TF1, France Télévisions and M6 groups have submitted their planned joint-venture streaming SVOD platform Salto to the Competition Authority.
Blaming BeoutQ piracy, BeIN lays off 300 staffers in Qatar
BeIN Sports has laid off around 300 employees in Qatar, due to the impact of the BeoutQ pirate broadcast that is making its content illegally available across the Middle East.
Italy to subsidise DVB-T2 receivers with €50
The Italian Ministry of Economic Development (MISE) has published the guidelines for the subsidies for the purchase of TV/decoders compatible with the DVB-T2, MPEG-4 and HEVC/H.265 standards.
Telefonica ‘overcharged rivals’ for football channel
Telefonica incorrectly calculated the fixed costs of its Movistar Partidazo channel during the 2016/17 season, the Spanish competition body has ruled.
FIFA warns Arabsat over Women’s World Cup piracy on Beoutq
FIFA has issued a warning to the Saudi satellite operator Arabsat to stop transmitting illegal feeds from the Women’s World Cup, which have been pirated by BeoutQ.
BeoutQ pirates every game of Women’s World Cup in France
STORY UPDATED. Qatari broadcaster beIN Sports is claiming a major victory after it announced that a French court had found Arabsat to be involved in the alleged piracy operation beoutQ.
Ofcom CEO to step down
Sharon White, the chief executive of the UK communications regulator Ofcom, is to leave at the end of the year.
Liberty Global’s Swiss cable deal faces in-depth investigation
Swiss competition authority WEKO will examine the planned takeover of Liberty Global’s cable subsidiary UPC by telecommunications company Sunrise in greater detail.
Major hit against French pirates: prison sentences sought
In France, seven people will appear in court for illegally offering for two million episodes of TV series.
European Court rejects KPN complaint on VodafoneZiggo merger
The merger between Vodafone and Liberty Global Dutch, the parent company of Ziggo, does not conflict with the rules for the internal market, according to a ruling by the European Court of Justice.