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Regulation
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UK culture secretary calls for clearer web video standards
The online and media industries should work with regulators to make the “age appropriateness” of…
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BBC’s Hall defends licence fee, calls for extension to iPlayer
BBC director-general Tony Hall has delivered a robust defence of the UK licence fee that…
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Competition Commission approves Ericsson’s Red Bee acquisition
The UK Competition Commission has provisionally approved the acquisition of Red Bee Media by Ericsson….
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Netflix to pay Comcast for access to network in ground-breaking deal
In a significant break with its existing practices, Netflix has agreed to pay US cable…
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Netflix reportedly looking to Orange for French partnership
Netflix has approached several French internet service providers with a view to striking carriage deals…
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Liberty Global and Ziggo making good progress on takeover
Liberty Global and Ziggo are “making good progress” on preparations for the takeover by the…
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South Africa will not use CA to cut off non-payers, says minister
The South African government has no intention of using conditional access in digital-terrestrial set-top boxes…
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Belarus adjusts to changes on foreign channel licensing rules
Belarusian service providers are scrambling to readjust their programming line-ups following the introduction of new…
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Ofcom renews commercial TV licences
UK regulator Ofcom has renewed the broadcasting licenses for Channel 3 – comprising ITV, Scotland’s…
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Cultural diversity group calls for new European tax rules
The European Coalition for Cultural Diversity have called for a renewed effort by Europe to…