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Gen Z abandons broadcast TV as streaming dominates

Ryan Daws — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 12:35:29 +0000

A recent study by Ofcom has revealed a significant shift in media consumption habits among younger generations, with less than half of 16-24-year-olds now watching broadcast TV in an average week. This marks a historic low and signals a dramatic change in how younger audiences consume content. According to Ofcom’s annual study on the nation’s... Read more »

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BT introduces MAUD technology for enhanced live content

Ryan Daws — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 09:18:22 +0000

BT has introduced Multicast-Assisted Unicast Delivery (MAUD), a technology aimed at revolutionising the delivery of live content over the internet. Unlike traditional ‘unicast’ delivery – which relies on individual internet streams for each viewer – MAUD employs ‘multicast’ to group these streams into a shared one, reaching multiple viewers simultaneously. MAUD also integrates seamlessly with... Read more »

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British telecoms regulator Ofcom revokes RT’s broadcast license

Ryan Daws — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 12:44:32 +0000

Ofcom has revoked the broadcast license of Russian state news outlet RT “with immediate effect”. UK broadcast laws require impartiality. Ofcom has 29 ongoing investigations into RT’s coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine over concerns that it’s being used to push Kremlin propaganda. “We consider the volume and potentially serious nature of the issues raised... Read more »

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Ofcom revokes GCTN’s broadcast license and rejects transfer over CCP links

Ryan Daws — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 16:13:16 +0000

Ofcom has revoked the broadcast license of China Global Television Network (CGTN) and rejected its proposed transfer to a new entity over its links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). CGTN is an English-speaking international satellite news channel and must conform to UK broadcasting laws to operate in the country. Under British law, broadcast licensees... Read more »

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