Italian public broadcaster Rai has brought forward the launch date for the first multiplex to broadcast in DVB-T2, targeting August 28th. Specific channels haven’t been finalised, but are likely to include flagships Rai 1 HD, Rai 2 HD, and Rai 3 HD in simulcast. This aims to improve reception in areas struggling with the current […]
Anti-piracy body the International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has released its Year-in-Review Results which tout the key advancements driven by IBCAP in addressing piracy worldwide over the past year. The report was unveiled at its recent annual membership meeting in Las Vegas. “Since last year’s meeting in Orlando, IBCAP has been hard at work protecting […]
Nine CEOs from the UK broadcasting industry have released a statement urging the government to pass Media Bill updates ahead of the General Election, which has been scheduled for July 4th – meaning Parliament will be dissolved in just a few days’ time. A joint statement says: “As leading CEOs from the UK broadcasting industry, […]
UK media regulator Ofcom has fined BT £2.8 million (€3.2m) after it failed to provide more than a million customers with clear and simple contract information before signing up to a new deal. Ofcom stated that the telco broke its consumer protection rules designed to ensure telecoms customers get clear, comparable information about the services […]
Ahead of the Ministerial evidence session for its inquiry on Defending Democracy with the Minister for Security, Tom Tugendhat and the Secretary of State (DSIT) Michelle Donelan, the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (JCNSS) of the UK Houses of Parliament has published the final pieces of written evidence received from big tech and […]
An Ofcom investigation has concluded that People’s Forum: The Prime Minister on GB News broke broadcasting due impartiality rules. Given this represents a serious and repeated breach of these rules, Ofcom is now starting the process for consideration of a statutory sanction against GB News. Ofcom received 547 complaints about this live, hour-long current affairs […]
Research by leading audit, tax and consulting firm, RSM UK, has highlighted the hurdles media businesses face when claiming research and development (R&D) tax reliefs. In a recent survey of media firms, 40 per cent had made at least one claim for R&D tax relief. Of these businesses, less than a quarter (24 per cent) […]
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Common is to hold an Evidence Session on Wednesday May 22nd looking at the work of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The Committee will question Lucy Frazer, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, as part of its regular scrutiny of […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom is consulting on the regulations that will implement the decisions it has previously made on the design for the upcoming auction of millimetre wave (mmWave) spectrum in the 26 GHz and 40 GHz bands. This spectrum is high-frequency and well suited to carrying large amounts of data in places where there […]
The Official Charts Company has become the newest hybrid member of trade bodies the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) & DEGI: The Digital Entertainment Group International. It joins one hundred-plus organisations in the thriving BASE and DEGI member and partner community at a time of growth and success for UK and International entertainment. The […]