Ofcom has launched an investigation into the proposed wholesale supply of Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2 to BT for use on its YouView platform.
Twelve piracy pay TV arrests in Greece and Cyprus
June 18, 2013 08.28 Europe/London By
Twelve new arrests and seventeen sentences for piracy of pay TV signal in Greece and Cyprus.
Rovi loses initial ruling in ITC case
June 13, 2013 20.32 Europe/London By
An administrative judge at the US International Trade Commission has ruled that Netflix and Roku did not infringe patents held by Rovi covering technology for interactive programme guides.
Green light for Sportamerica HD and Joiz
June 13, 2013 10.47 Europe/London By
The German Commission for authorization and supervision (ZAK) has issued the green light for three new channels.
Settlement between TiVo and Motorola
June 7, 2013 08.59 Europe/London By
UPDATED. A long running patent dispute between TiVo and Motorola (now owned by Google and Arris), Cisco and Time Warner Cable concerning recording technology has been resolved.
BBC Trust rejects Apple iPlayer favouritism
May 31, 2013 10.51 Europe/London By
The BBC’s governing body has rejected a complaint that development of new features and upgrades to the BBC iPlayer favoured Apple iOS over other platforms with a greater market share.
EU Parliament inches forward connected TV initiative
May 29, 2013 08.53 Europe/London By
The European Parliament’s Committee, which is pushing for new regulation of the Connected TV environment, has agreed a draft Initiative to put to the vote in a plenary session in July.
Belarus to ban satellite TV
May 29, 2013 08.12 Europe/London By
The Belarus Council of Ministers adopted a resolution prohibiting the installation of satellite antennas on buildings in the country.
France extends subsidy for DTT-less
May 27, 2013 10.36 Europe/London By
BBC talks tough on retrans fees
May 23, 2013 08.19 Europe/London By
The BBC has issued a warning to BSkyB that it may begin charging the satellite platform for the retransmission of its channels.
