The Scottish Affairs Committee of the UK House of Commons has launched an inquiry into the future of Gaelic broadcasting. During this inquiry, MPs will examine the funding and legislative status of Gaelic broadcasting, as well as its impact on Gaelic language and culture in Scotland. Gaelic remains an important part of Scotland’s cultural identity and, despite a long-term decline in its use, […]
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 […]
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 […]
According to Mateusz Jędrocha, CPO at Adlook, Fox’s acquisition of Roku has been on the cards for years. “Fox was the only major broadcaster without a credible streaming distribution layer, while Roku was the leading CTV platform without a live content anchor. Together, both problems disappear. More broadly, it reflects a shift across the industry, […]
The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has launched an investigation into Apple over its compliance with the Digital Markets Act interoperability obligation that applies to Apple’s iOS and iPadOS operating systems. Pursuant to Article 6(7) of the DMA, Apple must ensure that third-party providers of consumer cloud are granted free and effective interoperability with the iOS […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom is publishing a new set of proposals on updating spectrum rules to support satellite networks and services, noting that this builds on the significant additional spectrum access it has enabled in recent years. First, it is consulting on its proposed approach to the 2 GHz Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) band – […]
The US Department of Justice Antitrust Division has closed its investigation of the merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros and determined, based on the evidence received in its investigation, that the transaction is not likely to result in harm to competition or American consumers, including with respect to: (1) streaming video on demand (SVoD); […]
The creator and writer of Peaky Blinders, Steven Knight, and a panel bringing the perspectives of the audience and workforce, will appear before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons on June 16th as part of its inquiry into what needs to be done to make the BBC fit for […]