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Regulation
Five take UK 4G spectrum
UK regulator Ofcom has awarded 4G mobile spectrum to five companies – Everything Everywhere, Hutchison…
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…
Kenyan regulator agrees new switchover date
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has decided on a compromise date of September 15…
French collecting societies criticise EC proposals
French collecting societies SACD and SCAM, which represent the rights of different groups of content…
BBC Trust to carry out wide-ranging reviews
The BBC Trust, the UK public broadcaster’s governing body, is to carry out reviews of…
French content creators reject proposed ‘private copy’ rules
Groups representing French content creation professionals have hit out at proposed changes to EU rules…
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…
BBC Trust and S4C agree on finance, governance
The BBC Trust and S4C have reached a deal to secure funding and accountability for…
Loutrel named as new ARCEP chief
Benoît Loutrel is to replace Philippe Distler as director-general of French telecom regulator ARCEP in…
New look at French programming finance needed, says minister
The way French TV channels finance programming should be looked at again, according to culture…