As the UK gradually emerges from lockdown imposed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the performance of its broadband networks in the face of swelled demand has been praised by the national independent networks’ organisation. The Independent Networks Cooperative Association (INCA) also commended the independent networks industry and its workforce – the #connectivitychampions – for […]
UK adults spent a quarter of their waking day online during lockdown – a record high – according to research from Ofcom. During April, adults spent an average of four hours a day online, up from three-and-a-half in September 2019, the communications watchdog reported. Seven in 10 people made video calls at least once a […]
London Live, one of the local television stations under the Ofcom local-DTPS licence, has moved its entire broadcast operation to ABS Broadcast despite Covid-19 challenges The project teams on both sides were faced with unprecedented challenges caused by the Covid-19 lockdown, which presented a new dimension to the migration process. London Live is distributed on […]
Would-be mega-constellation operator OneWeb, now in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, has a key date looming; June 26th is a deadline for final bids to be entered for either the whole business or parts of the company. The bankruptcy is being handled by a court in New York and, according to Space Intel Report (SIR), the original […]
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom’s Sanction Panel has decided not to impose any further sanction on ESTV Ltd for broadcasting an interview with conspiracy theorist David Icke on its local television channel London Live which included potentially harmful content about the Coronavirus pandemic. ESTV Ltd has already been directed to broadcast a summary of Ofcom’s findings. […]