UK broadcast regulator Ofcom’s Sanction Panel has decided not to impose any further sanction on ESTV Ltd for broadcasting an interview with conspiracy theorist David Icke on its local television channel London Live which included potentially harmful content about the Coronavirus pandemic. ESTV Ltd has already been directed to broadcast a summary of Ofcom’s findings. […]
The external auditor of BT has issued an “adverse opinion” on the company’s internal financial reporting controls. KPMG wrote that “BT did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2020 (19-20 FY) because of . . . material weaknesses related to general IT controls and risk assessments”. Rachel Canham, company […]
Venezuelan authorities have jailed three local DirecTV executives under an arrest warrant issued after the Dallas-based company abruptly cut off services to the South American country last month, citing US sanctions against the socialist government, the men’s lawyer said Friday and reported by Associated Press. Carlos Villamizar, one of the three men, told reporters in […]
Julian Knight, Chair of the DCMS Committee, has criticised a response from UK Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden to questions about government support for sectors hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. “It’s clear that the government needs to be doing much more to support the people in our creative industries who contribute so much to our […]
Nigeria’s NigComSat satellite business is to be “forensically audited” by order of the country’s House of Representatives. The investigation team will be looking at alleged “sleaze, misappropriation and non-profitability” of the company. The parliamentary report said that the establishment of NigComSat “was to develop the information and communications technology system in Nigeria, as well as […]
Video software provider Synamedia has unveiled the first in a series of reports designed to broaden understanding of global sports piracy in order to protect the value of sports rights. The Charting Global Sports Piracy report draws on results from a 10-country study of over 6,000 sports fans conducted
The Schall Law Firm has confirmed it has filed a class action against Intelsat citing violations of 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. “Investors who purchased the Company’s securities between November 5th and November 18th 2019, inclusive (the ”Class […]
The Director of the BBC World Service Group Jamie Angus has called on chat apps to open their platforms to trusted news sources like the BBC, as part of the global effort to counter misinformation during the global Covid-19 crisis. Speaking to the Media Masters podcast, Angus said: “WhatsApp has allowed the WHO to publish […]
Eutelsat, not for the first time, has formally complained to the FCC over the Commission’s ruling that it would pay around $5 billion to both Intelsat and SES in ‘incentive payments’ for clearing certain C-band frequencies over the USA. In essence, Eutelsat is fearful that the payments – and the related reimbursements of actual costs […]
An important challenge facing media industries today is whether and how copyright policy should be adapted to the realities of the digital age. The invention and subsequent adoption of filesharing technologies has eroded the strength of copyright law across many countries, and research has shown that digital piracy reduces sales of music and motion picture […]