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European Patchwork A Possible Sticking Point For iTunes Movie Rentals
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EU Launches (Yet Anonther) Antitrust Investigation Into Microsoft And Web Browser Explorer
By Dianne See Morrison
The European Commission launched a new antitrust investigation into Microsoft on Monday, to determine if the software company broke EU compe… Read more »
Thomson-Reuters Expect DoJ To Approve Merger Along With EC
Reuters (NSDQ: RTRSY) and Thomson (NYSE: TOC) seem confident they have been given the go-ahead to merge in the next couple of months on both… Read more »
EC Asks Views On State Aid And Public Service Online Media
Just as the UK embarks on its own review of public-service digital media, along comes another European Commission effort. Brussels yesterday… Read more »
Apple Lowers UK iTunes Prices For EU Harmony; Demands Labels Follow Suit
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Apple And Labels Close To Resolving European iTunes Country Pricing Case; No Fines
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UK Won't Oppose EU's Product Placement Green Light: Report
The European Commission’s Audiovisual Media Services directive, agreed in May to replace the 1989 Television Without Frontiers rules, is lik… Read more »
EU Wants DRM Interoperability, Cross-Border Licensing To Bolster Content Sector
The European Commission has today finalised its Creative Content Online In The Single Market paper and will publish proposals for pan-contin… Read more »
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Update: The US Federal Trade Commission announced its approval this morning. Details at our sister site paidContent.org.
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Browser Maker Opera Files EC Complaint Against Microsoft
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Norwegian web browser maker Opera has filed a complaint with the European Commission claiming that Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) is abusing its dom… Read more »
EU Considers Aping France’s Disconnect-The-Pirates Law
Europe could follow France in proposing a law that would shut down all internet access for those caught illegally sharing files. We reported… Read more »
Music Royalty Reform Delays ‘Hold Back’ Labels; A DRM-Free Price War
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UK VOD Players To Patrol Themselves; EU Directive Becomes Self-Regulation
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Mobile Content Bits: O2 Promotes Key, EU Advocates DVB-H And Open Spectrum
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Europe's VOD, Digital Cinema Grants Almost Doubling
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The European Commission is increasing its funding for video-on-demand and digital cinema distribution projects to meet higher-than-expected… Read more »
Google/DoubleClick in Europe: World Fed Of Advertisers Weighs In With Its Concerns
By Ingrid Lunden
On the heels of Yahoo’s (NSDQ: YHOO) claims to the EU that a Google/DoubleClick alliance will have a negative effect on competition in the o… Read more »
Google Makes Offer To Europe To Win DoubleClick Clearance
The European Commission today extended the headline for its inquiry in to Google’s (NSDQ: GOOG) proposed acquisition of the DoubleClick ad n… Read more »
Yahoo Rats On GoogleClick’s ‘Higher Prices’ To EU Anti-Trust Inquiry
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Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) has made its first public comments on the European Commission’s review of Google’s $3.1 billion purchase of DoubleClick,… Read more »
Google Ready For DoubleClick EC Clearance To Take Months
Google (NSDQ: GOOG) (or at least “advisors close to” it) is prepared that European Commission approval for its proposed $3.1 billion DoubleC… Read more »
Google Seeks Europe’s Permission For DoubleClick Acquisition
Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has formally submitted its request for permission to buy ad network DoubleClick. Though the $3.1 billion (£1.55 billion… Read more »
Ofcom Seeks Faster Mobile Broadband From Vodafone, O2 2G Spectrum
Ofcom has published a consultation proposing a relaxation of rules governing use of mobile spectrum (see release and consultation). The regu… Read more »
Apple, Record Labels Each Deny Culpability For EC Price Differentials
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Microsoft Loses EC Anti-Trust Appeal; £340 Million Windows Media, Server Fine Upheld
Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) (NYSE:MSFT) has lost its appeal against the 2004 European Commission ruling it abused its dominant market position wi… Read more »
Google Plants Itself Behind International Privacy Framework
After months of European criticism of its privacy policies and as it crosses fingers the US Federal Trade Commission will green-light its Do… Read more »
SonyBMG Merger Likely To Win EC Approval Again – Report
The European Commission is likely to give a final, final approval to the merger of Sony Music Entertainment and BMG Entertainment, which is… Read more »
Apple, Record Labels To Defend EC iTunes Antitrust Charges This Month
Representatives of Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL), Universal Music, SonyBMG and EMI (LON:EMI) will on September 19 and 20 attempt to convince the Europ… Read more »
Europe Surveys Google Customers Early On DoubleClick Acquisition
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Thomson-Reuters Put Merger Case To European Regulators
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