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Ofcom to force BT to legally separate Openreach
Ofcom is to formally notify BT to legally separate Openreach, the infrastructure arm that supplies…
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Broadcasters slam new EC copyright plan to increase mobility
A body that represents European commercial broadcasters and international media groups has reacted unfavourably to new…
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EC sets out 100Mbps target for all European homes
The European Commission has set a target of providing connectivity offering a download speed of at…
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EC rules against Spain’s DTT compensation scheme
The European Commission has ruled that a Spanish scheme compensating terrestrial commercial broadcasters for simulcasting…
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EC gives greenlight to Vodafone-Liberty Global JV
The European Commission has cleared Vodafone and Liberty Global’s joint venture in the Netherlands on…
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EC’s Oettinger: European project in ‘grave danger’
The European project is in “grave danger” following the UK’s vote to leave the European…
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Paramount to end geoblocking in EU deal
US studio Paramount has agreed a settlement with the European Commission to no longer geoblock…
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Vodafone and Liberty Global offer concessions for Dutch merger
Vodafone and Liberty Global have offered unspecified concessions in an attempt to gain EC approval…
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EC sets July deadline for Liberty-Vodafone decision
The European Commission’s competition authority has set a provisional July 19 deadline for ruling on…
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EC’s Oettinger joins line-up of speakers at ANGA COM
European digital economy and society commissioner Günther Oettinger is to headline the second day’s conference…
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EC to enable content levy to be imposed on Netflix-type services
The European Commission has confirmed that it will oblige on-demand services such as Netflix and…
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Europe marks mixed progress towards digital economy
Europe has made progress towards achieving a digital economy over the year since the inauguration…
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EBU calls for action to help Bosnian broadcaster
The EBU has called for urgent action from the EC to save Bosnia and Herzegovina…
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EC spectrum plan raises alarm at EBU
The EBU has expressed strong concern about proposals from the European Commission to set a…
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EBU welcomes EU move on Polish media law
The EBU has welcomed the EU’s initiation of a preliminary ‘structured dialogue’ with the Polish…
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EC court rules on Spanish DTT subsidies
The EC General Court has ruled that Spanish government subsidies for the country’s digital-terrestrial platform…
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Telenet strikes mobile deal to secure EC BASE approval
Liberty Global-owned Belgian cable operator Telenet has agreed to sell a number of acquisition target…
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EC extends probe into Liberty Global mobile acquisition
The European Commission has extended its investigation into Liberty Global’s planned €1.3 billion acquisition of…
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EC launches consultations on geo-blocking and online platforms
The European Commission has launched public consultations on geo-blocking and the role of platforms in…
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Altice sells Cabovisão to Apax France
Altice has agreed to sell its Portuguese cable subsidiary Cabovisão to private equity group Apax…
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EC consults on extending copyright rules to internet TV services
The European Commission has launched a consultation on the EU Satellite and Cable Directive, looking…
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EC lays down gauntlet to Hollywood majors and Sky on geo-blocking
The European Commission is investigating Sky and six Hollywood majors – Disney, NBCUniversal, Paramount Pictures,…
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Europe launches consultation on media in the digital age
The European Commission has launched a public consultation in a bid to make Europe’s audiovisual…
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Oettinger: no move to pan-Europe licensing, possible concessions on geoblocking
The European Commission does not want to impose pan-European content licensing as part of its…
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EC sets out stall on digital single market
The EC has set out a 16-point plan to enable the creation of a digital…
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Broadcasters slam “few traces” of Lamy report in Digital Single Market proposal
Broadcaster lobby group Broadcast Network Europe (BNE), under the banner of the Wider Spectrum Group,…
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Germany names bidders for 700MHz as EBU sees signs of support from EC
The German Federal Network Agency, the Bundernetzagentur, has revealed that three companies will take part…
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Altice gets conditional green light for PT acquisition
The European Commission has given a green light to Altice’s €7.4 billion acquisition of Portugal…
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EC sets out stall on digital single market priorities
The European Commission has agreed three broad areas for action to push forward plans for…
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European negotiations start on open internet rules
European talks have begun on new rules designed to safeguard open internet access and cut mobile…