Legal
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AT&T CEO Calls on Congress to Restore Net Neutrality
AT&T chairman/CEO Randall Stephenson apparently believes in miracles. Speaking Nov. 12 at the Wall Street Journal’s WSJ Tech D. Live confab in Laguna Beach, Calif., Stephenson called on politically-divided Congress to enact net neutrality guidelines for the nation’s Internet service providers. It was wishful thinking, Stephenson agreed, joking the lawmakers can’t agree on the freezing temperature … Continue reading “AT&T CEO Calls on Congress to Restore Net Neutrality”
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DEG Presents Hedy Lamarr Awards to VR Pioneer, Carnegie Mellon Student
DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group presented its second annual Hedy Lamarr Award for Innovation in Entertainment Technology to Emblematic Group CEO Nonny de la Peña, a leader in virtual reality, in Santa Monica, Calif., Nov. 1. The award recognizes female executives in the fields of entertainment and technology who have made a significant contribution to the industry. The … Continue reading “DEG Presents Hedy Lamarr Awards to VR Pioneer, Carnegie Mellon Student”
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AT&T CEO Calls on Congress to Restore Net Neutrality
AT&T chairman/CEO Randall Stephenson apparently believes in miracles. Speaking Nov. 12 at the Wall Street Journal’s WSJ Tech D. Live confab in Laguna Beach, Calif., Stephenson called on politically-divided Congress to enact net neutrality guidelines for the nation’s Internet service providers. It was wishful thinking, Stephenson agreed, joking the lawmakers can’t agree on the freezing temperature … Continue reading “AT&T CEO Calls on Congress to Restore Net Neutrality”
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U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Net Neutrality Appeals Court Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court Nov. 5 declined to hear a case brought by the telecommunications industry and the Department of Justice seeking to reverse a lower appeals court ruling upholding Obama-era regulations that treated the Internet as a utility. The Federal Communications Commission under President Trump reversed the regulations in 2017. Through the Obama-era guidelines … Continue reading “U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Net Neutrality Appeals Court Ruling”
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WarnerMedia Alleges Politics in Dish Network Dispute
WarnerMedia is accusing the Department of Justice of using a carriage disagreement with Dish Network as leverage in its appeal of a federal judge’s favorable verdict in AT&T’s $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner. AT&T’s WarnerMedia — which includes HBO, Turner and Warner Bros. — for the first time (Nov. 1) pulled HBO and Cinemax … Continue reading “WarnerMedia Alleges Politics in Dish Network Dispute”
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Dish Announces ‘Anticompetitive’ AT&T Has Pulled HBO and Cinemax From Its Services
Dish late Oct. 31 announced that AT&T had pulled HBO and Cinemax content from Dish and Sling TV subscribers, calling the move “anticompetitive.” The Dish release states that the “AT&T-DirecTV-Time Warner mega merger has allowed the giant conglomerate to relentlessly exert power and influence over competing pay-TV providers and consumers.” Dish announced the action came … Continue reading “Dish Announces ‘Anticompetitive’ AT&T Has Pulled HBO and Cinemax From Its Services”
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Trump Signs Memo Saying U.S. 5G Wireless Leadership ‘Imperative’
President Donald Trump has issued a memorandum urging progress in spectrum technology. The memo he signed, with the subject line “Developing a Sustainable Spectrum Strategy for America’s Future,” states, “It is imperative that America be first in fifth-generation (5G) wireless technologies — wireless technologies capable of meeting the high-capacity, low-latency, and high-speed requirements that can unleash … Continue reading “Trump Signs Memo Saying U.S. 5G Wireless Leadership ‘Imperative’”
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Facebook Sued for Fraud Over Video Ad Views
Facebook has been sued for fraud by a social media marketing firm on behalf of advertisers alleging the social media behemoth in 2016 knew for over year that it was overstating the average time users spent watching paid video ads. The amended class-action suit – filed Oct. 16 by Crowd Siren in U.S. District Court … Continue reading “Facebook Sued for Fraud Over Video Ad Views”
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Federal Appeals Court Sets Argument Date for AT&T, DOJ Case
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has slated Dec. 6 the date for oral arguments in the Justice Department’s legal challenge of the AT&T/Time Warner merger. The DOJ in July filed an appeal of U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon’s ruling that the $85 billion merger was not anticompetitive or … Continue reading “Federal Appeals Court Sets Argument Date for AT&T, DOJ Case”
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Roku Resumes Selling Streaming Media Devices in Mexico
Roku Oct. 16 announced it would resume sales of streaming media devices in Mexico. This follows a favorable ruling from the 11th Collegiate Court in Mexico City. “Today’s decision is an important victory for Roku and its Mexican distributor, Latamel Distribuidora, and Mexican retailers in the legal battle against an improper ban on sales of its … Continue reading “Roku Resumes Selling Streaming Media Devices in Mexico”
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Trump Signs ‘Music Modernization Act’, Easing Legal Requirements for Streaming Services
Lost in the haze of President Trump’s Oct. 11 bizarre news conference with rapper Kanye West, was the president signing into law the Music Modernization Act, passed unanimously by Congress in September. Officially known as the “Orrin G. Hatch – Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act of 2018,” the legislation simplifies the “mechanical license” required for … Continue reading “Trump Signs ‘Music Modernization Act’, Easing Legal Requirements for Streaming Services”
