FACT Investigations Supervisor Jonathan Bray and Internet Investigator Tim Luckhurst recently talked to the IP Crime Group, a membership of representatives from the private sector, enforcement agencies and government departments who have a role in tackling IP crime and infringement in the UK, to expose the hidden networks behind illegal IPTV and why it’s far […]
A coalition of 36 leaders from across Europe’s media, sport, security and trade body sectors has made public a letter sent to Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen and Commissioner Glenn Micallef, urging the European Commission to take legislative action to stop the unauthorised online transmission of live sports and cultural events. The letter warns that online […]
The CEOs of Europe’s major mobile operators and manufacturers have sent a letter to EC President Ursula von der Leyen calling for greater urgency and boldness in how her Commission is executing her mandate to restore Europe’s competitiveness. They say that in a society and economy that is ultradependent on digital connectivity, the market and […]
A Nigerian high court in Lagos has ordered Multichoice Nigeria Ltd to pay Naira 5 million (about €3,000) as general damages to a subscriber for the wrongful and wilful disconnection of his cable TV subscription. The court’s verdict delivered by Judge Razak Olukolu, presiding judge, held that the defendant – MultiChoice – acted wrongfully by […]
European connectivity players Ericsson and Nokia have partnered with Berlin’s Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI), to shape and drive the next generation of video coding standardisation – for better immersive media and mobile video user experiences in the 6G era. The three partners combined video codec research expertise for the first time, aiming to strengthen […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]