By Archie Bland
"Streaming services, such as Netflix and Now TV, could be encouraged to provide public service programming as they become increasingly dominant players in the digital era, the UK’s television regulator has said.
In a report on how publ
UK converged regulator Ofcom released a short guide with the aim to assist stakeholders to understand the newly applicable obligations stemming from the transposition of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive, as well as its approach to carrying ou
The CMA has made a request to the European Commission to refer to the CMA for investigation the proposed joint venture between Liberty Global plc and Telefónica S.A to merge their UK operating businesses Virgin Media/Virgin Mobile and O2, respectivel
The outcome of the U.S. presidential race is expected to have widespread impact on the country's media industry and the advertising that funds it — from near-term consumer sentiment to longer-term regulatory and trade policies. But, as with everythin
'Publishers, advertisers file complaint over new measure requiring apps to obtain permission from users for data collection
Advertising companies and publishers have filed a complaint against Apple Inc. with France’s competition authority, arguing th
The European Union (EU) has embarked on the most extensive antitrust reform program in its history. The European Commission (Commission) is working on parallel initiatives to create a “new competition tool” giving the Commission unprecedented powers
WASHINGTON — "The Justice Department accused Google of illegally protecting its monopoly over search and search advertising in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday, the government’s most significant legal challenge to a tech company’s market power in a generat
The last focus session of the German EU Presidency related to Media in the Digital Society, titled "How can AI contribute to ensuring quality journalism?" took place on 1 October 2020. The session was organised in cooperation with the Deutsche Well
"Big tech has responded to the mammoth antitrust report put out by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee yesterday with blanket denials there’s any monopolistic behaviour or competitive imbalances to see here.
Below is a quick run down of Amazon, Apple
Foo Yun Chee reported from BRUSSELS (Reuters) - "France, among Europe's most lavish patrons of culture, cinema and literature, has criticised the European Commission over how it plans to apply landmark copyright rules that pit YouTube and Instagram a
"EU court in July ruled there were insufficient safeguards against snooping by US intelligence agencies.
Facebook has warned that it may pull out of Europe if the Irish data protection commissioner enforces a ban on sharing data with the US, after a
"The EU is looking to give itself sweeping new powers to crack down on US tech giants, EU commissioner Thierry Breton told the FT in an interview Sunday.
The regulatory blueprint includes massive penalties to force tech companies to sell off their Eu
"TikTok is suing the U.S. government in federal court over the Trump Administration’s decision to ban TikTok in the U.S. market. Reports that TikTok would soon file a legal challenge to the ban were already making the rounds this weekend, ahead of Ti
The Commission has proposed today an ambitious reform of the digital space, a comprehensive set of new rules for all digital services, including social media, online market places, and other online platforms that operate in the European Union:…
