The Federal German Cartel Office intends to examine the takeover of German cable network operator Unitymedia by telecommunications group Vodafone itself and has requested the European Commission to refer the case to the German authority.
Consumer protectors criticise maintenance of geo-blocking in Europe
The Federation of German Consumer Organisations (vzbv) has criticised the fact that freely accessible audiovisual online content such as TV live streams or catch-up services can continue to be restricted to domestic viewers by geo-blocking,
Euro probe into pay TV services launched
The European Commission has opened an antitrust investigation concerning the cross-border provision of pay TV services.