Trade body the Motion Picture Association (MPA) has suggested that site blocking is an effective way to combat piracy. Appearing before a US Senate Committee Hearing on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property on ‘Approaches of Foreign Jurisdictions to Copyright Law and Internet Piracy’, Stan McCoy, President and Managing Director, MPA EMEA, suggested the most successful […]
Bowing to the inevitable, given the likely spread of the Coronavirus and consequential withdrawal of a number of exhibitors, NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith has announced that the NAB Show scheduled for April 19th to 22nd in Las Vegas has been called off, with organisers reviewing options for an event later in 2020. In […]
South Africa’s troubled public broadcaster SABC fired its COO Chris Maroleng almost a year ago, which prompted Maroleng to issue a claim in the country’s Labour Court demanding that he receive back pay of R16 million (almost $1 million) or to reinstate him into his old job. In April last year a SABC statement said: […]
The FA is reportedly giving serious consideration to suspending the Saturday 3pm broadcast blackout rule should the coronavirus outbreak force games to be played in empty stadiums. The legislation makes it illegal for UK broadcasters to air live coverage of domestic or foreign football matches kicking off between 2:45pm and 5:15pm on Saturday afternoons as […]
The DTG (Digital TV Group) has taken the decision to postpone Future Vision 2020 – scheduled for May 6th 2020 – in light of the rapidly-evolving situation related to coronavirus (Covid-19). This annual DTG Summit will now take place on Monday October 5th 2020 with all arrangements and tickets being transferred to the new date. […]
Countries must step up their efforts to facilitate the 5G era by backing more supportive policies, according to a new GTI study, produced in collaboration with mobile industry trade body the GSMA. The White Paper, Supportive Policies for a Sustainable Mobile Industry in the 5G Era, calls for governments to play their part in helping […]
The perfect Mobile World Congress would focus less on the latest devices and more on the future of the mobile industry; it would be more of a collaborative forum where the entire mobile ecosystem comes together to define the state of the industry and identify what really needs to be done in order to move […]
In response to the various questions about the ability of ISPs to handle increased demand that may result from Covid-19, trade body ISPA UK, has said that they are ready to handle any potential extra bandwidth. “The possibility of the UK having to remotely work over the next few months has led to questions about […]
UK television and related media forum the Royal Television Society (RTS) has been monitoring the current climate closely and in line with official guidance against large gatherings of people, has made the decision to streamline the format of this year’s Royal Television Society Programme Awards, in partnership with Audio Network, scheduled to take place on […]
FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks has reaffirmed his opposition to the Commission’s planned auction of C-Band spectrum. In a written statement submitted prior to his appearance before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, he suggested that February’s vote on the C-Band put the interests of foreign satellite companies ahead of taxpayers. “Everyone […]