Rovi has lost a case brought against Ziggo after a Dutch court ruled a patent used in the cablenet’s electronic programme guide to be invalid in the Netherlands. The Patent […]
Victory for German ‘online VCR’
Online video service Save.TV is claiming a major victory over media group RTL after the Higher Regional Court in Dresden ruled its online video recorder did not infringe copyright.
Europe discusses online content distribution
The European Commission has published a Green Paper on how the regulatory framework might need to be set to develop new content distribution models.
Commons unites against BSkyB bid
Britain’s three main political parties are today expected to unite against the News Corp bid for BSkyB.
Hunt presses pause in BSkyB takeover
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has written to the media regulator Ofcom over
News Corp’s proposed takeover of BSkyB. The move keeps alive the possibility
the matter could still be referred to the Competition Commission. [Read the Story…]
Ofcom sets rules of engagement in BSkyB takeover
Media regulator Ofcom has clearly set out its role, powers and duties within News Corp’s proposed takeover of BSkyB. In a letter to John Whittingdale, chairman of the parliamentary committee […]
Hunt: Sky decision will take as long as is needed
Ahead of the midday closure of the consultation into the undertakings given by News Corp in its proposed takeover of BSkyB, culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has said he will take […]
Pressure intensifies on News Corp-Sky bid
A statement by Ofcom that it has “a duty to be satisfied on an ongoing basis that the holder of a broadcasting licence is ‘fit and proper’” has been interpreted […]
Sky News spin-off undertakings strengthened
The Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, Jeremy Hunt, has tentatively approved proposals put forward by News Corporation as part of its full acquisition of BSkyB. In […]
No split-screen ads for RTL and Sat.1
The German media authorities have told RTL and Sat.1 they disapprove of split-screen advertising, which blends in with programming. In three instances the two broadcaster violated advertising rules.