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  31.03.2023

  Reino Unido

  Pa­rt 2 of our 7-pa­rt se­ries on the dra­ft Me­dia Bi­ll - a re­vi­sed pro­mi­ne­n­ce re­gi­me

  Following on from our article on the regulation of radio selection services (which you can access here), in this article we explore Part 2 of the draft Media Bill (“Prominence on Television Selection Services”).The current regulatory frameworkThe current so-called “prominence” framework (as set out in the Communications Act and Ofcom’s code of practice on EPGs) guarantees specified PSB linear channels prime positioning in EPGs. In particular, the current framework guarantees that the first five channels the public find when they switch on (or, at least, navigate to...

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  31.03.2023

  Reino Unido

  Da­rk pa­t­te­r­ns re­main fi­r­m­ly un­der the re­gu­la­tor’s spo­t­li­ght

  This week the Competition and Markets Authority (the “CMA”) has continued to shine a light on dark patterns, publishing an open letter for online businesses regarding urgency and price reduction claims and an update to its ‘Online Rip-Off Tip-Off’ campaign addressing misleading online practices.  This article explores each of these as well as future potential enforcement and areas of focus against the backdrop of the anticipated Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill (which has yet to be published at the time of writing this article).Open letter for online businesses...

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  30.03.2023

  Reino Unido

  Pa­rt 1 of our 7-pa­rt se­ries on the dra­ft Me­dia Bi­ll – Sma­rt spea­ke­rs to fa­ll wi­thin the sco­pe of me­dia re­gu­la­tion

  Part 1 of our 7-part series on the draft Media Bill – Smart speakers to fall within the scope of media regulation It took the UK Government just eleven months (following the publication of the white paper on its vision for the broadcasting sector) to publish its draft Media Bill and over the next few days we will provide you with our in-depth analysis on each of the draft Media Bill’s seven parts.   We start our seven-part series with the section of the draft Media Bill that has attracted the most press attention so far and that is “Part 6 – Regulation of Radio...

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  30.03.2023

  Reino Unido

  Fi­r­st Im­p­re­s­sio­ns of the New Me­dia Bi­ll

  The Department for Culture, Media and Sport published a Press Release regarding the imminent publication of the draft Media Bill. Although the draft Media Bill is not yet available, the Press Release provides us with an insight into some of the key provisions to expect. Many of these key provisions reflect the broad statements that were contained within the Government’s Media White Paper, however, there are also one or two surprises:additional regulation, in the form of Ofcom rules, to narrow the gap between the regulation of traditional broadcasters and VOD service providers. It...

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  28.03.2023

  Europe

  Eu­ro­pean Pa­r­lia­me­nt and Coun­cil ready to sta­rt ne­go­tia­tio­ns on EU Da­ta Act – Eu­ro­pe ge­ts clo­ser to ado­p­ti­ng a da­ta law

  In February 2022 the European Commission presented its proposal for the EU Data Act, which – if adopted - will introduce a far-reaching legal regime on access to and use of non-personal data in the EU and will, similar to the GDPR, be applicable to businesses established outside the EU. The proposed regulation contains a set of rules defining how various forms of data can be used and by whom for purposes across all economic sectors with the aim of creating a new data-agile ecosystem. While the new law will bring new opportunities, it will also create legal challenges for all actors in the...

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  28.03.2023

  Ukraine

  Uk­rai­ne im­po­ses sa­nc­tio­ns on ga­m­b­li­ng co­m­pa­nies

  On 10 March 2023, the President of Ukraine enacted the Ukrainian Security and Defence Council's decision regarding sanctions on 120 individuals and 287 legal entities.Since the Russian invasion in 2022, Ukraine has sanctioned thousands of legal entities and individuals, mainly connected with Russia. The 10 March decision also includes a number of gambling companies, such as companies working under brands Parimatch, Sportbet, Sportloto, Betcity, PokerMatch UA and others.Those entities are now subject to different types of sanctions, including asset freezing, trade operation restrictions, prevention...

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