The French media authority CSA has opened the tender for one or more push-VOD services over digital terrestrial television.
European report says Google must follow media rules
A report approved by the European Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education has suggested search engines and aggregators such as Google and Apple should be bound by the same rules […]
Ofcom warning to adult channels
Ofcom is to meet with all licensees that broadcast adult content after the regulator revoked the licences of four channels in the sector.
SADC confirms DVB-T2 for South Africa
After months of uncertainty the Southern African Development Community (SADC) digital task force has selected DVB-T2 with MPEG-4 compression as the terrestrial transmission standard for the region.
NY court stops FilmOn streaming
The New York Southern District Court has issued a temporary restraining order which stops the online video service FilmOn streaming programming from the major US networks.
Broadcast industry urges safeguards for DTT services
The DigiTAG Steering Board has today formally issued joint recommendations with the EBU, BNE and ACT aimed at ensuring that necessary technical safeguards are adopted to protect the television services, […]
Sky Deutschland condemned for false subscriber figures
Bafin, the German financial regulator, has condemned Premiere AG (now Sky Deutschland) for reporting false subscriber figures in the years 2007 and 2008.
Net Neutrality: BBC proposes traffic light system
BBC Research & Development is developing a system that would show users of the BBC iPlayer how efficiently the online delivery platform is being handled by their ISP.
Numéricâble told to file paperwork on fibre-optic upgrades
Numéricâble is to be required to follow operational procedures drawn up as part of the opening of France Telecom ducts to rival operators.
Canal Plus facing exclusivity probe
The French competition authority, Autorité de la concurrence, is to continue its investigation into the amount of exclusivity enjoyed by Canal+ in the French pay-TV market.