Australia has announced plans to force Google and Facebook to pay media outlets for their content, which would make it the first administration to make the tech giants share lucrative advertising revenues with traditional media. According to Josh Frydenberg, Australia’s Treasurer, a mandatory code of conduct, set to be unveiled by July and enacted soon […]
For 4 years, Russian TV broadcasters have been unsuccessfully accusing Infomir LLC of illegal broadcasting in the United States. On September 26th 2019, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that misconduct by the Russian TV broadcasters and Kartina and their lawyers involving alleged “evidence” against Infomir LLC required […]
The Association of Commercial Television in Europe (ACT) has expressed its support and solidarity to all those in the European Audiovisual sector and beyond who are mobilised to face the current crisis. “As European broadcasters, we are continually looking for ways to support the communities we serve; providing accurate and trusted news and information, bringing […]
India’s Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI) media regulator wants the nation’s cable MSOs and DTH broadcasters to ensure that digital set-top boxes support interoperability. TRAI says that it is likely that India’s Ministry of Information & Broadcasting will insist on such functionality on its rules and regulations and incorporated in future licensing. TRAI adds that its […]
Unconfirmed reports, sourced from financial analyst and data company Debtwire, suggest that Intelsat might be exploring relocation cost financing, and that the company’s unsecured bond-holders have hired a law firm. The news prompted a 57 per cent rise in Intelsat’s share price on April 8th, to $1.65 (from $1.05) and at one point during the […]
Law firm Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law has commenced a Class Action lawsuit against Silver Lake Group, BC Partners – both significant investors in Intelsat – and two other named defendants Raymond Svider (chairman at BC Partners) and Justin Bateman (a partner at BC Partners). The writ has been filed in the US District Court for […]
France’s competition authority has ruled Google must start good faith negotiations with press publishers on the remuneration for the re-use of their protected content on its news and search pages. Agence France-Presse (AFP) accused Google of disregarding legislation transposing the latest EU copyright directive into French law. This follows Google’s response to the new rules […]
Ofcom, the UK’s media watchdog, is looking into a TV network’s broadcast of an interview with conspiracy theorist David Icke about coronavirus. Ofcom said it was “assessing this programme as a priority”, following London Live’s screening of the programme on April 8th. It follows YouTube’s introduction of stricter misinformation rules after a later interview with […]
The founder of Mediapro, Gerard Romy, and major shareholder in the group until just a few months ago, has been charged in a New York Court for allegedly offering a €3 million bribe to a top football manager to win International TV football rights for Imagina, Mediapro’s parent company. He has been accused of fraud, […]
UEFA has lifted broadcast restrictions on Premier League games kicking off at 3pm, allowing those fixtures to be show live on TV for the rest of the season – assuming the season is able to eventually resume. A UEFA statement read: “Taking into account the current exceptional circumstances, UEFA has lifted the ‘blocked hours’ protection […]