The DTG has released the latest version of the D-Book, the only universally deployed technical standard for TV and DTT in the UK. The D-Book is updated annually with the collaboration of industry, underpinning Freeview, YouView, Freesat, EE TV, BT TV and TalkTalk TV. Requirements that are no longer necessary have been removed from D-Book […]
South Africa’s telecoms regulator ICASA has published details of various options open to government for the adoption of 4G and 5G technologies. Part of the plan covers the redistribution of 700 MHz and 800 MHz bands, currently used by analogue TV, as well as the licensing of the 3.5 GHz band specifically for 5G usage. […]
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) – a global coalition dedicated to protecting the dynamic legal market and reducing online piracy – has achieved another major win when the operator of two giant sources of illegal, unauthorised content, agreed to cease all operations. Prior to this ACE action, Openload and Streamango were massive piracy […]
Twitter is set to ban all political advertising worldwide, saying that the reach of such messages “should be earned, not bought”. “While internet advertising is incredibly powerful and very effective for commercial advertisers, that power brings significant risks to politics,” Jack Dorsey, CEO of the social media platform, tweeted. Reacting to the news, Brad Parscale, […]
Facebook has dropped an appeal against a £500,000 (€0.58m) fine imposed by the UK’s data protection watchdog for its role in the Cambridge Analytica scandal. As part of the agreement, Facebook has made no admission of liability. The social media giant said it “wished it had done more to investigate Cambridge Analytica” earlier. James Dipple-Johnstone, […]
The FCC has yet to make its mind up on whether to grant the C-Band Alliance its permission to auction of 300 MHz of satellite spectrum over the US. But the CBA is very much ready to proceed with its plans. On October 29th the CBA, in a filing to the FCC, said it had […]
An electronics retailer in Singapore has been convicted of selling illegal streaming devices (ISDs), which provided access to illegal broadcasts of Premier League football and other entertainment content. Synnex Trading and its Director Jia Xiaofeng were found guilty of four criminal charges of copyright infringement. Jia was sentenced to 12 weeks in jail and ordered […]
The US Congress Energy & Commerce Committee held a formal hearing into the C-Band Alliance’s plan for spectrum reallocation over the US on October 29th. The meeting did not go well for the Alliance. The Committee already has a Bill (the C-Band Act) before Congress and the Bill is co-sponsored by Democrats and Republicans, and […]
The C-Band Alliance (CBA) has moved decisively towards the FCC preferred release of 300 MHz of spectrum over the US. The CBA had previously insisted that it could only manage to clear 200 MHz (180 MHz + a 20 MHz ‘guard band’). The spectrum is being cleared to help the deployment of 5G cellular technology […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom has updated proposals to release crucial airwaves to meet growing demand for mobile broadband and support the rollout of 5G. To help improve mobile services and enable more people and businesses to access 5G networks, Ofcom is planning to release more mobile airwaves through an auction in spring 2020. Improving mobile […]