Regulation News

South Africa approves STB Manufacturing Sector Development Strategy
Mar 22, 2012 – South Africa's Cabinet has approved the Ownership Support Rollout Framework for Set-Top Boxes subsidisation plan for poor households and also its Set-Top Box (STB) Manufacturing Sector Development Strategy.
News categories: Regulation, Set Top Box, South Africa

ACMA starts discussion on DTT evolution in Australia
Jan 23, 2012 – The Australian Communications and Media Authority is considering the future technological evolution of free-to-air television after the transition to digital television is complete.
News categories: Australian Communications and Media Authority, Australia, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Metaverse, Regulation, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

TRAI issues consultation paper on digital addressable cable TV implementation
Dec 22, 2011 – The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a consultation paper on 'Issues related to implementation of Digital Addressable Cable TV Systems'.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Cable TV, India, Regulation

Canada's CRTC releases results of fact-finding exercise on OTT services
Oct 5, 2011 – Canada's CRTC has announced that its fact-finding exercise on OTT programming services has produced inconclusive results. Online and mobile programming appears to be complementary to the content offered by the traditional broadcasting system.
News categories: CRTC, Canada, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Regulation, Streaming

EU Court of Justice rules against prohibitions on the import, sale or use of foreign decoder cards
Oct 4, 2011 – A system of licences for the broadcasting of football matches which grants broadcasters territorial exclusivity on a Member State basis and which prohibits television viewers from watching the broadcasts with a decoder card in other Member States is contrary to EU law.
News categories: Court of Justice, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Digital TV, Estonia, EU, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Regulation, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK

UAE grants Al Maisan Satellite Communications a DTH Services License
Aug 10, 2011 – The UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has awarded Al Maisan Satellite Communications Company (YahLive) a ten-year satellite services license for Broadcasting Satellite Transmission of Services.
News categories: Yahsat, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, Digital TV, Regulation, Satellite, UAE

Hawaiian Telcom wins cable franchise for O'ahu
Jun 25, 2011 – Hawaii's Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) has granted Hawaiian Telcom (OTC: HWLT) a non-exclusive cable franchise for cable television services on the island of O'ahu.
News categories: Hawaiian Telcom, DCCA, Cable TV, Oceania, Regulation, USA

China Releases DTT Receiver Standards
Jun 22, 2011 – The Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China (SAC) has issued national standards for digital terrestrial television (DTT) set-top boxes and embedded DTT receivers.
News categories: Standardization Administration, China, Digital TV, Regulation, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Tribunal orders DTH STB interoperability in India
Jun 19, 2011 – India's Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has called for laying down technology standards that would pave the way for technical and commercial interoperability of the Set Top Boxes (STBs) of Direct-To-Home (DTH) operators.
News categories: TDSAT, CAM, Digital TV, India, Regulation, Satellite, Set Top Box