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Terra Ferma joins Homegrid Forum

The HomeGrid Forum has announced Terra Ferma as the newest member of the organisation. An Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) with extensive experience in designing and building Power over Ethernet (PoE) products for challenging operations, Terra Ferma’s cybersecure LiFi solutions provide up to 1Gpbs secure network access per Access Point. The company’s expertise in building fast, […]

May 30, 2024

Broadband Forum celebrates 20 years of TR-069 standard

Broadband Forum is celebrating the 20-year anniversary of its TR-069 standard that has paved the way for the open standards organisation’s flagship TR-369/User Services Platform (USP). TR-069 has laid the foundations of ubiquitous global internet access and empowered Internet Service Providers (ISPs) worldwide to manage billions of devices. Broadband Forum has advised that it will […]

May 23, 2024

GB News faces Ofcom sanction

An Ofcom investigation has concluded that People’s Forum: The Prime Minister on GB News broke broadcasting due impartiality rules. Given this represents a serious and repeated breach of these rules, Ofcom is now starting the process for consideration of a statutory sanction against GB News. Ofcom received 547 complaints about this live, hour-long current affairs […]

May 20, 2024By Colin Mann

Enhancements made to 5G convergence standards

Major enhancements have been made for the advancement of next-generation applications, network resilience, and support of converged services for residential customers thanks to Broadband Forum’s latest 5G work that is integrating wireless and wireline networks. Broadband Forum’s Phase 18.1 specifications, building on 3GPP’s Release 18, promise to extend the set of common value-adding capabilities, enabling […]

May 2, 2024

UK broadcasters warned on due impartiality

Ofcom research underlines the significant value UK viewers and listeners place on due impartiality as the media regulator puts broadcasters on notice that they must maintain the highest editorial standards ahead of a General Election. The qualitative research explores audiences’ understanding of news and current affairs content and their expectations of due impartiality when politicians […]

April 24, 2024By Colin Mann

Brazil to roll out new digital TV standard in 2025

Brazil is launching a new TV standard called TV 3.0 in 2025. This technology, according to the government, will revolutionise the way people watch TV by integrating it with the internet. Viewers will use apps to navigate channels, replacing the traditional number system on remote controls. This will allow channels to offer additional on-demand content, […]

April 4, 2024From Branislav Pekic in Rome

HbbTV releases v2024-1 of HbbTV Test Suite

The HbbTV Association, an initiative dedicated to providing open standards for the delivery of advanced interactive TV services through broadcast and broadband networks for connected TV sets and set-top boxes, has announced the release of a new version of the HbbTV Conformance Test Suite. The v2024-1 Test Suite, developed by the HbbTV Testing Group, is […]

April 4, 2024

GB News in multiple rules breaches

A series of investigations by UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has concluded that five programmes on GB News featuring politicians acting as news presenters broke broadcasting due impartiality rules. Under the Broadcasting Code, news, in whatever form, must be presented with due impartiality. Additionally, a politician cannot be a newsreader, news interviewer or news reporter unless, exceptionally, […]

March 18, 2024By Colin Mann

Here isn’t the news

Strange times in the UK news market. GB News continues to generate its own headlines by setting new records for Ofcom breaches, while Talk TV announces it is shutting down its broadcast version. News UK has decided its niche news channel was a bit too niche – the fact star turn Piers Morgan had already […]

March 5, 2024

Ofcom: GB News show broke offence rules

An Ofcom investigation has concluded that an episode of Dan Wootton Tonight on GB News broke broadcasting rules designed to protect viewers from offensive content. Comments made during the programme by Laurence Fox targeting female political journalist, Ava Evans, prompted 8,867 complaints to Ofcom. Viewers expressed concerns that his remarks were sexist, misogynistic and offensive. […]

March 4, 2024By Colin Mann