Europol, the law enforcement agency of the European Union, has supported a massive crackdown on illegal IPTV distributors in an operation executed by the Cybercrime Unit of the Bulgarian General Directorate Combating Organised Crime (Главна Дирекция Борба с Организираната Престъпност) of the Ministry of Interior and led by the Bulgarian Supreme Prosecutor’s Office of Cassation. […]
Michele Maris, a research astronomer at Italy’s Trieste Astronomical Observatory, believes it may be time to mount a legal action against the likes of Elon Musk’s SpaceX and the UK’s OneWeb because of the damage being done to the night sky. Maris is part of a group of astronomers who say that the deployment of […]
The UK Government has opened a public consultation on whether it should proceed with the decriminalisation of TV licence evasion by replacing the criminal sanction with an alternative civil enforcement scheme. The Government believes that it is right to look again at decriminalising TV licence evasion in order to ensure a proportionate and fair approach […]
The C-Band Alliance (CBA), in what might be its last filing to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) prior to the Commission’s decision on a planned auction of C-band spectrum owned by CBA members, is strongly arguing that Eutelsat’s scheme for the allocation of any incentive payments from the FCC is “grossly unfair”. The CBA, while […]
Reinforcing their commitment to protecting the audio-visual content of both MotoGP and WorldSBK, Spain’s premier football league La Liga and motorcycle sports rightsholder Dorna Sports have come to an agreement which will see La Liga’s Technological Content Protection department lend its services to the protection of the audio-visual rights of the Championships managed by Dorna […]
The US Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) has released its eighth annual International IP Index, Art of the Possible, which evaluates how 53 global economies approach intellectual property (IP)—from patent and copyright policies to commercialisation of IP assets and ratification of international treaties. The International IP Index creates a template for economies […]
A Spanish Court (Audiencia Nacional) has launched a probe into the role played by 14 TV channels in a possible €100 million fraud of misattributed royalties for music played on late-night shows. Among the TV channels are public broadcaster RTVE, the largest private TV channels Mediaset and Atresmedia, and 11 Regional TV stations from Madrid, […]
A study comparing spectrum released in 14 countries illustrates the US mid-band spectrum challenge and underscores the importance of American policymakers moving quickly to bring more licensed mid-band spectrum to power 5G networks. “This report highlights that US policymakers need
The Digital Entertainment Group Europe (DEGE), the global industry association focused on the home entertainment sector, has rebranded itself as the Digital Entertainment Group International (DEGI) with immediate effect. The move reflects the trade body’s increasingly global outlook as it drives regional transactional activity while also meeting the evolution and opportunity presented by subscription streaming […]
In what has been a torrid time for the world’s two largest satellite operators (SES share price down 10.9 per cent and Intelsat 17.7 per cent on January 30th), one bank report has a tiny glimmer of positive news for the C-Band Alliance (CBA). The losses, in terms of share value is massive. For example, […]