Formula One’s Chairman and CEO, Chase Carey, has suggested that the forthcoming season will mark the true commercial launch of its OTT service. Speaking on the Liberty Media Corp Q4 2018 Earnings Conference Call, Carey said: “With respect to our F1 TV over the top platform, 2019 will, in many ways, be a true commercial […]
UK media regulator Ofcom has detailed the scope of its review of the BBC’s news and current affairs output, which it announced in 2018. The review will assess how well the BBC is adapting to meet the challenges of an increasingly complex news landscape, and its role as a trusted destination for audiences. It will […]
France’s electronic communications Arcep is publishing has published its scoreboard for the fixed broadband and superfast broadband market (rollouts and subscriptions) in France as of the end of December 2018. This quarter confirms the ongoing progress in FTTH subscription numbers and rollouts. SUBSCRIPTIONS: Annual growth in the number of superfast access subscriptions reaches two million, […]
YouTube has confirmed it will switch off comments on almost all videos featuring under-18s, in an attempt to “better protect children and families”. A number of brands stopped advertising on YouTube after discovering that paedophiles and groomers were leaving predatory comments on videos featuring children. The Google-owned platform had originally disabled comments on videos that […]
A 10-year battle between two Middle East media giants has resulted in victory for LBC International’s Pierre El Daher against billionaire Prince al-Waleed bin Talal and others. Beirut Judge Fatima Al-Jouni ruled to drop all charges against LBCI chairman Pierre Daher while calling on his rivals to incur all legal fees. It is just the […]
As part of UK comms regulator Ofcom’s work to ensure Fairness for Customers, broadband shoppers must be told how fast their new service will be, before they sign a contract, under new Ofcom protections from tomorrow (March 1st). The new Code of Practice means broadband firms will always have to give customers a minimum guaranteed […]
Children’s video sharing app TikTok has been handed a record fine in the US for a case involving children’s data privacy. The company has been ordered to pay $5.7 million and implement new measures to handle users who say they are under 13. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said the Musical.ly app, which acquired and […]
Following successful legal action taken by Sky, North Valley Pubs Limited (the Tenant) and Debra Tait (the Designated Premises Manager (DPM) of The Melody Bar , and Samantha MacKay (the DPM) of Stirrup Stane , both in Scotland, have each been ordered to pay £10,000 (€8,800) in damages for infringing Sky’s copyright by showing Sky […]
The so-called YouTube/Netflix video tax, imposed upon French OTT platforms since January 1st 2018, will bring a relatively small €10 million to film and TV funding body CNC. Talking to daily Le Figaro, CNC president Frédérique Bredin said that compared to “movie theatres that will pay €140 million and TV broadcasters €290 million.” the contribution […]
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr has suggested that policy decisions it has adopted have helped the early development of 5G in the US. Delivering a speech on ‘A Modern Regulatory Approach to 5G’ during the Transatlantic Policy Dialogue at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Carr noted that although the benefits of 5G are […]