Canada’s broad­cast reg­u­lator, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), has modified rules applied large TV stream­ing ser­vices by tripling the share of revenues generated in Canada to be invested into local content. In 2024, the CRTC required online broadcasters to make a base contribution of 5% of their Canadian revenues to support the broadcasting system. As part of the implementation of the modernised Broadcasting Act (the Act), which requires the CRTC to mo...

Italy's Guardia di finanza (financial police) from the city of Ravenna has coordinated on May 22 a nation-wide operation targeting the operators and beneficiaries of a streaming piracy ​network built around the CINEMAGOAL app, which provides subscription access to unlicensed audiovisual content.

The operation, named Tutto Chiaro, included over 100 searches and seizures across the national territory, carried out by the Guardia di Finanza, with the support of the Special Units for Privacy and ...

Thailand's government has nominated Pimchanok Pitfield, currently serving as the country's ambassador and permanent representative to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva, as the candidate for senior WIPO roles as the organisation prepares to renew its pool of Deputy Director General (DDG) and Assistant Director General (ADG). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is expected to submit her application through an official Letter of Nominat...