A Rome court has ruled that increases imposed by Netflix on its Italian subscribers over the last seven years were “unlawful”, and has ordered the US streaming giant to reimburse them. Consumer group Movimento Consumatori said in a statement that the court had upheld its lawsuit against Netflix Italia and deemed unfair clauses that allowed […]
Spain’s National Commission on Markets and Competition (CNMC) has dismissed a complaint filed by Vodafone Spain against Telefónica over the integration of Disney+ into its pay-TV platform, Movistar+. Vodafone had argued that the agreement amounted to a form of hidden exclusivity, potentially restricting competition. However, the regulator – chaired by Cani Fernández – found no […]
A US federal judge has ruled that Donald Trump’s executive order to end funding for NPR (National Public Radio) and PBS public media violated the First Amendment. The judge wrote that the First Amendment right to free speech “does not tolerate viewpoint discrimination and retaliation of this type. It is difficult to conceive of clearer […]
The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing open standards for the delivery of advanced interactive TV services through broadcast and broadband networks, has released version 2026-1 of the HbbTV Conformance Test Suite. The latest update further strengthens the Test Suite’s role as the central resource for manufacturers, broadcasters and platform operators seeking device […]
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) will provide consultative support to the European Commission (EC) under the Digital Services Act (DSA) to help rights holders and consumers navigate the online world more safely. Under a five-year agreement with the Commission, the EUIPO will provide technical support and expertise in intellectual property (IP)-related matters to […]
Earlier in March, one appeal lawsuit in the very long running dispute – since 2011 – between Devas and Antrix over a S-band satellite capacity spectrum contract that Devas had with the Indian government’s Space Department (represented by its then sales entity, Antrix) was dismissed. The relationship between Devas and Antrix had been mutually beneficial […]
DVB-I, the open specification for internet-based discovery and description of television services, is seeing global momentum following three new announcements. Firstly, Freeview New Zealand has announced it is working towards a nationwide production launch; additionally Ireland’s RTÉ has revealed plans for a closed technical trial of DVB-I for the Saorview platform; and thirdly Deutsche TV-Plattform […]
Anti‑piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has successfully shut down AnimePlay, one of the largest illicit anime streaming applications operating in the Asia-Pacific region. The application was run out of Riau, Indonesia. AnimePlay had amassed more than 5 million registered users, primarily in Indonesia, and was hosting over 60 terabytes of infringing […]
Outgoing BBC director-general Tim Davie has been appointed as the next co-chair of the Creative Industries Council. The council is a forum that brings industry and the government together to ensure the continued success of the UK’s creative economy. It aims to unite the sector and give them a clearer voice when advocating to the […]
The US Supreme Court has ruled that Cox Communications cannot be held liable for piracy by its internet service subscribers of songs owned by Sony Music ending their billion-dollar-plus music copyright lawsuit. The 9-0 ruling overturned a lower court’s decision to order a new trial to determine how much the ISP owed the record labels […]