The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) – a global coalition dedicated to protecting the dynamic legal market and reducing online piracy – has welcomed the sentencing of two operators of the Uruguay-based piracy outfit, Pelispedia to three years and four months jail time by the prosecutor’s office in Montevideo. Approximately $500,000 (€449,377) in assets […]
Matt Warman MP has been appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in one of the final elements of new PM Boris Johnson’s allocation of ministerial responsibilities. Warman is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Boston and Skegness, first elected in May 2015. Retaining the seat […]
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has fined the news channel RT £200,000 (€223,000) for serious failures to comply with its broadcasting rules – and required the channel to broadcast a summary of the findings to its viewers. Ofcom has rules in place requiring broadcast news to be presented with due impartiality. Its investigation found that RT […]
Nigel Adams MP has been named Minister of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as new Prime Minister Boris Johnson continues his ministerial appointments. The post had remained vacant since the resignation of Margot James on July 18th after voting for a proposal to block a ‘no-deal’ Brexit. Adams was Parliamentary […]
More than a million pensioners will struggle to pay their TV licence once the concession is scrapped next year, the Age UK charity has warned. The BBC will no longer be funding the TV licence for people aged over-75 from next June. However, those claiming pension credit will still be able to claim a free […]
Nicky Morgan MP has returned to government as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in new Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s first Cabinet. She previously served as Secretary of State for Education between July 2014 and July 2016. She lists as her political interests: Business, manufacturing, economy, higher education, mental health, railways, heritage […]
The US Department of Justice has announced that the Department’s Antitrust Division is reviewing whether and how market-leading online platforms have achieved market power and are engaging in practices that have reduced competition, stifled innovation, or otherwise harmed consumers. The Department’s review will consider the widespread concerns that consumers, businesses, and entrepreneurs have expressed about […]
Charlie Ergen’s DTH pay-TV Dish Network definitely has a role in the success of the T-Mobile/Sprint giant merger. Dish will pay in $5 billion for certain wireless assets, including Boost Mobile, and this has opened the door for a Dept. of Justice approval for the merger. Dish’s funding is reportedly split two ways, with $1.5 […]
A decision on whether Chinese firm Huawei should be excluded from the rollout of 5G mobile phone networks in the UK has been postponed. Culture secretary Jeremy Wright said the government is “not yet in a position” to decide what involvement Huawei should have in the 5G network. Wright said the implication of the recent […]
July 19th saw a flurry of filings to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from various interested parties to the C-Band Alliance’s (CBA) pitch for a restructuring of 180 MHz of satellite bandwidth over the US. Filings were made from Inmarsat, AT&T, America’s Communications Assoc., T-Mobile, Charter, the Satellite Industry Assoc., Verizon and others. Also on […]