The European Union’s Court of Justice has ruled that the €46 million financial aid given to the DTT extension in the Spanish Region of Castilla-La Mancha was illegal and discriminatory. The Court acknowledges that the EC was right when in 2014 it initially ruled that the aids were in breach of competition by benefiting DTT […]
The Society of Audiovisual Authors has welcomed the agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission on the reform of EU rules governing audiovisual media services. It thanks policy makers for their willingness to lay down new rules to adapt the European framework to the emergence of digital platforms. SAA said it […]
Executives at Comcast have talked up the pluses of the company’s formal binding cash offer of $31 billion (€25.4bn) for Sky, describing it as “a great fit” that provides it with new capabilities, new markets, and other growth opportunities. Speaking on Comcast’s Q1 2018 Results Earnings Call, Brian L Roberts, Chairman and CEO, said he […]
A man who infringed Sky’s broadcast copyright by streaming Sky Sports content to the public has been forced to pay £45,000 (€51,500) in fines and damages. Between March 3rd 2017 and April 1st 2017, Wasaq Rasheed shared streams from (the then) Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2. These streams were found on IPTVdonations.com, an illegally-run […]
INCOMPAS, the Internet and competitive networks association, whose members include leading streaming and Internet edge companies in the US, as well as new competitive fibre network builders, filed a Petition in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (D.C. Circuit) challenging the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) Restoring Internet Freedom Order. The […]
The Association of Commercial Television in Europe (ACT) has welcomed the European Commission’s Communication on tackling online disinformation. In a statement ACT said: “The Communication is a welcome first step towards addressing the major challenges disinformation raises and its root causes. Notably by addressing regulatory asymmetries between the fully regulated and editorially responsible broadcast environment […]
Comcast has formalised its earlier pre-conditional superior cash offer for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Sky. The offer is for $31 billion (€25.4bn). In a Statement, Sky said that as a result of the announcement of the higher cash offer, the Independent Committee was withdrawing its recommendation of the offer announced by […]
Israeli telco conglomerate Eurocom Group has been ordered by a Tel Aviv court to enter liquidation. The business, which includes a 57 per cent stake in satellite operator Spacecom, and telco Bezeq, will start liquidation proceedings on May 3rd, according to a ruling from Judge Eitan Orenstein. Eurocom is beset with legal problems, not least […]
Charles Rivkin, Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), has highlighted the importance of protecting the creative industries’ intellectual property. Delivering a State of the Industry Address at movie theatre trade show and congress CinemaCon, Rivkin expressed optimism for the industry, based on the MPAA’s continuing work to protect creativity, open […]
YouTube’s first quarterly ‘enforcement report’ reveals the website removed 8.3 million videos between October and December 2017 for breaching its community guidelines. The figure does not include videos removed for copyright or legal reasons. In a blogpost, YouTube said the “majority of these 8 million videos were spam or people attempting to upload adult content.” […]