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Regulation
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KPN secures approval to take control of Reggefiber
Dutch telco KPN has secured approval from the country’s Autoriteit Consument & Markt (ACM) regulatory…
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EBU and ABU call for global action to protect TV spectrum
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) have called for global…
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BBC Trust approves AMC Networks deal
The BBC Trust has approved the partnership between BBC Worldwide and AMC Networks that will…
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Kroes uses swansong speech to warn of European digital divide
In her last speech as EC vice-president responsible for the digital agenda, Neelie Kroes has…
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Russia extends must-carry rules
The Russian government has extended and hardened must-carry rules imposed on the country’s pay TV…
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EC refers Luxembourg after assessment failure
The European Commission has referred Luxembourg to the European Court for persistent delays in analysing…
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London Live local programming commitments cut
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has approved some cuts to London Live’s local programming commitments, after…
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New BBC Trust chairman takes up post
Rona Fairhead has started her new role as chairman of the BBC Trust today. Fairhead…
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New competition chief for Ofcom
UK media and telecoms regulator Ofcom has named Jonathan Oxley as its new group director…
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EU regulators close internet throttling investigation
European Union competition regulators have closed their year-long investigation into Deutsche Telekom, Orange and Telefónica…
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France’s Hollande raises prospect of regulatory integration
French president François Hollande has once more raised the possibility of integration of the country’s…
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Virgin Media calls for Ofcom review into football rights sale
Virgin Media has asked UK broadcast regulator Ofcom to launch a formal review into how…
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Russian media law amendments pass second and third reading
Proposed amendments to Russian media law, which would block foreign investors owning more than 20%…
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CTC evaluating Russian media law threat
CTC Media and its part stakeholder Modern Times Group have each said they are evaluating…
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Romania to award licences for two DTT muxes
Romania’s communications regulator ANCOM has kicked off the latest phase in the country’s tortuous path…
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BBC Trust imposes new current affairs obligations
The BBC Trust, the public broadcaster’s governing body, has introduced what it describes as new…
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Sheffield local TV station goes live
Local television network Sheffield Live! TV launched yesterday evening, broadcasting in the Yorkshire city on…
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Netflix refuses to hand over data to Canadian regulator
Netflix has refused to hand over subscriber, viewing and programme spend data to Canadian communications…
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Spain approves DTT reorganisation to make way for LTE
The Spanish government has approved a reorganisation of the country’s digital-terrestrial transmission infrastructure to enable…
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Clock ticking as Canadians demand Netflix data
Canadian communications regulator the CRTC has demanded Netflix reveal subscriber, viewing and programme expenditure data…
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Vivendi strikes definitive agreement to sell GVT
Vivendi has struck a definitive agreement to sell its Brazilian unit GVT to Telefónica that…
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Russian legislators call for 20% ceiling on foreign media ownership
Russian legislators have called for a ceiling of 20% to be imposed on foreign ownership…
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CSA to hire technology director as it addresses spectrum use changes
French media regulator the CSA has advertised the new post of technology director following its…
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ATVOD rules against adult sites
UK video-on-demand regulator ATVOD has ruled that two services operating across 74 adult websites have…
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CSA names information chief
French media regulator the CSA has named Bénédicte Brissart as its new head of information…
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Android is a ‘Trojan Horse’, says Orange chief
Google’s Android platform is a “Trojan Horse” and European regulators are “often naïve” about giant…
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Netflix backs FCC call for more broadband competition
Netflix has spoken out in support FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, who said in a recent…
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European Commission resumes Liberty Global review
The European Commission has reportedly resumed its review of Liberty Global’s planned takeover of Dutch…
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Aereo cable service appeal denied
A US court of appeals has struck a fresh blow to banned US TV streaming…
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SES expanding in Brazil with two new orbital slots
Satellite operator SES’s Brazilian subsidiary SES DTH do Brasil has secured frequency rights at two…