Artificial Intelligence
Adobe, Amazon, Cisco, Google, Microsoft sign up to EU’s AI Pact pledge
The Pact features voluntary pledges, including transparently labelling certain types of AI-generated content, such as deepfakes
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Business
European Union proposes new rules for media company mergers
Should the Media Freedom Act make its way into law, it would require regulators to examine whether the merging companies would remain economically sustainable...
Business
European Union gives approval to Amazon’s acquisition of MGM
Commission said it had concluded that the transaction would raise no competition concerns in the European Economic Area
Media Delivery
Norigin Media joins EU’s 5GMediaHUB
Project will look at low latency streaming, 5G Network Slicing, 8K streaming and AR and VR streaming distribution
Business
Liberty Global becomes founding member of European Green Digital Coalition
Initiative seeks to encourage companies to commit to establishing science-based targets to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 and becoming climate neutral no...
Media Delivery
European Commission launches 6G project
Hexa-X includes stakeholders from network vendors, communication service providers, verticals, to technology providers, as well as prominent European communications research institutes.
Business
CMA requests right to review Liberty Global/Telefonica merger
CMA said it has written to the European Commission as it believes the case should be transferred given its potential impact on competition in...
Media Delivery
Disney Plus postpones French launch, will reduce bandwidth in Europe
Launch postponed at the request of the French government
Media Delivery
YouTube follows Netflix and reduces stream quality in Europe
Will switch all traffic in the EU and Britain to SD by default
Media Delivery
Netflix agrees to reduce bit rates across all streams in Europe
Estimates will reduce Netflix traffic on European networks by around 25 per cent
Business
Telia ‘offers concessions’ over Bonnier deal
Company reportedly submitted document to the European Commission
Business
Vodafone, Liberty Global merger approved by European Commission
Conditional on Vodafone's compliance with commitments
Business
European Commission to investigate chipset company Broadcom over STB competition breaches
Suspected of implementing exclusionary practices on TV set top boxes
Business
EC investigates Telia/Bonnier Broadcasting merger
Investigation opened over competition concerns
Business
Vodafone offers concessions to secure Unitymedia takeover
Vodafone commits to not restricting distribution of TV broadcasters' content for OTT services
Business
Sky agrees deal to allow viewers to access content from outside of Britain
Four film studios have agreed to stop 'geoblocking' their content on Sky UK
TVBEverywhere
European political bodies reach TV copyright agreement
Agree to facilitate access to online TV and radio content across borders
Business
European Commission raises concerns over Vodafone/Liberty Global deal
Vodafone wants to acquire Liberty Global's operations in Germany, Hungary, Czech Republic and Romania
Business
European Commission approves Disney’s Fox deal – with conditions
Disney will divest interest in History, H2, Crime & Investigation, Blaze and Lifetime channels
Business
European Commission approves acquisition of Com Hem by Tele2
Commission approved deal unconditionally
TVBEverywhere
European quotas for SVoDs set to become law “soon”
New rule could be in place by December
Business
European Commission clears Comcast’s Sky bid
Commission ruled the transaction would raise no competition concerns across Europe
Business
European Commission approves acquisition of Ziggo by Liberty Global
Merger was originally approved in 2014 but then annulled by the General Court of the European Union
Business
EU Commission carries out raids concerning sports media rights
International sports rights company IMG is one of the latest targets that may have violated EU antitrust rules
Business
EU to invest €1.5 billion in AI by 2020
Calls on public and private sectors to boost investment to €20 billion
Business
European Commission confirms unannounced inspections on sports broadcasters
Various companies around the EU targeted
TVBEverywhere
EU content-portability rules come into effect on 1st April
Content providers will no longer be able to geo-block subscribers' access
Business
European Commission clears Discovery’s acquisition of Scripps
Commission concluded that proposed transaction, with certain commitments, would raise no competition concerns
TVBEverywhere
EU reaches agreement on content portability
Agreement is the first step of regulation under a plan by the European Commission to introduce a Digital Single Market in Europe.
Data Centre
EC plans threaten TV and film
The European Commission’s proposed changes to the way media rights are sold could cost TV and film companies billions, according to an Oxera study....
News
Data Centre
Europe contributes a quarter of VoD film
European production companies supply 27 per cent of the continent’s VoD film content, according to the latest report from the European Audiovisual Observatory. The...
News
TVBEverywhere
CoR backs copyright modernisation
The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) has backed the European Commission’s (EC) proposal to modernise copyright rules throughout the EU. The CoR stressed,...
News
Analysis
Cross border portability next for European Commission
The European Commission has announced the next phase of its digital single market strategy. Following recent consultations on the AudioVisual media services and cable...
Business
European Commission releases new digital content proposals
The European Commission has released two new proposals to simplify and promote access to digital content and online sales across the EU
Analysis
European Commission investigates copyright laws
The European Commission has launched a consultation on the Satellite and Cable Directive to assess whether European rules outlining where and how satellite broadcasters...
Business
European Commission launches anti-trust case against Sky UK
The European Commission has sent a Statement of Objections to Sky UK and US film studios, Disney, NBCUniversal, Paramount Pictures, Sony, Twentieth Century Fox...
News
Business
EBU reacts to report on spectrum allocation
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has welcomed the European Commission’s High Level Group report recommending that the EU safeguard access to spectrum below 700MHz...