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Five take UK 4G spectrum

UK regulator Ofcom has awarded 4G mobile spectrum to five companies – Everything Everywhere, Hutchison…

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Ofcom awards Leeds local TV licence to Ian West’s Made Television

UK media regulator Ofcom has awarded a local TV licence for the Northern city of…

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Kenyan regulator agrees new switchover date

The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has decided on a compromise date of September 15…

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French collecting societies criticise EC proposals

French collecting societies SACD and SCAM, which represent the rights of different groups of content…

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BBC Trust to carry out wide-ranging reviews

The BBC Trust, the UK public broadcaster’s governing body, is to carry out reviews of…

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French content creators reject proposed ‘private copy’ rules

Groups representing French content creation professionals have hit out at proposed changes to EU rules…

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Evening Standard beats rivals to win new London TV licence

UK regulator Ofcom has awarded the new local TV licence for London to newspaper the…

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BBC Trust and S4C agree on finance, governance

The BBC Trust and S4C have reached a deal to secure funding and accountability for…

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Loutrel named as new ARCEP chief

Benoît Loutrel is to replace Philippe Distler as director-general of French telecom regulator ARCEP in…

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New look at French programming finance needed, says minister

The way French TV channels finance programming should be looked at again, according to culture…