Media

Premier League rights deal – Sky and BT Sport remain the big players for the next four years. What about the OTT platforms?

It may be of no surprise to the pundits that five of the seven packages of Premier League matches for the 2019 to 2022 seasons have been awarded to Sky and BT Sport, with Sky winning four packages to broadcast 128 matches and BT Sport winning one package to broadcast 32 matches live each season for a total of £4.464bn.

15 Feb 2018

Editorial adjacency: one year on

In an article written last year entitled ‘Protecting against detrimental placement of content online’ for this publication, Tom Guida, Partner and Head of Media and Entertainment at Fieldfisher, argued that advertising/editorial adjacency was a growing issue that deserved greater attention from content creators and advertisers.

11 Jul 2017

Groundhog Day: Preparing for a WGA Strike

The potential WGA strike provides a good opportunity to review force majeure clauses and attitudes towards them.

27 Apr 2017

Datenkartelle, Hate Speech, Fake News – Scheitert der Staat am Internet?

Experten diskutierten bei einem Event der Bucerius Law School & Fieldfisher über Regulierungen im digitalen Markt.

01 Mar 2017

Brexit – the Audiovisual Media Services Directive

As a current Member State of the European Union, the UK regulates audiovisual media services in line with the requirements of the AVMS Directive.

23 Nov 2016

The European Commission's Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe

On 14 September 2016, in line with the Digital Single Market strategy, the Commission published a series of legislative proposals that will have a significant impact on EU copyright laws.

23 Nov 2016

Ofcom reconsiders abolition of ex-ante regulations

Ofcom has recently published a final statement in relation to current market power in the UK broadcast transmission services market.

23 Nov 2016

Case Focus: Hyperlinking and Embedding of Content

The CJEU judgment in GS Media considers whether hyperlinking to freely accessible, but unauthorised content constitutes a "communication to the public" within the meaning of the Infosoc Directive.

23 Nov 2016

Copyright Law Updates

There are a number of recent changes to the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 that will be of interest to readers.

23 Nov 2016

Employment Germany: New legislation in Germany

A change in legislation taking effect on 1 October 2016 will have an impact on the standard employment contracts of many companies with employees working in Germany.

01 Oct 2016

BREXIT: dramatic implications for the media industry?

Following the vote by the UK to leave the EU, we explore some of the implications of Brexit for those in the media industry.

13 Jul 2016

Freedom of Speech v Privacy: a balancing act

With the rapid technological advances of the digital age, doubts have been cast over the viability and sustainability of privacy injunctions.

13 Jul 2016

What is the UK's decision to leave the EU likely to mean for the UK audio-visual sector?

As a result of the Referendum, we must now focus on the direction of travel with the UK leaving the EU.

24 Jun 2016

Euro 2016: Ambush marketing risks in the UK

The article covers the potential risks involved for those that engage in ambush marketing activities related to the Euro 2016 football tournament.

23 May 2016