A seller of Illegal Streaming Devices (ISDs) in Sim Lim Square has been sentenced in relation to 34 charges selling ISDs that provided users with illegal access to copyrighted content. That content included Premier League football matches, as well as movies and TV shows belonging to members of anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and […]
The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), the trade body representing India’s telcos, is reported to written to DoT Secretary Neeraj Mittal, arguing that Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) recommendation that satellite spectrum be charged at 4 per cent of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) fails to ensure a level-playing field between satellite operators and […]
A report, Video piracy, from research and advisory firm Enders Analysis, notes that industrial scale theft of video services, especially live sport, is in the ascendance, and that combating piracy is a formidable challenge, providing a direct threat to profitability for broadcasters and streamers. According to Enders, Big Tech is both friend and foe in […]
Anti-piracy body the International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has released its 2025 Annual Report, touting the key advancements driven by IBCAP over the past year in addressing piracy worldwide. “Since our last member meeting in May 2024, IBCAP has expanded its reach by developing proprietary automation software to detect and remove VoD content from […]
Reed Hastings, Chairman and co-founder of Netflix, who served as its CEO for over 25 years, has been appointed to Anthropic’s board of directors by the American artificial intelligence startup company’s Long Term Benefit Trust. Hastings brings extensive experience from founding and scaling Netflix into a global entertainment powerhouse, along with his service on the […]
Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy has confirmed that the European Commission will assess the effects of the recommendation on combating online piracy of sports and other live events by November 2025 and on that basis, consider if additional measures are needed at EU level. A written question from a group […]
A coalition of leading industry players has launched A Roadmap for Programmatic TV in Europe — a five-point action plan to unlock growth, reduce fragmentation, and support the growth and development of programmatic TV across the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. To move the market forward, the members of the European Programmatic TV Initiative […]
Satellite operator Eutelsat has announced the passing of Giuliano Berretta, its former Chairman and CEO, at the age of 84. It described him as a “visionary and a pioneer” who played a key role in shaping the history of Eutelsat and the European space sector. An engineer by training, a graduate of the University of […]
The BBC is introducing changes in network television commissioning to support its commitment to make the biggest possible impact right across the UK. In a blog post, Rhodri Talfan Davies, Director of Nations at the BBC, notes that the Corporation is already by far the biggest commissioner of television programming outside London, investing almost £1 […]
OzTAM, Australia’s official source of television audience measurement intelligence, has announced that Netflix has joined its audience measurement ecosystem, marking a major milestone in local media measurement transparency and collaboration. This partnership sees Netflix become the first global streaming platform to have its audience independently measured and reported by OzTAM. It also represents a significant […]