YouTube has pulled a five-second teaser trailer for upcoming horror movie The Nun after a number of users complained that it was too frightening. The trailer was essentially a jump-scare tactic similar to the prank videos that were popular in the early days of YouTube, where users would be asked to focus on a small […]
Taiwan’s leading video-on-demand (VoD) industry associations have come together with the government at a roundtable event to share and promote best practices that foster growth while safeguarding consumer interests through self-regulation and collaborating on anti-piracy efforts. The event was hosted by the Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA), the Asia Pacific trade association for the video […]
Consumers have saved $3.5 billion, and more than 20 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have been avoided as a result of the voluntary set-top box energy conservation agreement among US pay-TV providers, manufacturers and energy efficiency advocates, according to a new report on the industry Voluntary Agreement for Ongoing Improvement to the […]
Following successful legal action taken by Sky, Sandra Dow, the tenant and Designated Premises Manager of the Spey Lounge in Edinburgh, Scotland, has been ordered to pay £10,000 in damages for infringing Sky’s copyright by showing Sky Sports programming illegally in her premises. She must also pay Sky’s costs and fund the placement of notices […]
Luke Skinner, of Buntisland in Scotland has received a court order against him having been found to be selling IPTV subscriptions and pre-loaded illicit streaming devices on Facebook Marketplace, which gave users access to premium content such as provided by Sky, illegally. Skinner was selling subscriptions to content for £35 (€39) per year as well […]
As required by UK takeover rules, 21st Century Fox (21CF) has posted an offer document and a form of acceptance to accept the offer to Sky shareholders in respect of its previously-announced cash offer for the fully diluted share capital of Sky which 21CF and its Affiliates do not already own at a price of […]
The smart home is vital to communication service providers, a new report from ABI has claimed. It says it is a critical time for operators as they are being outperformed through rivals’ “aggressive” strategies. Pablo Tomasi, Senior Analyst said: “CSPs are being threatened in a market increasingly driven by the likes of Google and Amazon […]
An Extraordinary General Meeting of members of regional pay-TV broadcast industry trade body Casbaa has overwhelmingly approved the adoption of a new constitution and new name. Casbaa will now be known as the Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) and have a new mandate to represent the interests of companies across the broader video industry. The […]
Broadcasters Sky and Channel 4, which have rights to cover Formula 1 in the UK, have been investigated by regulator Ofcom following coverage of the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2016. Sky was showing all practice, qualifying and race action live, while Channel 4 was airing a highlights package. At issue were references to timepiece […]
Broadband cable trade body Cable Europe is urging the European Commission not to accept Dutch regulator ACM’s draft broadband market analysis, which has concluded that multiplay operator VodafoneZiggo holds “joint significant market power (SMP)” together with Dutch incumbent operator KPN. As a direct consequence, both operators will have to provide wholesale access to third parties. […]