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European Parliament
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European Parliament reprieves audiovisual sector from geoblocking ban
The European Parliament has given the audiovisual sector a last-minute reprieve from inclusion in legislation…
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European bodies agree strict new rules for online platforms
The European Parliament and the European Council, the body that represents member states, have agreed…
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European Council adoption makes copyright directive definitive
The European Council has adopted the controversial new copyright directive. The adoption of the new…
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European Parliament OKs new portability rules with SatCab directive
The European Parliament has approved the new SatCab directive that will enable access to online…
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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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European Parliament approves telecom code
The European Parliament has voted in favour of proposals to create a new European Electronic…
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EU approves 30% European works quota for VOD services
The European Parliament has approved new rules for audiovisual media services, which include a 30%…
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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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European Parliament rejects controversial copyright reform plan
The European Parliament has rejected a controversial plan approved by its own legal affairs committee…
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European parliament committee approves controversial copyright reform
The European Parliament’s legal affairs committee this week approved controversial plans for copyright reform that…
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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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Cable and telecom groups differ on EU telecom reform deal
Cable industry body Cable Europe has welcomed an agreement reached this week between the European…
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Industry stakeholders slam European Council copyright reform draft
Both public broadcaster organisation the EBU and a group representing authors of audiovisual works have…
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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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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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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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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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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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EU approves content portability rules
The European Parliament has approved new content portability rules that will let EU citizens access…
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EU reaches agreement on content portability
The European Parliament, the European Commission and member states have reached an agreement on implementing…
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EU institutions agree plan to allocate 700MHz band to mobile in 2020
European institutions have agreed on a plan to coordinate the use of 700MHz band –…
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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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EU Parliament calls for TV, film to be left out of US trade talks
The European Parliament has called for TV and film services to be left out of upcoming…