Worldwide community of writers and directors calls for improved remuneration

The Society of Audiovisual Authors (SAA) and Writers & Directors Worldwide call on the European Commission…

Sports media rights and the Digital Single Market… Is your business ready?

On 6 May 2015 the European Commission published its strategy for a ‘Digital Single Market’ for…

How to ensure and assess media pluralism and diversity of media content

Background paper, by Marie McGonagle, entitled “Monitoring Media Pluralism – an exercise in futility?” for Plenary…

Portugal limits soccer media rights deals to three years as TVI picks up Copa América rights

The AdC, Portugal’s competition authority, will set in stone a series of proposals to limit the…

Discovery goes OTT in Nordics and Italy, Europe next

Discovery’s OTT service DPlay has now launched as a beta product in Denmark, Italy, and Sweden,…

Media responsibility and ethics in a changing media environment

“Self-regulation by the media is a means of reducing influence by the State and other sectors…

General Data Protection Regulation – Moving forward, slowly

The discussions in the EU on the proposal for a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are…

Subscription TV in decline as digital makes gains, says PwC

US subscription TV penetration is expected to fall from 79.5% in 2012 to 76.9% in 2016,…

EU Data Protection Reform – The EDPS meets international civil liberties groups

On Wednesday 27 May 2015, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) and international citizens groups discussed…