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EU edges towards finalising quota rules
European content quota rules for digital streaming services are expected to be finalised by the…
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EU postpones decision on controversial copyright directive
Trilogue negotiations – the parlaying between Europe’s three key institutions – over the final form…
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EU reaches agreement on SatCab directive
The European Union institutions have reached a political agreement on access to online TV and…
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EU reportedly set to launch full investigation of Liberty-Vodafone deal
The EU is likely to launch a full investigation of Liberty Global’s planned sale of…
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European Parliament approves telecom code
The European Parliament has voted in favour of proposals to create a new European Electronic…
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Telekom ‘surprised’ by EC objections to Tele2 merger
Deutsche Telekom has expressed surprise after the European Commission addressed a statement of objections to…
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European Parliament approves controversial copyright reform
The European Parliament has approved controversial copyright reform proposals that will see web companies forced…
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Ansip: Euro-Parliament should move to EC position on copyright reform
The key element of the European Commission’s proposals for copyright reform “was on the right…
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European Parliament committee approves revised audiovisual directive
The European Parliament’s culture and education committee has approved a ‘trilogue’ political agreement on revision…
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Public and commercial broadcasters divided over revised audiovisual directive
Public and commercial broadcasters are divided over the merits of the final political agreement on…
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EC confirms approval of Liberty Global Ziggo acquisition
The European Commission has confirmed its approval of Liberty Global’s acquisition of Dutch cable operator…
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EU bodies agree 30% European quota on Netflix-type services
The European Parliament, European Council and the European Commission have struck a preliminary deal on…
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Altice to appeal EC ‘gun-jumping’ fine on Portuguese acquisition
Altice has said it will appeal a decision by the European Commission to fine it…
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New EU rules on content portability set to come into force
New rules on content portability across the European Union will come into force on April…
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EU group calls for concrete steps to tackle fake news
An EU High-Level Experts Group has called for a new code of principles that online…
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Service providers slam new EU e-privacy rules
A group of 50 European service providers, media groups and publishers have called for an…
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EC calls for searchable pan-European film directory
European Commissioner for digital Mariya Gabriel has called for the creation of a searchable pan-European…
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Ansip makes renewed call for content portability
European Commission vice-president Andrus Ansip has reiterated a call for the ‘country of origin’ principle…
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Liberty Global’s Fries confident on direction of regulation in Europe
Liberty Global is not overly concerned about threats to regulate cable in European markets, despite…
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European Parliament rejects EC plans for content portability
UPDATED: MEPs have endorsed the watered-down version of rules on ‘content portability’ across frontiers within the…
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Mediaset hails European court ruling in cloud DVR case
The EU Court of Justice has ruled that making copies of TV programmes available via…
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European Parliament waters down content portability plan
The European Parliament’s decision yesterday to restrict the scope of changes in copyright rules that…
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Digital commissioner promises reform of EU MEDIA programme
The European Union’s MEDIA multi-year programme to support the development and distribution of films, TV…
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EC green light for ProSiebenSat.1-TF1-Mediaset JV
The European Commission has given a green light to the joint venture to be created…
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DTG R-book tackles Radio Equipment Directive challenge
The UK’s Digital Television Group has released a new version of the R-Book, the guide…
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Altice rejects EC ‘gun-jumping’ notice on PT Portugal
Altice has said it “does not agree” with a European Commission notice that the media…
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EC calls for finalisation of Digital Single Market strategy
The European Commission has urged the European Parliament and member states to finalise key legislation…
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EBU calls for cross-border access to content
EU decision makers should give citizens “the keys to enjoy more TV and radio programmes”…
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Commercial broadcasters call for more flexible ad rules
European commercial broadcasters have called for greater flexibility on advertising rules to be part of…
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EBU gives thumbs-up to EC plan to enable content portability
European public broadcaster organisation the EBU has expressed approval of the EC’s proposed changes to…