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European Commission
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Exclusive: Streamers push back as European Commission explores origins of EU content
Netflix, HBO Max and other streamers operating across Europe could see their content quotas being…
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European content rules to be finalised by year’s end
European content quota rules for digital streaming services are expected to be finalised by the…
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Disney in talks to sell A+E stake to Hearst
Disney is in talks to sell off part of its stake in A+E Networks to…
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Disney nabs European Commission approval for Fox deal with conditions
Disney has secured European Commission approval for its acquisition of Fox’s entertainment business on condition…
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Fox London office raided by European Commission investigators
European Commission investigators raided the UK offices of Fox Networks Group yesterday as part of…
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Analysis – the next steps for the Digital Single Market reforms
Ingrid Silver from media law firm Reed Smith cast legal eye over why the European…
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European Commission sets animation growth plan
The European Commission has set an animation growth plan for the economic region that looks…
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Europe ushers through Fox’s Sky takeover
21st Century Fox’s takeover of pay TV giant Sky is one step closer after the…
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UK politicians call for Ofcom Murdoch enquiry
A group of UK cross-party politicians has called for Ofcom to launch a review into…
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EU moves ahead with controversial content plan
The European Parliament, the European Commission and member states have reached an agreement on implementing…
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Broadcasters slam new EC copyright plan
A body that represents European commercial broadcasters and international media groups has reacted unfavourably to new…
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Mixed reaction to Commission’s TV plans
Industry players have reacted to the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive, unveiled by the European…
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Europe confirms Netflix quota
The European Commission has confirmed that it will oblige on-demand services such as Netflix and…
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Resignations over divisive Polish media law
The EU has said that a controversial new Polish media law, whose introduction led to…
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EC plans ‘threaten production, distribution’
Another independent film and television producers body has attacked the European Commission’s Digital Single Market…
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BBC backs EU plan, eyes accessible iPlayer
The BBC has welcomed the EU’s new cross-border copyright proposals, and said that government plans…
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‘Significant concern’ over EC copyright reforms
European Commission plans to allow consumers to access content acquired in one territory to access…
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EC passes net neutrality rules
The European Commission has given its final approval to net neutrality rules that it claims…
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EU antitrust move ‘bad for producers’
The European Commission’s probe into country-specific TV rights deals could undermine the funding model for…
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EU launches antitrust case against Sky, studios
The European Commission is investigating Sky and six Hollywood majors, Disney, NBCUniversal, Paramount Pictures, Sony,…
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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…
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‘Sky Europe’ formation closer after EU approval
The European Commission has approved BSkyB’s takeover of its 21st Century Fox pay TV cousins…
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EC leaves Canal+ call to local watchdog
The European Commission is to leave a decision on the acquisition of Canal+ España by…
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Euro broadcasters welcome EU anti-piracy plan
The European Commission has launched an action plan to deal with infringement of intellectual property…
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Intn’l to overtake US at Discovery as Eurosport deal cleared
The European Commission has cleared Discovery Communications’ acquisition of sports broadcaster Eurosport in a deal…
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Commission starts TV rights probe
Formal antitrust proceedings to examine programming agreements between US studios and European pay TV broadcasters…
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Vodafone’s Kabel Deutschland deal approved
Vodafone has secured European Commission approval for its takeover of Kabel Deutschland. The EC competition…
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Europe approves Liberty-Virgin Media buyout
The European Commission has green-lit Liberty Global’s planned buyout of Virgin Media, claiming the deal…
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Europe approves Liberty-Virgin Media buyout
The European Commission has green-lit Liberty Global’s planned buyout of Virgin Media, claiming the deal…
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Kroes calls for greater flexibility on movie windows
The current system of release windows for movies is often too rigid and can prevent…
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