On January 6th Ligado Networks entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy reconstruction. January 7th opened a legal action against London-based Inmarsat over a 2007 spectrum and capacity leasing agreement. Inmarsat, now owned by California-based Viasat, allegedly owes Ligado $1.7 billion (€1.65bn) in payment under the agreement says the action. Ligado is arguing that the UK-based satellite telecommunications […]
Pro-copyright consumer education body The Industry Trust for IP Awareness’s ‘Moments Worth Paying For’ campaign is teaming up with national treasure Danny Dyer to present an exclusive message ahead of True Brit Entertainment’s Marching Powder, set to hit the big screen across the UK and Ireland on March 7th 2025. In this brand-new and exclusive […]
The Scottish Affairs Committee of the UK House of Commons will question the new Director of BBC Scotland, Hayley Valentine, and other senior executives in a one-off session on BBC Scotland’s work. This will be Valentine’s first appearance in front of a UK or Scottish Parliamentary Committee since she took up the post in November […]
A man from Halifax in the North of England who sold modified TV fire sticks that infringed copyright laws has been sentenced to two years behind bars at York Crown Court. Sunny Kumar Kanda sold TV fire sticks – which are media streaming devices that let users stream videos, play music and install apps on […]
US satellite operator Viasat has filed a further objection to SpaceX’s plans to start using some of its satellites for Direct-to-Cellular services. The filing, ‘Petition for Reconsideration regarding SpaceX SCS Order’, was made on December 27th to the FCC. SCS refers to the FCC’s ‘Supplementary Coverage from Space’ guidelines. Amongst other statements, Viasat said: “More […]
A US court has rejected the Biden administration’s bid to restore net neutrality rules that would have prevented operators from prioritising traffic carried over their networks. On January 2nd, the court ruled that the federal government does not have the authority to regulate internet providers like utilities. The rules were first introduced in 2015 by […]
Imagine the challenges – and pressure – on India’s assorted regulators when you have the likes of local billionaires Mukesh Ambani’s Jio Reliance, Sunil Mittel’s Airtel as well as two outsiders in Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. Each and everyone of them are pushing regulators to open up spectrum for their satellite services: Jio is […]
The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) has announced that THX, a high-fidelity audio and video tuning, certification, and technology company and producer of the iconic THX Deep Note Trailers, has joined the Alliance. As a member of AOMedia, THX will collaborate with the Alliance’s community of internet and media technology member companies to drive open […]
Japan has scored another major win in its ongoing and collaborative efforts to curb anime piracy, with anti-piracy body CODA (Content Overseas Distribution Association) recently claiming victory over one of the biggest anime pirate websites in Brazil. Earlier in December 2024, CODA announced it was responsible for shutting down the anime piracy website rine.cloud. After […]
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of Dorna Sports by Liberty Media. The Commission has preliminary concerns that the transaction could lead to higher prices for the licensing of broadcasting rights for motorsports events hosted by both parties. Liberty Media and Dorna Sports […]