The FCC has embarked on a deregulation drive to “unshackle broadcasters” from “regulations that no longer make sense” and open the way to further free market competition, according to chairman Ajit Pai, who addressed the NAB Show’s We Are Broadcasters Celebration awards event in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Pai said that “broadcast journalism drives meaningful […]
The FCC has voted to repeal net neutrality laws in the US, in a move that was welcomed by ISPs but has attracted widespread criticism from internet users and tech giants like Netflix. The Federal Communications Commission voted three to two in favour of rolling back rules that were introduced during the Obama administration, with […]
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is due to roll back net neutrality rules in a major policy shift that looks set to impact on the way internet traffic is prioritised by ISPs. In a statement issued yesterday, FCC chairman Ajit Pai criticised the Obama administration’s “heavy-handed, utility-style regulations upon the internet”, describing these net […]
Outdated rules will be cast down as part of the FCC’s review of current media regulations, according to FCC chairman Ajit Pai. Speaking at the NAB Show in Las Vegas, Pai said that media regulations – including those relating to broadcast, cable and direct broadcast satellite – need to be revised and out-of-date rules thrown […]
The FCC’s new chairman Ajit Pai has promised a return to a “light-touch approach to regulation”, claiming the FCC has made clear mistakes in the past two years. Speaking at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Pai – who was appointed by Trump to lead the US media and telecoms regulator in late January – said that […]
Changes to laws related to net neutrality could decrease demand for Netflix and increase its cost of doing business, the internet video giant has warned. In Netflix’s annual report, which it filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, the company said that adoption or modification of internet laws or regulations could “limit […]
US President Donald Trump has named an outspoken critic of net neutrality as the chairman of US media and telecoms regulator the Federal Communications Commission. Ajit Pai has been an FCC commissioner since 2012, appointed by former president Barack Obama despite their differing views on how the internet should be regulated as a hat-tip to […]
The US FCC has adopted strong net neutrality rules, going beyond goals set by FCC chairman Tom Wheeler last year and reclassifying broadband providers as telecommunication services under Title II of the US Federal Communications Act, effectively subjecting them to stronger regulation. “There are three simple keys to our broadband future. Broadband networks must be […]
ViacomCBS hires @BBC director to head UK business and legal affairs digitaltveurope.com/2020/08/06/via… https://t.co/0fgDTgr2Yl
06 August 2020 @ 16:00:01 UTC
France 4 wins one-year reprieve, France Ô to close digitaltveurope.com/2020/08/06/fra…
06 August 2020 @ 15:33:00 UTC
.@Roku beats Q2 expectations, but is in no rush to bridge streaming gap with @WarnerMedia and @NBCUniversal… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
06 August 2020 @ 15:00:00 UTC
.@comcast drops plan for NBC Sky World News service digitaltveurope.com/2020/08/06/com… https://t.co/ArhSBpdVKz
06 August 2020 @ 14:00:00 UTC
.@Discovery aims for streaming ‘SUV’ against @netflix and Amazon ‘sports cars’ digitaltveurope.com/2020/08/06/dis… https://t.co/aFfSG7bRfQ
06 August 2020 @ 13:30:00 UTC
