After more than 40 years of operation, DTVE is closing its doors and our website will no longer be updated daily. Thank you for all of your support.
Regulation
1 min read
Ofcom renews Channel 3 and 5 licences
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has renewed the licences for Channel 3 and Channel 5 for…
1 min read
France’s ARCEP launches FttDP consultation
French telecom regulator ARCEP has launched a consultation on Fibre to the Distribution Point (FttDP)…
2 min read
BBC Trust calls for review into YouView investment
The BBC’s governing body, the BBC Trust, has called on the broadcaster to “carefully review…
1 min read
Dozhd under siege as prosecutors open investigation
Russian prosecutors have reportedly opened an investigation into whether independent TV channel Dozhd broke the…
1 min read
Numericable ordered to pay damages to Free
A Paris court has ordered cable operator Numericable to pay €6 million in damages to…
1 min read
Russian government scales back digital TV promo funding
The Russian government has decided to withdraw RUB600 million (€13 million) of funding that had…
1 min read
South Africa decides against mandatory access control
The South African government has decided not to make use of access control a mandatory…
1 min read
Hodgson expected to take over as Ofcom chairman
The UK government has named Patricia Hodgson as its preferred candidate to replace Colette Bowe…
1 min read
UK gambling advertising on the rise
Gambling advertising on UK television has exploded since the market was liberalised six years ago,…
1 min read
Ofcom awards new local TV network licences
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has awarded local TV licences for digital terrestrial channels in Cambridge…
3 min read
EC expert advice calls for reduced regulation
Fewer telecom markets should be regulated at EU level, and there is no need for…
1 min read
French Senate adopts new public audiovisual media law
The French Senate has adopted legislation to secure the independence of the country’s public broadcast…
1 min read
UK pay TV and telecom complaints see sharpest fall for a year
UK media and telecom regulator Ofcom received fewer complaints about pay TV and telecom services…
1 min read
Kabel Deutschland abandons Tele Columbus appeal
Kabel Deutschland has abandoned its appeal against the German Federal Cartel Office, the Bundeskartellamt’s blocking…
1 min read
Vodafone secures EC approval for Kabel Deutschland acquisition
Vodafone has secured European Commission approval for its takeover of Kabel Deutschland. The EC competition…
2 min read
ATVOD rules against porn sites, calls for changes to payment rules
UK video-on-demand regulator ATVOD has taken measures against 10 adult content services that it says…
1 min read
Ofcom appoints former Lovefilm exec to content board
UK regulator Ofcom has appointed Lesley McKenzie, the former group digital officer at subscription video-on-demand…
1 min read
Portugal exceeding EU average for triple-play
The average penetration of multi-play packages in Portugal has now reached 49%, exceeding to EU…
1 min read
French Senate mulls changes to media regulation
The French Senate is currently considering wide-ranging changes to the regulatory regime for audiovisual media…
1 min read
NMHH’s Mátrai to leave by mutual consent
Gábor Mátrai, the vice-president of communications at Hungarian media and telecom regulator the NMHH is…
1 min read
Euro-telcos need consolidation, simpler regulation, says Telefónica
The European telecoms industry needs to consolidate and European regulations should be simplified, according to…
1 min read
Mediaset denies wrongdoing following Berlusconi judgement
Mediaset issued a strongly worded statement at the end of last week stating that it…
1 min read
RTRS revises switchover criteria
Russian state broadcasting organisation RTRS may proceed with the shutting down of analogue services if…
1 min read
EC preparing ground for new telecom regulation guidance
The European Commission wants to issue new guidance to national regulators in an attempt to…
1 min read
Russian deputy communications and media minister resigns
Russia’s deputy communications and mass media minister Denis Sverdlov has resigned, according to local press…
1 min read
Kroes warns against over-regulation on net neutrality
European vice-president Neelie Kroes has promised to include rules on guaranteeing unrestricted internet access in…
2 min read
ATVOD calls for block on payments to foreign porn sites
UK video-on-demand regulator ATVOD has called for a block on credit and debit card payments…
1 min read
Sky Italia ad restriction case returned to Italian court
In an case originally brought by Sky Italia, the European Court of Justice has said…
1 min read
CSA censures Orange Cinéma Séries and NRJ 12
French media regulator the CSA has issued a warning to Orange Cinéma Séries (OCS) after…
1 min read
Russian media firms join forces to fight illegal downloads
Russian film and TV companies are creating a new group that will fight online piracy….