The BBC Trust has launched a consultation into the syndication of BBC television and radio channels over commercial 3G mobile networks.
Polish media law changes scuppered
The Polish parliament (Sejm) has upheld a presidential veto on controversial proposed amendments to the country’s media law.
DCMS consults on VOD and UK uplinks
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has opened a consultation on the EU Audiovisual Media Services (AVMS) Directive. Although the Directive, introduced to replace the long standing Television Without […]
CSA awards more local DTT licences
The French media authority CSA says it has awarded three more DTT licences for local broadcasters.
German football deal faces collapse
The €3 billion television deal to show German football on premium TV is on the verge of collapse. The Bundeskartelamt, the German cartel office, said on Thursday that the central […]
Chellomedia wins copyright case
Chellomedia has won a case against Dutch mechanical rights society Stemra, who argued that copyright payments were due for digitalising and storing audiovisual material before broaddcast on local servers at […]
Backing for EC copyright ruling
Two of the leading players in the long running dispute with Europe’s copyright collecting societies have given their backing to the European Commission’s judgement on the issue.
European copyright cartel ended
The EC has announced its final verdict in a landmark case on music copyright brought by Music Choice five years ago.
Dutch regulators to force open cablenets
Cable operators in The Netherlands are to be forced to allow third parties to resell their subscription packages under wide ranging proposals published today by the independent post and telecommunications […]
Digital growth despite Ofcom restatement
A change in the reporting methodology by Ofcom has failed to dent the growth of digital television in the UK. From the first quarter of 2008 the regulator has relied […]