Günther Oettinger


Resignations over divisive Polish media law

The EU has said that a controversial new Polish media law, whose introduction led to the protest resignation of top TVP directors over the weekend, could trigger action under its ‘rule of law’ mechanism. Poland’s recently-elected conservative government is bringing media law changes that allow it to make key appointments and remove executives at Polish […]

EU won’t enforce pan-Euro rights deals

The European Commission does not want to enforce pan-European content licensing as part of its Digital Single Market proposals. The the audiovisual industry could benefit from certain exemptions to restrictions on geo-blocking to enable it to continue to license on a territory-by-territory basis, according to Günther Oettinger, European Commissioner for the digital economy and society. Speaking at […]