A week after coming out in support of the Republican Party’s platform language on intellectual property and Internet freedom, Motion Picture Association of America Chairman Senator Chris Dodd has praised the Democratic Party for recognising the danger of online piracy in its party platform language on intellectual property. “I am extremely pleased that the Democratic […]
The European Commission has unveiled plans to deal with the exponential growth in mobile and wireless data traffic by enabling wireless technologies, including broadband, to share the use of the radio spectrum. The EC notes that with new technologies it is possible to share radio spectrum amongst several users – such as Internet providers – […]
India’s government is getting tough over its analogue-to-digital plans. Two Delhi-based cable operators have just had their licences revoked because of their failure to report progress – if any – on their obligations. India’s Information & Broadcasting Ministry has cancelled the licenses held by Home Cable Network and Swami Cable Network, citing their failure for […]
Surprisingly, given that he is a former Democrat Senator, Chris Dodd, Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), has come out in support of the Republican Party’s platform language on intellectual property and Internet freedom: “The Republican Party platform language strikes a very smart balance,” he said in a statement. “It […]
ASA, the UK advertising watchdog, has ordered BSkyB to stop exaggerating the speed of its film download service, after rival BT complained its claim that it was “instant” was misleading. BSkyB ran a press ad promoting its new film rental service, Sky Store, marketing it as a “movie store in your home – available instantly […]
A US federal appeals court has affirmed a 2011 lower court decision blocking ivi TV from streaming broadcasters’ live signals on the Internet. In September 2010, Walt Disney’s ABC, CBS and other broadcasters sued Ivi, an online subscription service, for streaming television programmes over the Web without authorisation. The companies, also including Fox, NBC and […]
Ofcom has revoked the licence of Praise TV, the religious channel linked to controversial self-proclaimed bishop Gilbert Deya. The channel was broadcast under a licence issued to Destiny Broadcasting Network Europe by the media regulator. Praise TV was hosted pastor Gilbert Deya, a self-styled evangelical bishop from South London, who claimed to deliver “miracle babies” […]
Some two weeks after broadcast networks, led by Fox, filed lawsuits against streaming site BarryDriller.com alleging copyright and trademark infringement, media mogul and IAC chairman Barry Diller – backer of the Aereo TV streaming service – has filed a lawsuit in California federal court against site creator Alki David for violating publicity rights and false […]
The US Justice Department has approved Verizon’s planned $3.9 billion acquisition of spectrum from Comcast, subject to conditions designed to safeguard competition. It says it will allow the deal – as well as T-Mobile USA’s subsequent purchase of a chunk of the same spectrum – to go ahead, on the grounds that it will benefit […]
The Authority for Television On-Demand (ATVOD), the body designated by overarching communications regulator Ofcom in relation to the regulation of on-demand programme services, has been cleared to continue in its role, also being released from a number of significant obligations. Ofcom, in accordance with the 2010 Designation, had undertaken a Review as part of a […]