It is for the FCC to determine the terms and financial obligations of the C-Band Alliance’s scheme for the restructuring of satellite spectrum over the US. While nothing is yet agreed, a consensus has emerged that the three key members of the Alliance (Intelsat, SES and Telesat) will volunteer to pay a 25 per cent […]
Companies looking to shoot short-form content, such as TV commercials, in the Middle East can now benefit from express access to Abu Dhabi Film Commission’s 30 per cent cash rebate on production and post-production spend. As well as TV commercials, the rebate is applicable to feature films, television dramas and series, documentaries, and telemovies shot […]
The C-Band Alliance on November 7th sent a strongly-worded seven-page letter to two senior members of the US House Sub-committee on Communications & Technology. The letter starts politely enough, telling Chairman Michael Doyle and Ranking Member Robert Latta that it wanted to correct some misstatements. But the message soon became blunt saying, in effect, ‘hands […]
Spain’s largest telco Movistar has been fined €6 million for discriminatory actions against its rivals when repairing breakdown in its copper and FTTH networks used by third parties. The company took too much time and delayed without justified cause the provision of its services when repairing breakdowns in the networks used by its competitors. The […]
US telco giant AT&T has proposed its own plan for a private C-band auction to reallocate satellite spectrum over the US. AT&T is almost certain to be a buyer of some of the released satellite spectrum. The AT&T ‘variation’ on the C-Band Alliance’s well-rehearsed scheme, suggests that the spectrum should be released extremely promptly and […]
The FCC has approved certain modifications as part of its formal approval of the proposed $26.5 billion merger between telcos Sprint and T-Mobile. The FCC had last month agreed the outline terms in a 3-2 vote from Commissioners. The FCC approval means that Dish/Echostar founder Charlie Ergen could now proceed and become a fourth wireless […]
The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) has announced that NBCUniversal have signed the ASEAN Subscription Video-on-Demand Industry Content Code, joining other industry players including ASTRO, dimsum, DOONEE, HOOQ, iflix, iWant, Netflix, tonton and TVB. The Content Code, first released in June 2018, is a self-regulatory framework that aims to ensure the commitment of online streaming […]
The Communications and Digital Committee of UK parliament’s upper chamber the House of Lords has warned that public service broadcasters (PSBs) need to be better supported to ensure that they can continue to produce high-quality drama and documentaries which reflect and examine UK culture. In return, the broadcasters need to adapt to ensure that they […]
The Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA), which permits US satellite viewers to watch ‘distant’ TV broadcasts from the main networks, has to be renewed before the end of the year or it will automatically die (“sunset”, as legislators describe the ending of a Law). Current estimates say that some 870,000 homes, almost all […]
Giles Thorne, media analyst at investment bank Jefferies, speaking about the eventual C-Band decision for the reallocation of spectrum over the US for 5G usage, sums up the position perfectly, saying ‘The C-Band Home Strait’ in his comprehensive report on the current state of play. He admits that the past year or so has been […]