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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
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European Union bans RT
EU president Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement: "We will ban the Kremlin's media machine"
Technology
Consortium secures €2 million EU funding for 5G remote production project
Aims to demonstrate through real-life examples how 5G can be combined with virtualisation concepts
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European political bodies reach TV copyright agreement
Agree to facilitate access to online TV and radio content across borders
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Brexit White Paper “provides little clarity” for broadcast sector
COBA says it is "deeply concerned" that broadcasters will have to begin restructuring
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UK is the main hub for European TV channels
New report finds that almost 30 per cent of EU28 TV channels are established in the UK
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The Brexit Agenda: What impact will this have on the Broadcast industry?
Ian Brotherston, chief executive, TVT, offers his thoughts
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EU aims to force SVoDs to maintain quotas
Amazon, Netflix et al could be forced to produce 30 per cent European content under new law
Business
Broadcasters begin moving licences away from the UK
A number of broadcasters have already made the move in anticipation of Brexit
Data Centre
Online advertising continues to grow in Europe
The market grew by 93% between 2011 and 2016 according to a new report by the European Audiovisual Observatory
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.
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€121 million boost to EU’s creative industries
Just a week after Britain voted to exit the European Union, the European Commission and European Investment Fund (EIF) have announced a €121 million...
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Perspectives on Brexit
Britain awoke to a changed political landscape this morning, with 53 per cent of the electorate voting to remove the nation from the European...
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