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Europe approves Vodafone-ONO deal

The European Commission has cleared Vodafone’s planned €7.2 billion takeover of Spanish cable operator ONO…

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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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Europe rejects Dutch regulation request over Liberty-Ziggo deal

The European Commission has rejected a request by the Dutch competition authority (ACM) to review…

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European Commission launches ‘in-depth’ Liberty-Ziggo investigation

The European Commission has opened an “in-depth investigation” into Liberty Global’s planned buyout of Ziggo…

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Europe approves Deutsche Telekom takeover of GTS Central Europe

The European Commission has approved Deutsche Telekom’s planned takeover of GTS Central Europe, an infrastructure-based…

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European Commission clears Discovery-Eurosport deal

The European Commission has cleared Discovery Communications’ acquisition of sports broadcaster Eurosport in a deal…

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Liberty-Ziggo deal to be reviewed by EU regulator

European antitrust watchdog the European Commission will reportedly review Liberty Global’s agreed takeover of Dutch…

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EC move to improve access for HbbTV takes step forwards

The European Commission-funded HBB4All project has started work on improving accessibility services for audiovisual content…

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EC to create European audiovisual media regulators group

The European Commission has formally established a new group of EU regulatory authorities covering audiovisual…

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European Commission starts TV rights probe

Formal antitrust proceedings to examine programming agreements between US studios and European pay TV broadcasters…