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Regulation
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Sky calls for probe into BT’s hold on Openreach
Sky has called on UK competition watchdog the CMA to investigate BT’s Openreach division, accusing…
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Speculation mounts on future of BBC regulation
Conflicting reports have emerged in the UK press over the future regulation of the BBC,…
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CSA calls for HD services as France prepares for 700MHz, MPEG-4 transitions
French media regulator the CSA has said it will issue a call for candidates to…
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Italian regulator orders investigation into Serie A allocation
Italy’s antitrust regulator has ordered an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the division of Serie…
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Ofcom ups sign language requirements for small TV channels
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has set new rules that will boost the amount of TV…
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Netflix wants AT&T/DirecTV merger in current form
Streaming service Netflix has urged regulators to stop the merger of satellite broadcaster DirecTV and…
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ATVOD makes first rulings as new regulations come into force
UK video-on-demand regulator ATVOD has ruled that two adult online on-demand services have breached new…
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Top Spanish football clubs lose right to negotiate individual TV deals
Spanish top-tier football clubs including Real Madrid and Barcelona will lose the right to negotiate…
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Telefónica closes Canal+ Spain acquisition
Telefónica has closed its acquisition of Prisa’s 56% stake in pay TV outfit Canal+ España…
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Broadcasters slam “few traces” of Lamy report in Digital Single Market proposal
Broadcaster lobby group Broadcast Network Europe (BNE), under the banner of the Wider Spectrum Group,…
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Altice gets conditional green light for PT acquisition
The European Commission has given a green light to Altice’s €7.4 billion acquisition of Portugal…
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Ofcom mulls ‘lighter approach’ to regulation
Ofcom’s new CEO Sharon White has said that the UK broadcast regulator will look at…
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Telefónica reportedly ready to make concessions to secure Canal+
Telefónica is likely to secure the approval of the Spanish competition regulator, the CNMC, for…
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German cable operators slam open market plan for modems
German cable operators have joined forces to reject a move by the Federal government to…
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ARCEP to auction 700MHz spectrum
French telecoms regulator ARCEP is to begin auctioning part of the 700MHz spectrum band currently…
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Bundeskartellamt greenlights DVB-T2 pay platform
German competition regulator the Bundeskartellamt has given a green light for transmission services provider Media…
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UK networks retrans battle goes to Euro court
The battle between three UK broadcasters and streaming site TVCatchup is headed to the Court…
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Mediaset lifted by Spanish recovery
Mediaset’s Spanish unit lifted the media giant’s financials for 2014 against the background of continued…
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CNN wins Russian licence
Russian media and communications regulator Roskomnadzor has granted Turner Broadcasting’s CNN channel a licence to…
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Ofcom introduces new regulation on BT broadband pricing
UK media and telecom regulator Ofcom will, from April 1, oblige BT to maintain a…
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Malawi to pre-authorise DVB-T2 set-top distributors
The Malawi government said it intends to pre-qualify potential authorised distributors of DVB-T2 compliant set-top…
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Vodafone loses bid to prevent Telefónica from selling converged packages
Vodafone España has lost its two-year legal bid to prevent rival Telefónica from selling converged…
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FCC releases net neutrality rules
The US FCC has released its new net neutrality order, providing details of how its…
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Ofcom launches UK communications review
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has launched a review of the UK’s digital communications market to…
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European negotiations start on open internet rules
European talks have begun on new rules designed to safeguard open internet access and cut mobile…
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CNN granted new Russian licence
Russian media regulator Roskomnadzor has reportedly approved US news channel CNN’s application for a new broadcast licence….
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Industry groups give reaction to BBC report
Industry groups have reacted to yesterday’s report by a committee of MPs into the future…
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EC gives green light to Telenet TV group acquisition
The European Commission has granted approval for Liberty Global-backed Belgian cable operator Telenet to acquires…
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SFR-Numericable lays out terms for open network
French service provider SFR-Numericable has this week published terms for opening its cable network up…
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UK government calls for TV licence fee review evidence
The UK government has called for evidence to be submitted to its independent review into…