Following a consultation, UK broadcast regulator Ofcom is setting out how it will implement new restrictions on advertising and sponsorship for less healthy food and drink products on TV, on demand, and online. The new restrictions were introduced by the UK Government through the Health and Care Act 2022, and will take effect from October […]
Twitter is considering legal action against Meta over its newly-launched rival app Threads. Threads, which went live on July 5th and is said to already have attracted over 30 million sign-ups, has been pitched by Meta as a “friendly” alternative to Twitter. However, according to Semafor, Twitter attorney Alex Spiro has sent a letter to […]
More capacity for Wi-Fi and mobile Internet users could be made available in the upper 6 GHz spectrum band, under a new approach being explored by UK comms regulator Ofcom. Ofcom notes that demand for data has grown significantly in recent years – from people using both Wi-Fi and mobile networks – and it expects […]
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has put Australia’s telco industry on notice that it must significantly improve its consumer protection framework. A public review of the industry’s Telecommunications Consumer Protections (TCP) Code is currently being undertaken by the industry peak body, Communications Alliance, with an expectation that it will be registered by late […]
The US Supreme Court has decided not to examine an appeal application by Dish Network over the company’s pursuit of extra spectrum from the FCC’s 2014 AWS-3 (Advanced Wireless Services) auction. A report from New Street Research stated: “The Supreme Court denied the […] petition by Dish […] effectively ending Dish’s effort to gain control […]
In advance of the ITU World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 (WRC-23) in Dubai, Marco Rossignoli, coordinator of Aeranti-Corallo, the federation that represents about 600 companies in the local Italian radio and television industry has stressed the absolute need to preserve the lower band of the 470 and 694 Megahertz for broadcaster activity. Aeranti-Corallo notes that the […]
China’s giant display manufacturer Beijing Oriental Electronics (BOE) has been hit by South Korea’s Samsung over alleged patent infringements on its Smartphone OLEDs. The move indicates Samsung’s determination that they will take strong measures to protect their technology. This comes at a time when Chinese-made products are increasing their presence in OLED, the improved and […]
Homes and businesses in southern and eastern parts of England are set to benefit from new highspeed broadband connections backed by almost £320 million (€373m) of UK government investment. People living and working in rural parts of Norfolk, Suffolk and Hampshire are set to have their ability to bank online, conduct business, shop, communicate and […]
Following the announcement that UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has launched two new broadcast investigations into GB News and Talk TV, Ofcom Chief Executive Dame Melanie Dawes has set out how upholding standards of due impartiality and accuracy are crucial to preserving the integrity of news and current affairs, in an ever-changing media landscape. Writing in […]
Members of the UK House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee are to question representatives of regulator Ofcom and advocacy group the Voice of the Listener and Viewer as well as DCMS Minister Sir John Whittingdale in its pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Media Bill. This is the Committee’s fourth and final session on the Bill. […]