A growing consortium of Hollywood and International entertainment companies have formed the Blockchain Global Entertainment Alliance (BGEA) with the goal to promote blockchain technology adoption for the entertainment industry and develop common standards and best practices in the entertainment blockchain movement. The BGEA is a non-profit alliance designed to educate all forms of entertainment companies […]
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is to investigate Qatar’s allegations of intellectual property breaches against Saudi Arabia, dismissing the latter’s objection over what it said were national security concerns. The WTO has agreed “to establish a panel to rule on Saudi Arabia’s alleged failure to provide adequate protection of intellectual property rights”. Qatar claims that […]
A group of 18 key industry players across the audio-visual and sport sectors have welcomed the recognition of the European Institutions of the importance of territorial exclusivity in the EU’s Online Broadcasting Directive but remain concerned about the introduction of the Country of Origin principle. In a joint statement, the signatories say: “We take note […]
France is pushing forward with a ‘GAFA’ (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon) tax on technology companies that will come into effect on January 1st, 2019. After plans for an EU levy collapsed, France has pushed ahead and the government forecasts it will bring in some €500 million. French Minister of the Economy Bruno Lemaire said the […]
Mobile and broadband coverage are improving in the UK, but too many rural areas still get a poor signal – according to Ofcom’s major study of the UK’s communications networks. Ofcom’s annual Connected Nations report shows that mobile coverage continues to increase. Almost all homes and offices can get a good, indoor 4G signal from […]
In advance of the Whyte vs. Chisora heavyweight boxing re-match scheduled for PPV broadcast on December 22nd, Kieron Sharp, CEO of UK intellectual property protection organisation Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) has issued a reminder about the dangers of streaming it through anything less than official channels. “If you are watching it through anything other […]
In the latest issue of Euromedia we bring our annual tour of the test and measurement landscape. As broadband capacity has increased, the emphasis has shifted from underwriting the quality of data-heavy video on crowded networks, to monitoring quality and security as unmanaged services and unmanaged devices proliferate across service provider nets. Not just within […]
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has published its full decision on the BBC’s proposed changes to iPlayer, which will limit the Corporation’s scope to make programmes available beyond a defined period. The BBC had proposed a number of changes to the BBC iPlayer for implementation in 2018/19. These included: A substantial number of additional Box Sets, […]
The BBC Board has published a review into its own commercial subsidiaries. The review by EY has found that the BBC’s three wholly-owned commercial businesses – BBC Studios, BBC Studioworks and BBC Global News – exhibit commercial efficiency in line with their peer groups and the wider market, fit with the BBC’s mission and public […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) deadline for comments and responses to the C-Band Alliance’s (CBA) closed on December 11th. The CBA’s request is for a “market-based approach” to the sale of 180 MHz of satellite spectrum over the US for the use of 5G. A report from Sami Kassab, a satellite analyst at investment bank […]