Consumers across Latin America face significantly higher cyber risks when using illegal live sports streaming services, according to new research commissioned by the anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment’s (ACE) World Cup Anti-Piracy Task Force and authored by Dr Paul Watters. The findings, which tracks similar research conducted in other regions, come as […]
The latest evidence session of the UK House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s BBC Charter Review inquiry on June 23rd will explore the broadcaster’s relationship with the independent production sector and how the corporation might reinvent itself for the world of digital media. MPs will first hear from witnesses from the independent production […]
As part of its ongoing efforts to protect intellectual property rights, Dubai Police has dismantled an organised criminal network involved in pirating encrypted international satellite television channels and illegally rebroadcasting their content through receiver devices, online links, and unauthorised websites before selling access to the public through unlawful annual subscriptions. Dubai Police explained that extensive […]
The 32nd EBU Technical Assembly has elected a new Technical Committee and Chair at its annual meeting, hosted by Spanish public broadcaster RTVE in Barcelona. Brian Wynne, Head of Technology Infrastructure at RTÉ, was elected Chair of the new Technical Committee (TC), taking over from Michael Eberhard, Chief Technology Officer at ARD/SWR, who led the TC […]
Earlier this week, SpaceX announced a deal to acquire Anysphere, the company behind the AI coding tool Cursor, in a $60 billion all-stock transaction. The announcement arrives just days after SpaceX’s debut on the Nasdaq in the biggest initial public offering (IPO) ever, which lifted its market capitalisation beyond $2 trillion. The scale and timing […]
Irdeto, a Canal+ company and specialost in digital platform cybersecurity, has announced that Doug Lowther will step down as Chief Executive Officer with Axel Gallant replacing him in the role. Lowther has served as CEO since 2015. During his tenure, Irdeto has more than doubled its market share in video security and developed new businesses […]
There are reports out of India that giant telecommunications business Reliance Jio is preparing one of its most ambitious telecommunications projects yet. The reports say the company is planning to build and deploy a low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation comprising around 1,600 to 1,650 satellites to offer broadband internet and direct-to-device connectivity services across India […]
Technetix, a specialist in broadband access network solutions, has announced the appointment of Melissa Cogavin as a Non-Executive Consultant to its marketing team and a member of the Technetix Strategic Advisory Board. Cogavin has a background spanning global film distribution, trade journalism and strategic marketing consultancy. She currently serves as Managing Editor at UK SCTE […]
Spain’s government has approved a reform of the law governing the financing of public broadcaster RTVE, effectively resolving a long-running tax dispute that threatened the corporation with liabilities of up to €940 million. The amendment, approved by the Council of Ministers, modifies the financing framework for RTVE by allowing the broadcaster to classify non-deductible taxes […]
John Peter Turner, the licensee of the Dolphin Inn pub in Llanymynech, Powys, in Wales, has been found guilty in his absence of two offences in relation to the dishonest broadcast of Sky televised programming. In this case, Turner televised Sky Sports football matches with the intent to avoid payment of the applicable commercial subscription […]