Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) announced that Bloomberg has joined the Alliance. As a member of AOMedia, Bloomberg will collaborate with other internet and media technology member companies to advance open standards for media compression and delivery over the web. AOMedia and its members are committed to maintaining a thriving, competitive and open internet, which […]
The next UK spectrum auction has moved a significant step closer, with the publication of the text of the final regulations by media regulator Ofcom. This text, which may be subject to minor amendments, will be enacted and become law in early 2025. Next year, Ofcom will release spectrum in the 25.1-27.5 GHz and 40.5-43.5 […]
The past months have seen a tennis match of submissions volley back and forth between SpaceX and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over granting SpaceX and its Starlink satellites access spectrum and link with the world’s smartphones. SpaceX urgently wants access, and the FCC has – to date – firmly declined. A report from Scotiabank […]
Restrictions on betting ads are increasingly becoming “the norm” across Europe in response to public health concerns, according to a report from gambling charity GambleAware. But advertising was left out of a white paper on gambling regulation published by the previous government in 2023 and Labour has yet to specify its plans. GambleAware claims UK […]
The combination of two smart home connectivity standards aims to unlock value-added services for network operators and broadband service providers (BSPs) and deliver on the potential of the smart home, Broadband Forum has announced. When integrated with the Broadband Forum’s User Services Platform (USP), the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA)’s Matter protocol will enable BSPs to […]
The UK government is to scrutinise the future of linear TV broadcasting, as new research shows that some viewers could be excluded from the general shift towards online viewership. Senior representatives from Ofcom, TV broadcasters, infrastructure operators and organisations representing audiences will form a new working group, convened by Media Minister Stephanie Peacock MP. It […]
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons is to hold a short inquiry into the BBC World Service. The World Service broadcasts in 42 languages, including English, reaching an estimated 320 million people globally each week. Most of the World Service’s global audience access the World Service in its local language. BBC […]
UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has announced plans to broaden the scope of the UK’s media mergers regime, updating it for the digital age to reflect modern news consumption habits and better protect media freedom and plurality. The plans will allow for greater scrutiny in the public interest of deals to purchase UK online news […]
Investigators have searched the offices of Netflix in France and the Netherlands as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud, a French judicial source had told Reuters. The French investigation is beingn carried out by the PNF (National Financial Prosecutor’s Office). Dutch authorities were simultaneously searching the company’s European headquarters in Amsterdam, the French […]
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally found that a multi-billion-pound commitment to upgrade the merged company’s network across the UK, including the roll-out of 5G, combined with short-term customer protections could solve competition concerns identified in September 2024 and allow the merger to go ahead. The CMA investigation – led by an […]