Ending 21 months of uncertainty over the ownership of the pay-TV operator, Comcast has won the auction bidding process for Sky, its £17.28 (€19.19) offer price topping that of rival bidder 21st Century Fox (£15.67), which implies a value of £30.6 billion for the fully diluted share capital of Sky. On September 20th, the UK’s […]
Following legal action taken by pay-TV operator Sky, the Court of Session in Edinburgh has imposed a punishment of 14 days imprisonment against the former Designated Premises Manager (DPM) of the Clachan Bar in Whitburn, after he was found in contempt of court. Christopher McGregor Clacher, who was the DPM of the premises at the […]
China is seeking to outlaw the broadcast of foreign TV shows during primetime and limit the volume of imported content that streams on China’s fast-growing video platforms according to a draft guidance by the National Radio and Television Administration Current affairs-related content would be particularly targeted, with the administrations saying they would not allowed to […]
Ofcom, the media watchdog, has added two new members to its board, after the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) confirmed the appointment of Maggie Carver and Dr Angela Dean. Carver is currently Chairman of the British Board of Film Classification and the Racecourse Association. Starting her career in investment banking, she has […]
Ahead of the Anthony Joshua vs. Alexander Povetkin World Heavyweight title fight this weekend, a number of industry executives have warned about the pitfalls of pirating the fight – especially when live streaming on social media channels. Alongside this, as part of the continuing crackdown on illegal streaming Mr Justice Arnold, on September 20th, awarded […]
Twitch, the popular video game-streaming service and a subsidiary of Amazon, has been blocked in China. Twitch’s website has been unreachable from the country since September 20th and its app has also been removed from the local Apple App Store. Twitch has confirmed that it is being blocked but it has not said why Chinese […]
On the basis that neither Twenty-First Century Fox nor Comcast have declared their offer final, such that either offer may be increased or otherwise revised, the UK’s Panel on Takeovers and Mergers has deemed that a competitive situation to exist for the purposes of Rule 32.5 of the Takeover Code. In order to provide an […]
India’s Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI) has named and shamed 138 channels, in the news and non-news sectors, are showing more than 12 minutes of ads in any one hour. The measurements were taken in the first quarter (January to March 25th). The channels were measured during the evening ‘primetime’ hours (7pm-10pm) and 99 entertainment channels […]
Sharon White, CEO of UK communications regulator Ofcom, has suggested that the body’s experience of regulating broadcasting might be relevant to tackling online harm, as the Government considers possible legislation. Addressing the Royal Television Society London Conference White noted that there was growing evidence that, for all its undoubted benefits, Internet growth had come at […]
Jeremy Wright, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, has confirmed that the UK government will support Public Service Broadcasters to ensure they continue to thrive, and stay prominent, as part of a healthy, sustainable and dynamic media landscape. Addressing the Royal Television Society London Conference, Wright noted that as national institutions […]