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Europe opens up pay-TV subscriptions

March 29, 2018 11.00 Europe/London By Julian Clover

From Sunday 1 April it will be possible for European citizens to access online content wherever they are in the EU.

Filed Under: Platforms, Top Story, TV Tagged With: EU, geoblocking Edited: 29 March 2018 11:41

EU bows to geoblocking pressure

November 21, 2017 11.35 Europe/London By Julian Clover

EU legislators have bowed to pressure from broadcasters on the geoblocking of streaming services after a late-night session.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Regulation, Top Story Tagged With: European Commission, geoblocking Edited: 22 November 2017 12:39

A quarter of German internet users hit by geoblocking

July 1, 2016 11.01 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Almost a quarter (23%) of internet users in Germany wanted to watch videos on the net which turned out to be inaccessible due to geoblocking.

Filed Under: Newsline, On Demand/VOD, OTT, Regulation, Streaming, Video, Web TV Tagged With: BITKOM, geoblocking, Germany, movies, series, VPN Edited: 4 July 2016 09:03

EU gives up single digital market for audiovisual content

May 12, 2016 09.12 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

TV broadcasters, platform operator and other providers of audiovisual content can continue to block access to their content for internet users from other EU countries.

Filed Under: Platforms, Regulation, Top Story Tagged With: Andrus Ansip, European Commission, geoblocking Edited: 12 May 2016 09:34

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