On November 21st, TV companies worldwide will unite to celebrate World Television Day, a reminder of the powerful role multiplatform TV plays in society. Established by the United Nations, this annual occasion emphasises television as a vital medium for information, communication, and entertainment. Each year, egta, the international trade body of multiplatform TV and audio […]
Ligado Networks can proceed with their claim for $39 billion (€36.9bn) in damages and compensation from the US government for what it claims – in essence – is the theft of its L-band spectrum. A US federal judge on November 18th rejected some of Ligado’s minor arguments but has allowed the major portion of the […]
Spanish regulatory body, the CNMC is scrutinising Telefónica over a possible breach of competition rules with an investigation into the premium channels offered by Movistar Plus. This is the second recent legal case started by the CNMC following last week when the regulatory body commenced legal proceedings against Telefónica over a possible breach of the […]
New Zealand’s Commerce Commission has hit local telco One NZ (the former Vodafone NZ) with criminal charges alleging false representations of its Starlink Direct-To-Cell service, and breaching the country’s Fair Trade Act. One NZ had seemingly jumped the gun with its Starlink publicity and marketing campaign and talked about 100 percent national coverage but failed […]
US President-elect Donald Trump has launched lawsuits claiming damages against several media outlets. Days before the presidential election, Trump’s lawyer Edward Andrew Paltzik issued a letter to the New York Times and Penguin Random House that demanded $10 billion in damages over articles critical of Trump. The letter, revealed by Columbia Journalism Review, accused the […]
A new study commissioned by the Motion Picture Association (MPA) showed that Filipino consumers who access piracy sites and services are at severe risk of cyber threats such as identity theft and ransomware. The study found Filipinos are up to 33 times more likely to encounter a cyber threat on the most popular piracy sites […]
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons has welcomed Government backing for a levy on arena and stadium concert tickets to support the struggling grassroots music sector but has called for Ministers to set a clear deadline for the industry to act. The recommendation for a voluntary levy, to be […]
The French broadcasting groups France Télévisions, M6 and TF1, alongside the main rights management associations (Adami, SACD, SACEM and SCAM) and producers’ associations (AnimFrance, SPI and USPA) have met at TF1 corporate headquarters to formally establish a new trade body known as LaFA – short for ‘La Filière Audiovisuelle’, or ‘the audiovisual industry’. At a […]
The past months have seen a tennis match of submissions volley back and forth between SpaceX and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over granting SpaceX and its Starlink satellites access spectrum and link with the world’s smartphones. SpaceX urgently wants access, and the FCC has – to date – firmly declined. A report from Scotiabank […]
The UK government is to scrutinise the future of linear TV broadcasting, as new research shows that some viewers could be excluded from the general shift towards online viewership. Senior representatives from Ofcom, TV broadcasters, infrastructure operators and organisations representing audiences will form a new working group, convened by Media Minister Stephanie Peacock MP. It […]