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  12/12/2024

  United Kingdom

  The Government issue The Internet Television Equipment Regulations 2024

  The Department for Culture, Media & Sport (“DCMS”) issued the Internet Television Equipment Regulations 2024 (“ITERs”) on 22 October 2024, as it takes the next step in progressing the new online prominence framework introduced by the Media Act. The ITERs came into force on 14 November 2024.Under the Media Act, which received Royal Assent in May 2024, certain platforms which are provided in connection with “internet television equipment” must carry and give appropriate prominence to public service broadcaster TV apps to support the delivery of their remits.The...

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  11/12/2024

  United Kingdom

  Ofcom’s Consultation on Broadcast Licence Breach Procedures: What you need to know

  On 3 December 2024, the UK converged communications regulator, Ofcom, opened a consultation on proposed revisions to its General Procedures (the “Procedure(s)”) for investigating potential breaches of broadcast licences. This consultation seeks to update and refine the existing Procedures to ensure they remain effective and fit for purpose in the evolving broadcasting landscape.Background of the ProceduresOfcom published the Procedures for investigating breaches of broadcast licences, following consultation in July 2013 and last updated them in 2017.The existing Procedures outline several...

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  03/12/2024

  United Kingdom

  UK Government’s 2025 Statutory Levy on Gambling Operators

  The UK government has published its response to the consultation on the structure, distribution, and governance of the statutory levy on gambling operators.  It is set to introduce the statutory levy on operators via secondary legislation later this year. This new measure is expected to come into force on 6 April 2025, with operators required to make their first statutory levy payments by 1 October 2025, during the 2025/26 financial year.The statutory levy will be collected and administered by the Gambling Commission (the Commission) under the strategic direction of the UK government. This...

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  26/11/2024

  United Kingdom

  Upheld: ASA rules against gambling ads in their latest action against social casinos

  Upheld: ASA rules against gambling ads in their latest action against social casinosOn 25 September 2024, the Advertising Standards Authority (the “ASA”) issued rulings against five different social casino games, concluding that their ads were “misleading” and did not make sufficiently clear that consumers “couldn’t win or withdraw any real-world money”.These rulings come as part of a wider crackdown by the ASA against paid-for gambling-like ads, having been identified for investigation back in March 2024 following information gathered by the ASA.The ASA...

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  13/11/2024

  United Kingdom

  Stepping up the game: Women’s Professional Leagues Limited becomes new owner of Barclays Women’s Super League and Championship

  On 15 August 2024, The Football Association (the “FA”) formally announced that the temporarily named Women’s Professional Leagues Limited (“WPLL”) would be handed legal ownership of the Barclays Women’s Super League (the “WSL”) and Barclays Women’s Championship (the “Championship”). This transition marks a significant shift in the governance and management of the top tiers of women's football in England, with each participating club now acting as a shareholder in the newly formed independent company.BackgroundThe WSL and Championship...

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  07/11/2024

  United Kingdom

  AI and copyright: who holds the pen in the age of machines?

  Artificial intelligence (“AI”) has existed for decades. However, the pace at which AI has advanced in recent years means that, increasingly, questions are being asked by rightsholders, users and developers about the legal implications of the use of AI.This article will focus on the potential issues under UK copyright law arising from the use of AI, including in relation to the risk of third-party copyright infringement claims.Which law applies to the interaction between AI and copyright?The UK government decided not to implement the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market...

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