UK consumers are calling on broadband providers to abandon lengthy contracts of 18 months or more in favour of more flexible deals, according to new research by broadband comparison site Broadband Genie. Demand for shorter-term packages is growing, as two in five broadband users (40 per cent) say they would prefer monthly deals, similar to […]

US President Joe Biden has given his support for the Federal Communications Commission’s efforts to protect consumers from hidden subscription fees. “My Administration’s top priority is lowering the cost of living for the middle class, and that includes cracking down on companies’ use of junk fees to hide true costs from families, who end up […]

North American pay-TV broadcaster DirecTV has agreed to settle a $16.85 million (€15.3m) Class Action claim over alleged unsolicited sales calls. The calls made by DirecTV were to consumers who had signed up for ‘Do Not Call’ options and whose numbers were on a national Do Not Call database. The settlement benefits individuals in the […]

Radiocentre, the trade body for the UK commercial radio sector, is extending its remit as part of a new action plan aimed at making the UK a world leader in radio and audio in the digital age. The plan, Commercial Radio: Stronger than Ever, will see Radiocentre promote all forms of audio owned and operated […]

Following successful legal action taken by Sky, a licensee in Donegal, Ireland, has been ordered to pay €16,188 in damages for infringing Sky’s copyright by showing Sky Sports programming illegally in their premises. A permanent court injunction prohibiting the licensee from showing Sky programming in the premises without the correct commercial viewing agreement from Sky […]

Internet users who use a credit card to sign up for illegal piracy streaming services to gain access to movies, TV shows, and games, face a serious risk of having their card run up with charges they didn’t authorise, according to a new investigation from Internet threat education body Digital Citizens Alliance. The report, Giving […]

With 21 per cent of UK adults now only accessing the Internet using a smartphone, according to Ofcom, a report into digital exclusion by Mobile UK, the industry body for the UK’s Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), is highlighting the growing importance of mobile connectivity and the need for better Government policy. The report, From Exclusion to Inclusion […]

Representatives from the broadcasting industry will appear before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons in the second session of its scrutiny of the draft Media Bill. In the first panel, MPs will question representatives from broadcasters BBC and S4C, as well as the Gaelic Media Service MG Alba. The cross-party […]

Anti-piracy organisation the International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has confirmed  that a federal court in California has granted summary judgment on all claims in an IBCAP coordinated lawsuit against Jadoo TV and its US-based CEO, Sajid Sohail, finding them liable for direct, contributory and vicarious copyright infringement. The case was brought by IBCAP member […]

The European Commission has rejected four smaller consortia for its IRIS2 low Earth orbiting constellation. It has selected a consortium made up of Airbus Defense & Space, Eutelsat, Hispasat, SES and Thales Alenia Space, backed also by Deutsche Telekom, OHB SE, Orange, Hisdesat, Telespazio and Thales Group. This major group will now fine tune its […]