. According to White, years of […]
Portuguese broadcasters will now pay less for the distribution of their TV channels via the national DTT network, following a ruling by the National Communications Authority (Anacom). The regulating body imposed a 15.16 per cent reduction on DTT network operator Meo in the annual distribution fee paid by broadcasters RTP, SIC and TVI for use […]
Singapore’s High Court has ordered the city-state’s Internet Service Providers to block access to popular illegal applications that are frequently sold pre-loaded on Android TV boxes. Such TV boxes are also known as illicit streaming devices (ISDs). These apps, which flagrantly infringe copyright by acting as gateways to websites streaming pirated content, are preloaded on […]
UTECA, the Spanish private TV Association, has accused new OTT platforms – such as Netflix, Amazon and HBO – of avoiding taxes in Spain to the detriment of the traditional TV operators. “It is unacceptable seeing how, through their foreign headquarters, they avoid the fiscal system and the obligation of financing RTVE or the national […]
Italy is seeking new measures to combat piracy, a phenomenon that has assumed enormous dimensions and is hindering the growth of the pay-TV sector. The intention is to implement measures introduced in the UK such as blocking the illegal servers during football matches, as Italy has so far only acted against websites and apps, reports […]
In an attempt to protect its film industry, Italy is planning to introduce a law requiring all domestic films to be first screened in cinemas before being broadcast on demand on streaming services like Netflix. In practice, the law will formalise the existing practice of a 105-day window between cinema and streaming release. The delay […]