Apr 5 2017
EU decision makers should give citizens “the keys to enjoy more TV and radio programmes” from across Europe, according to the EBU and BEUC. At an event yesterday at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) supported the adoption of draft copyright licensing rules relating to broadcasters’ […]
Mar 16 2017
Karen Bradley, the UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, is to refer 21st Century Fox’s bid to acquire the 61 per cent of pay-TV operator Sky it does not already own to the European Commission on grounds of media plurality and adherence to broadcasting standards. In a formal Intervention Notice, Bradley said […]
Jul 23 2015
The European Commission has sent a Statement of Objections to Sky UK and six major US film studios: Disney, NBCUniversal, Paramount Pictures, Sony, Twentieth Century Fox and Warner Bros. A Statement of Objections is a formal step in European Commission investigations into suspected violations of EU antitrust rules. The Commission takes the preliminary view that […]
May 18 2015
The European Commission does not want to impose pan-European content licensing as part of its Digital Single Market proposals, and the audiovisual industry could benefit from certain exemptions to restrictions on geoblocking to enable them to continue to license on a territory-by-territory basis, according to Günther Oettinger, European Commissioner for the digital economy and society. […]
May 7 2015
The European Commission has set out a 16-point plan to enable the creation of a digital single market, highlighting the need for new rules to enable access to digital goods across borders, a level playing field for digital networks and measures to maximise the growth potential of the digital economy. Highlights with potential relevance for the […]
Mar 26 2015
European Commission vice-president Andrus Ansip has backed “solid” and “clearly defined” net neutrality and called for geo-blocking restrictions in Europe to be scrapped. In a speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg Ansip – who is one of three European commissioners who has taken over from recently retired digital policy chief Neelie Kroes – […]
Jan 24 2005
The European Commission has called in UK media and competition regulators to help its investigation into the way the Premier League sells its rights, including its exclusive £1bn pay-TV deal with BSkyB. The communications regulator Ofcom and the Office of Fair Trading – which have joint responsibility for competition regulation of the British media sector […]
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Apr 10 2017
Fox takeover of Sky gets European approval
The £11.7bn deal “raises no competition concerns”, the European Commission has decided. The European Commission has given its approval for 21st Century Fox to pursue its takeover of Sky plc, the owner of Sky News. Fox already owns a 39% controlling stake in Sky, but is bidding to buy the remainder of the company. The […]
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By Expat • SKY • Tags: 21st Century Fox, European Commission, Ofcom