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US writers condemn WBD merger plans

The Writers Guild of America has come out strongly against a merger between Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) and any other studio, declaring any such consolidation would be a “disaster” for writers. The body’s statement comes two days after WBD admitted it was considering putting the entire company up for sale. WBD said it had initiated […]

October 24, 2025By Colin Mann

Ofcom spectrum auction: Results finalised

UK comms regulator Ofcom has announced the final results of its mmWave spectrum auction, following completion of the remaining stages. On October 16th, Ofcom announced the results of the Principal stage, which determined how much spectrum each of the three bidders – EE, O2 and VodafoneThree – had won, and how much they had committed […]

October 24, 2025By Colin Mann

Conference warns of online IP crime threat

A new wave of online crime is putting consumers, businesses, and the wider economy at risk – from fake medicines and forged wine to illegal streaming platforms, according to a conference, ‘From CLICK to CRIME: Investigating Intellectual Property Crime in the Digital Age’ held on October 22nd and 23rd 2025 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The increase […]

October 24, 2025By Colin Mann

Spanish Congress supports La Liga’s anti-piracy strategy

Spain’s Committee on Economic Affairs, Trade and Digital Transformation of the Spanish Congress of Deputies has held a debate and vote on a Non-Legislative Proposal (PNL) concerning dynamic IP address blocking in the context of the fight against audiovisual fraud. As a result of the vote, the PNL in question was not approved, thereby supporting […]

October 23, 2025By Colin Mann

UK altnets unveil infrastructure sharing venture

The UK Altnet sector has created a new infrastructure sharing venture to complement Openreach’s Physical Infrastructure Access (PIA) framework and boost revenues of independent broadband network providers, including a slice of the huge mobile and datacentre markets. As Altnets continue to build their share of the broadband market after years of investment in full fibre […]

October 23, 2025By Colin Mann

WBD: Surprise, surprise… not

To no one’s surprise it has come to this: Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) isn’t working out and something must be done. To no one’s further surprise, no one knows what to do for the best. We have enjoyed reminiscing here before about the worst deal in history that was the takeover of Time Warner by […]

October 22, 2025

UEFA, ACE team for antipiracy initiative

European football’s governing body UEFA has officially joined the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), the content protection coalition dedicated to combating digital piracy. UEFA becomes the first exclusive sports rights-holder to join ACE, while contributing to a broader industry-wide effort to safeguard the value of creative and sporting content worldwide. UEFA will play an […]

October 22, 2025By Colin Mann

Ofcom updates guidance on politicians presenting news

Ofcom has issued new guidance to broadcasters about politicians presenting news, following its consultation on this issue. The media regulator says the guidance, which comes into force immediately, reflects the modern news landscape and sets guardrails for broadcasters who use politicians as presenters in programmes that include news. Specifically, the revised guidance explains the interaction […]

October 20, 2025

Ofcom: BBC Gaza doc in breach

An Ofcom investigation has found that the BBC documentary, Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone broke broadcasting rules which state that factual programmes must not materially mislead the audience. Ofcom received 20 complaints which had completed the ‘BBC First’ process. Ofcom’s investigation also considered the findings from the BBC’s own internal review, which concluded that […]

October 17, 2025By Colin Mann

SiriusXM Class Action can proceed

An application by lawyers for pay-radio operator SiriusXM for a court to dismiss a Class Action which concerns allegations that the satellite broadcaster deliberately hid a 21.4 per cent ‘US Music Royalty Fee’ from subscribers, and where the accusation is of alleged deceptive pricing, has failed, and the Action can proceed. A federal judge (District […]

October 17, 2025By Chris Forrester