FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has suggested that US leadership in 5G technology is a national imperative for economic growth and competitiveness, outlining measures the agency is taking to make sure the US continues to lead in 5G. Speaking at the White House 5G Summit, Pai also outlined his 5G FAST (Facilitate America’s Superiority in 5G […]
The tender for two new DTT channels in Portugal has received criticism from both public and private broadcasters. The CEO of Grupo Impresa, owner of national commercial channel SIC, Francisco Pedro Balsemão, has described the criteria, mentioned in the Government’s announcement, as being “at least vague and at most bizarre”. Last month, the Ministry of […]
Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat and Telesat have created the C-band Alliance (CBA), a formal consortium to work to clear the USA’s mid-band satellite spectrum for use by the nation’s 5G operators. In a joint statement, the four – which between them control 100 per cent of C-band spectrum in use over the US – say the […]
South Africa’s Constitutional Court has set aside a 2017 Competition Appeal Court ruling and said the Competition Commission is entitled to perform an investigation into a channel licensing agreement between the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), and pay-TV operator MultiChoice. “MultiChoice agreed in terms of the agreement to pay the SABC fees of more than […]
Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the founder of budget airline EasyJet, has launched legal action against streaming giant Netflix, claiming it has breached trademark law with its series Easy. The comedy series, which boasts a stellar cast including Orlando Bloom, Emily Ratajkowski and Dave Franco, launched on Netflix in 2016 and has run for two season. A third […]
Dominant Dutch telco KPN and multiplay operator VodafoneZiggo must both open up their fixed network to other providers. This is what the Autoriteit Consument & Markt (ACM) – the Netherlands Authority for Consumers & Markets says in the market analysis decision Wholesale Fixed Access, with the regulation taking effect on October 1st 2018. “We see […]
The Internet Society, a global non-profit organisation dedicated to the open development, evolution and use of the Internet, is partnering with Facebook to develop Internet Exchange Points (IXP) throughout Africa. An Internet Exchange Point is where multiple local and international networks, ISPs and content providers interconnect their networks together to efficiently exchange Internet traffic through […]
Mark Clennell, the Designated Premises Supervisor of The Wheatsheaf in Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear in the northeast of England, has been convicted in his absence of two offences of dishonest reception of a television transmission, in this case, Sky televised football matches, with the intent to avoid payment of the applicable charge. Sky […]
Ending 21 months of uncertainty over the ownership of the pay-TV operator, Comcast has won the auction bidding process for Sky, its £17.28 (€19.19) offer price topping that of rival bidder 21st Century Fox (£15.67), which implies a value of £30.6 billion for the fully diluted share capital of Sky. On September 20th, the UK’s […]
Following legal action taken by pay-TV operator Sky, the Court of Session in Edinburgh has imposed a punishment of 14 days imprisonment against the former Designated Premises Manager (DPM) of the Clachan Bar in Whitburn, after he was found in contempt of court. Christopher McGregor Clacher, who was the DPM of the premises at the […]