UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has announced that Geoff Cooper has been appointed as the next Chair of public service broadcaster Channel 4. He will join the broadcaster’s Board on October 1st, succeeding the interim Chair Dawn Airey CBE. Cooper, currently Chair of AO World plc, has over 30 years’ Board experience across a range of […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom has confirmed that it will move ahead with plans to make the UK the first country in Europe to enable standard smartphones to connect to satellites using mobile spectrum bands. It means that services could soon be offered in the UK to enable standard smartphones to make calls, send texts and […]
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons is to hold an evidence session on the work of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Lisa Nandy MP is to appear in front of the CMS Committee for a regular accountability session on […]
Ian Murray has been appointed as Minister of State jointly in the UK’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. He was previously Secretary of State for Scotland from July 5th 2024 to September 5th 2025. He has been the Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South continuously since […]
Disney+ is upgrading its streaming output with the superior HDR10+ technology. The news means that Disney+ joins Apple TV+, Prime Video and Netflix in adopting HDR10+ (along with Dolby Vision when available in its programming content). While the app update has commenced rolling out, Disney+ has not yet started streaming shows or movies in HDR10+, […]
The BBC Research & Development Department and Sony are taking their collaboration aimed at addressing the growing concerns surrounding synthetic content and its impact on the trustworthiness of news-related content, a step further. This is part of a broader initiative involving key industry players, under the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA) committee. The […]
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons is to hold an evidence session on the work of the BBC. Director-General Tim Davie and Chair Samir Shah will appear before the Committee on September 9th. Areas of questioning are likely to include workplace culture and editorial standards. The pair are expected […]
In collaboration with Egyptian authorities, antipiracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has confirmed the shutdown of the Streameast piracy network. Through its 80 associated domains, the network logged more than 1.6 billion visits in the past year, making it the largest illicit live sports streaming operation in the world. “Today, ACE scored […]
Disney will pay $10 million (€8.6m) to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the company allowed personal data to be collected from children who viewed kid-directed videos on YouTube without notifying parents or obtaining their consent as required by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule). The proposed order would transform how the company […]
In a new decisive step in the fight against organised crime in the audiovisual industry, a massive operation in Argentina has dismantled a criminal network with up to 8 million paying users worldwide and a potential reach of over 20 million clients. The operation, led by the Argentine judiciary, involved technical collaboration from La Liga, […]