With one year to go to the World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19), the GSMA – which represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide – is calling on governments to support mobile industry spectrum needs. The GSMA warns that the successful rollout of ultra-fast 5G services relies on timely access to the right amount and type […]
CreativeFuture, a grass-roots coalition which unites those who value American creativity and innovation in the fight against content theft, has sent a letter to all candidates running for Federal office in the forthcoming midterm elections. Over 400 prominent members from the creative communities have signed the letter – joining over 100,000 others who signed the […]
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has directed the BBC to conduct a ‘public interest test’ (PIT) to assess properly the value and potential impact on other broadcasters of a number of changes to the BBC iPlayer the Corporation wishes to make, having provided its plans to Ofcom for consideration. In order to protect fair and effective […]
Companies laying high-speed fibre cables used by large businesses, mobile operators and broadband providers will have greater access to broadband infrastructure provider Openreach’s ducts and poles, under proposals set out by communications regulator Ofcom. The plans are published alongside a consultation on Ofcom’s Business Connectivity Market Review (BCMR), which looks at competition for dedicated, high-speed […]
The C-band Alliance (formed by Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat and Telesat) is stressing that its proposed restructuring of C-band frequencies for 5G usage over the US will not exceed 180 MHz (plus a 20 MHz guard band) in the proposed speedy time-frame of 18-36 months. The consortium’s previous discussions with the FCC had offered 100 MHz […]
The BBC and Sky have called on the European commission to take action against BeoutQ, the Saudi Arabian streaming service they say provides UK viewers with illegal access to pay-TV content including Premier League football. BeoutQ STBs are available internationally, including the UK. The service has had a surge in popularity after making global headlines […]
According to US pay-TV services DISH and Sling TV, AT&T has made what they describe as an “unprecedented” move to pull HBO and Cinemax content from their subscribers, after making “untenable” demands designed specifically to harm customers, particularly those in rural areas, as well as damage competing pay-TV providers. They say that despite an opposing […]
Alex Mahon, Chief Executive of UK Public Service Broadcaster Channel 4, and the Channel 4 Board have confirmed that Leeds will be the location of its new National HQ and Bristol and Glasgow will be the locations of its two new Creative Hubs. Channel 4 announced its 4 All the UK strategy in March 2018, […]
The Auckland High Court has ruled that Internet-streaming service My Box cannot be represented as legal, and that using My Box (and other units like it) to show SKY movies, TV and sports programmes breaches copyright. Sophie Moloney, SKY’s General Counsel, welcomed the ruling. “This decision, along with the recent ruling against Fibre TV boxes in […]
The UK Government is to give rural areas a £200 million funding package as part of its full-fibre broadband pledge. The money – announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond as part of his Budget measures – has been allocated from the National Productivity Infrastructure Fund and is intended as a stimulus for companies […]