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Regulation
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Hunt gives clues on direction of new UK media regulation
With a new Communications Act likely to come into force in 2015, UK culture secretary…
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Ofcom offers fifth HD DTT channel
Ofcom has invited applications for an extra HD channel on the UK’s DTT network. The…
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Aster sale goes ahead but Liberty must sell assets
Poland’s antitrust regulator has approved Liberty Global’s acquisition of Polish cable operator Aster. However, UOKiK…
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Swiss regulator says fibre plans could be anticompetitive
The Swiss competition regulator WEKO has found that joint projects by Swisscom and local public…
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Latvian regulator closes Lattelecom DTT case
Latvia’s competition regulator has closed the file on its case against telecom operator Lattelecom for…
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France implements Telecom Package
France has finally passed the EU’s Telecom Package into law, three months after the original…
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BSkyB’s studio deals threatened by Competition Commission probe
BSkyB could be forced to cut the number of studios it does exclusive movies deals…
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RTÉ faces critcisim for digital fees
The Irish broadcasting authority has criticised Irish public broadcaster RTÉ for the fees it charges…
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Government announces funding for rural broadband
Northern Ireland is to receive an additional £4.4 million (€5 million) in funding for the…
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OPTA confirms NMa view on KPN acquisition
Dutch communications regulator OPTA has supported competition regulator the NMa’s analysis of the impact of…
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Edonys protests CSA decision on wine channel
France-based international channel Edonys, which deals with all aspects of wine and viticulture, has accused…
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Hunt unveils local TV map
UK culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has unveiled 65 areas across the UK that could be…
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UK government to review children’s access to adult VOD
The UK government has said it will review access to adult video-on-demand services on the…
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NMa to investigate KPN acquisition of CAIW
Dutch media regulator the Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit (NMa) has said that the planned acquisition of cable…