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Regulation
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CSA to consult on status of scripted reality shows
French media regulator the CSA has said it will hold meetings with content creation professionals…
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Canal Plus’s Belmer speaks against change to SVOD window
Canal Plus chief Rodolphe Belmer has spoken out against any significant changes to the ordering…
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French filmmakers denounce EC’s lack of support
French filmmakers have denounced the refusal of the European Commission to accept the principle of…
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M6 looking for compensation for loss of bonus channel
French commercial broadcaster M6 is planning to make a claim for €100 million from the…
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Court rejects Canal Plus case against competition watchdog
France’s constitutional court has rejected Canal Plus’s claims that the country’s competition regulator acted unconstitutionally…
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ARCEP says regulatory framework should depend on goals
French communications regulator the ARCEP has published its reflections on the reform of audiovisual sector…
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CSA cracks down on interruption of programme credits
French media regulator the CSA has established a framework agreement setting out rules about the…
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LTV chief criticises new Latvian retransmission rules
New amendments to Latvia’s media law have been criticised as penalising public broadcaster LTV by…
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Canal Plus presents case against competition watchdog
Canal Plus yesterday presented its case against the ruling by the French competition authority on…
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SACD condemns EC ‘procrastination’ over content creation tax
French content creators group SACD has expressed strong concern at what it sees as procrastination…
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French government provisions for telecom tax ruling
The French government has made a budget provision of €1.3 billion pending a final ruling…
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European PSBs must be properly financed, forum attendees told
European governments must deliver sufficient funding to ensure that public service broadcasters fulfill their mission…
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French local channels call for suspension of DTT reordering
Almost 40 French local TV channels have completed the first stage of an appeal to…
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ARCEP to set out QoS indicators for broadband providers
French communications regulator ARCEP is to set out quality of service indicators for fixed-broadband networks…
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Open IPTV Forum takes five
The Open IPTV Forum has added a raft of five new companies to its membership….
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CSA considering eight candidates for AEF chief
French media regulator the CSA is considering eight candidates to head the country’s external media…
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Ofcom revokes Praise TV licence
UK media regulator Ofcom has revoked the licence of Praise TV owner Destiny Broadcast Network…
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Hungary’s digital subscriber base on the rise
Hungary had 1.748 million digital TV subscribers as of the end of June, out of…
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ARCEP to work on regulatory reform proposals
French telecom regulator ARCEP is to consult on the government’s recently announced plan to reform…
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French government to bring media and communications regulation together
The French government has given three of its ministers the task of reforming the country’s…
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Lescure calls for debate on internet and connected TV
Former Canal Plus chief Pierre Lescure has called for an open debate about the impact…
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Russian operators struggle with new child protection requirements
Russian service providers have held meetings with the country’s communications regulator over plans to impose…
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Ofcom confirms ATVOD’s regulatory role
Following a review, communications regulator Ofcom has decided the current arrangements for the co-regulation of…
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Ofcom reveals local TV licence bidders
UK regulator Ofcom has revealed the names of the organisations that have made a bid…
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Ukrainian regulator says yes to Hope
The Ukrainian National Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting has granted a satellite broadcasting licence…
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French senator seeks to strengthen protection for TV subscribers
French senator Catherine Procaccia has lodged a proposal for a new law to offer stronger…
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BBC Trust and S4C Authority launch consultation on deal
The BBC Trust and the S4C Authority, the governing bodies of the BBC and Welsh-language…
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BSkyB wins battle on regulation of sports channels
BSkyB has claimed victory in its battle with regulator Ofcom after the latter’s imposition of…
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Court blocks plans for ProSieben and RTL’s online TV service
A German court has blocked plans by ProSiebenSat.1 and RTL to launch a catch-up TV…
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Ofcom reviewing ASA’s VOD ad role
UK communications regulator Ofcom is reviewing the arrangements for regulating advertising in video-on-demand content. It…