http://www.eubusiness.com Latest business news about Media and Audiovisual policy in the European Union daily 1 2007-01-02T13:22:44Z http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1214410623.91 The European Commission approved on Wednesday News Corp's purchase of a 25 per cent stake in German pay-television operator Premiere. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Media Competition 2008-06-25T16:48:46Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1213621322.52 Independent music companies have launched a new legal appeal against an EU decision unconditionally to approve the merger that created the music giant Sony BMG. 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Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Media European Council 2008-06-14T10:08:09Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1213271298.48 Lebanese author Rawi Hage has won the 100,000 euro (155,000 dollar) International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the world's richest prize for a work of fiction, organisers announced Thursday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Media 2008-06-12T12:13:35Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1213262263.72 The European Court of Justice has rejected a claim by mobile phone group O2 that Hutchison 3G infringed its trademark in a British advertising campaign comparing the prices of the two rival services. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. EU Law Media Headline2 Telecoms 2008-06-12T15:26:43Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1212663722.72 The Commission has dropped a court case against Sweden after Stockholm abolished partly state-owned Boxer's monopoly in digital terrestrial broadcasting. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. EU Law Media Sweden Competition 2008-06-05T12:40:03Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1208881925.45 The European Commission has called for strengthened rules on video games, saying children should be protected from the worst excesses of the multi-billion euro industry. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Media Headline2 2008-04-23T11:07:33Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1208352723.12 The Commission has approved French communications company Vivendi's purchase of US video games group Activision after finding the deal would not threaten competition. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Media Headline2 Competition 2008-04-16T20:27:45Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1208062023.57 He may be the global darling of design, but fast-talking hyperactive Philippe Starck wants esthetic considerations struck off the menu. Ethics are the order of the day, he believes, if the planet is to be saved. 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Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Media Competition 2008-04-02T10:24:25Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1206813723.05 European foreign ministers on Saturday supported the Netherlands in rejecting an anti-Islamic film by a far-right Dutch lawmaker. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Media Netherlands religion 2008-03-29T19:38:18Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1206723723.59 Muslim nations, the European Union and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday expressed outrage at an anti-Islam film posted on the Internet by a far-right Dutch MP. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Media Netherlands 2008-03-28T18:17:22Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1206702122.61 The European Union's Slovenian presidency on Friday slammed an anti-Islam film from a Dutch lawmaker, which it said served "no other purpose than inflaming hatred." No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. 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Media Competition Internet 2008-03-12T22:01:07Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1205342848.71 The European Commission launched an investigation Monday into allegations that a US online gambling ban discriminates against EU firms, an action that could lead to a WTO case. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Media US Headline4 Competition Trade 2008-03-12T23:09:40Z News Item