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Regulation
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BSkyB and studios attack Competition Commission’s new movie market remedies
BSkyB and Hollywood studios have criticised the UK Competition Commission’s ‘further remedies’ to its ruling…
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CSA receives 31 DTT proposals, Canal Plus pulls out
French media regulator the CSA has received 31 proposals to launch services on six new…
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ICASA threatens legal action over adult channels
South African regulator the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has vowed to take…
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Ex-competition head criticises regulator’s handling of Canal Plus case
Guillaume Cerutti, the former head of competition policy, consumer affairs and fraud control at France’s…
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ARCEP’s Combot moves to CSA as deputy director-general
Michel Combot, former deputy director-general of French telecom regulator ARCEP, has joined media regulator the…
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Two in three Poles failing to pay licence fee
Only one in three Poles are currently paying their national TV licence fee, according to…
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Liberty Global faces opposition to German merger
German alternative telecom operator association the VATM has added its voice to that of pay…
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CSA rejects Paris Première and LCI requests to go FTA
French media regulator the CSA has rejected requests by M6-owned digital channel Paris Première and…
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BSkyB says competition probe should include Netflix
UK pay TV operator BSkyB says that the Competition Commission should include online content providers…
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Sky Italia pulls out of DTT frequency contest
Pay TV operator Sky Italia has decided to pull out of the competition to acquire…
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Liberty Global moves to assuage regulator on Kabel BW
Pan European cable operator Liberty Global has attempted to mitigate the concerns of Germany’s competition…
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Regulator launches campaign ahead of Portuguese switchover
Portuguese regulator Anacom has launched a campaign to make the country’s citizens aware of the…
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BBC Trust says open internet is crucial
UK ISPs that market internet access services should offer unrestricted access to the web, according…
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EC has concerns about Canal Plus Orange Cinéma Séries deal
The European Commission has expressed concerns about French pay TV operator Canal Plus’ proposed acquisition…
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Ofcom receives deluge of submissions on media plurality
UK media regulator Ofcom reportedly received over 45,000 submissions to its review of media plurality…
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Dutch politicians slam public broadcaster merger plan
Dutch politicians have slammed a proposed merger between two of the country’s largest public broadcasters…
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Sky could be forced to open up set-tops to OTT rivals
UK pay TV provider BSkyB could be forced to give rival over-the-top service providers access…
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All video content distributors should contribute to creation, says CSA’s Boyon
The growth of online and connected TV services presents a challenge to the finance of…
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Cable Europe casts critical eye on EC spectrum policy
Cable industry body Cable Europe has criticised the European Commission’s latest Radio Spectrum Policy Programme…
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CSA to launch appeal for DTT channels on Monday
French media regulator the CSA is to issue its appeal for candidates to launch six…
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French government mulls expansion of free DTT offering
The French government wants to authorise the launch of six new channels on the country’s…
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Ofcom clears Al Jazeera
UK communications regulator Ofcom has cleared Al Jazeera of any infringement of the broadcasting rules…
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New Canis division to help Local TV applicants
Broadcast consultancy group Canis Media has launched a service designed to help local TV operators…
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Regulator reveals latest Hungarian digital subs figures
Hungarian service providers had 1.572 million digital subscribers in total at the end of August,…
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Kroes hails role of cable in meeting Digital Agenda
European Commissioner Neelie Kroes has said she would welcome greater price competition from cable and…
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Stofa abandons cable merger plan
Danish cable operator Stofa has abandoned its planned acquisition of Telenor-owned Canal Digital Cable TV…
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CSA begins examining channels’ quota obligations
French media regulator the CSA has begun examining whether the country’s pay TV channels met…
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Canal Plus fined €30 million for TPS merger
French competition regulator L’Autorité de la concurrence has fined French pay TV operator Canal Plus…
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UPC Poland finalises Aster acquisition
Liberty Global-owned UPC Poland has finalised the acquisition of Poland’s fourth largest cable operator Aster….
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Boyon tackles criticisim of DTT report, Canal Plus Bolloré deal
Michel Boyon, head of French media regulator the CSA, has taken on criticism of his…