The UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy, has confirmed Delyth Evans as the new Chair of S4C. Evans assumed the role on May 1st, taking over from Guto Bebb. The confirmation comes after Evans appeared before the Welsh Affairs Committee for a pre-appointment hearing on April 23rd. The UK Government’s […]
UK policymakers and industry stakeholders are considering the future of DTT and the feasibility of transitioning audiences to IPTV. However, a significant number of households still rely solely on DTT, and without intervention, some groups may struggle with this transition. Conversely, proponents of IPTV point to a number of potential benefits, including greater choice and […]
A collaborative effort between the UK’s National Crime Agency Accredited Financial Investigator (NCA AFI), Barking and Dagenham and Redbridge Councils, Sky Broadcasting UK Limited (Sky UK), and the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) has culminated in significant convictions and financial recoveries in a complex IPTV piracy case. Since December 2022, the joint investigation has focused […]
Around 800 workers from Mediapro – the Spanish production group responsible for broadcasting La Liga and La Liga 2 – have been called to strike during the final match days of the season, putting TV transmissions at risk. Trade Unions have warned of the fact that the Swiss company HBS, the new producer of La […]
The International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has confirmed that member company DISH Network has filed a $25 million (€22m) complaint in the US District Court for the Northern District of California against Innetra PC, a UK-based company providing hosting services from data centres in the Netherlands. The lawsuit asserts that Innetra and its general […]
Following President Trump’s suggestion of imposing 100 per cent tariffs on foreign films, Rodrigo Balbontin, associate director for trade, IP, and digital technology governance at science and technology policy think tank the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), argues that the idea will undermine the US film industry and open the gate for retaliation on […]
US President Donald Trump has announced plans to impose a 100 per cent tariff on all internationally-produced films. Trump said he was authorising the Department of Commerce and Trade Representative to begin the process to impose the levy because he feels that America’s film industry is dying “a very fast death”. He blamed a “concerted […]
Thousands of public and private news media around the world have joined an initiative by the European Broadcasting Union and WAN-IFRA calling on AI developers to help ensure that Artificial Intelligence is safe, reliable and beneficial for the news ecosystem and the public. The initiative – News Integrity in the Age of AI – proposes […]
At the WAVES 2025 conference in New Delhi, a panel discussion on Piracy: Safeguarding Content through Technology brought together global leaders in media, law, and cybersecurity to address one of the most pressing challenges facing the digital content economy. Moderated by Neil Gane, Vice President and Head of Asia Pacific at IP House, the conversation […]
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to reduce government support for two US ‘not for profit’ broadcast entities, National Public Radio and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB/PBS). Trump alleged that the two entities have showed bias in their reporting. Both organisations receive government funding which they supplement with direct cash funding […]