Revised online video rules attacked
News Warning that continental Europe had a "stronger predilection for state intervention" than the UK, Shaun Woodward — the minister for creative industries and tourism — told a conference on Tuesday that the UK had nearly lost its battle to change the...
[March 14, 2007, 11:59]
UK leads charge against EU online regulation
News The changes would extend regulation to cover a broad range of new and emerging audiovisual media services including Internet broadcasts. This increased scope could mean significant regulation of the Internet and stifle the growth of new media...
[April 19, 2006, 8:40]
TV without frontiers, lawmakers in tears
News Given that it's becoming increasingly difficult to define what TV is, the EC has proposed that the legislation deserves a more inclusive name — the Audiovisual Media Services Directive. The Audiovisual Media Services Directive, as the update to the...
[July 11, 2006, 15:35]
Government attacks EC's 'dangerous' online media plans
News We are trying to regulate moving images and audiovisual content," said Harald Trettenbrein, head of sector for digital information society and media at the European Commission. Companies may relocate, taking jobs and services elsewhere, while the...
[June 29, 2006, 16:05]
MP3 - Civil liberties group joins the row
News The pioneering U.S.electronic civil rights group on Tuesday held the first meeting of the Consortium for Audiovisual Free Expression, or CAFE, aimed at ensuring that consumers continue to have choices in downloading music from the Internet.
[May 26, 1999, 8:45]
Is MP3 dying already?
News But Cuban is the first to admit that no one has yet figured out the business of distributing audiovisual media over the Net. RealNetworks Inc.for example, which makes the industry-leading RealMedia streaming media platform, could be bought by a...
[March 15, 1999, 16:43]
A Year Ago: Is MP3 dying already?
News But Cuban is the first to admit that no one has yet figured out the business of distributing audiovisual media over the Net. RealNetworks Inc.for example, which makes the industry-leading RealMedia streaming media platform, could be bought by a...
[March 14, 2000, 6:36]
BT eyes iPods in entertainment push
News BT is moving deeper into the media business by launching a division that will supply online games and other audiovisual content, to broadband subscribers. Instead, the telco plans to use its ADSL broadband network as a backbone to supply video-on...
[November 30, 2004, 16:45]
UK and Korea converge on mobile TV
News The first, three-month phase will explore the audiovisual side of DMB and DAB-IP, to be followed by a second phase, looking into interactive services, including "red button" functionality and pay-per-view services such as sports or adult programming.
[June 6, 2006, 11:15]
