Regulatory Watch Italy’s antitrust regulator, AGCM, has said it will lift a ban on Sky’s Italian business relating to exclusive content on its online service platform. The 3 year ban was imposed in 2019 following Sky’s acquisition of some of the TV assets of Mediaset, which regulators said would limit competition. AGCM says that changes… [Read More]
Global Media & Internet Concentration Project – Website launch and Summer 2022 conference
The Global Media & Internet Concentration Project (GMCIP): Tracking two-dozen communication, Internet and media markets in nearly 40 countries. The GMCIP are pleased to announce the launch of their project’s very own website and further details for their Summer 2022 Conference: Digital Communications and Media Markets: Power, Policy and Global Perspectives. For further reading please… [Read More]
Future Leaders Competiton 2022
Our 2022 competition for future leaders is now open for entries. A fantastic opportunity to have your entry published in the IIC’s journal, InterMedia, and even present to the sector’s most senior #TMT stakeholders from around the world. This year’s competition topic is: Across the Metaverse: Policy priorities. The deadline for entries is 20 June 2022. Find… [Read More]
IIC Canadian Chapter 2022 Annual Conference
Monday 16 May – Tuesday 17 May 2022 (Hybrid event)Location: National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Ontario Please see here to view the preliminary program including keynote speakers and agenda. The Canadian Chapter of the International Institute of Communications is delighted to announce that it will host its two-day annual conference at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa on… [Read More]
IIC Italy Chapter Webinar: Regulating Digital Markets – what enforcement challenges for the new rules? (Online)
21 June 2022Time: 14:00 – 16:30 CESTThe EU has developed digital policies for more than a decade, yet only recently a comprehensive and clear design is emerging: fundamental cornerstones are being laid with the final approval of the Digital Market Act and the Digital Service Act. The scope of these rules matches the extension of… [Read More]
Round-up of the latest industry news – March 2022
Regulatory Watch A study from Oxford University on the impact of GDPR in the EU suggests that, while all tech companies have been negatively impacted, the largest players have coped better with the administrative burden and may have grown market share at the expense of smaller firms. The study concludes that, while the regulation has… [Read More]