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,
European Parliament rejects SatCab regulation: geo-blocking to stay in place
The European Parliament (EP) has dealt a blow to the Digital Single Market (DSM) by rejecting most of the European Commission’s SatCab regulation.
European Council agrees to remove geo-blocking
The European Council agreed on a draft regulation to ban unjustified geo-blocking between member states. However, copyright protected works are not included.