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Arthur Cox
On 19 December 2023, ComReg published its Radio Frequency Plan for Ireland. Following the recent World Radiocommunication Conference, a major revision is planned for 2024, taking onboard the changes ...
Matheson
The Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 ("OSMR") established the Coimisiúin na Meán as the new commission for regulating broadcasters and online media in Ireland.
Matheson
A public consultation regarding the proposed levy order for the period spanning from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024, under the Broadcasting Act 2009 commenced on Monday, 2 October 2023.
Matheson
The General Scheme of the Digital Services Bill 2023 was published by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment on 20 March 2023. The EU's Digital Services Act ("DSA") (Regulation (EU) 2022/2065)
Arthur Cox
The newly enacted Online Safety and Media Regulation Act is a response to the changed and changing landscape of media and content consumption as a result of the digital economy...
Matheson
The Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill (the "Bill") was published on Wednesday 12 January 2022. The Bill will transpose the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive ("AVMS")...
Matheson
Ireland is one of nineteen Member States to face legal action for failure to transpose EU legislation within the required timeframe.
Grant Thornton
In October 2018, the IASB issued ‘Definition of a Business' making amendments to IFRS 3 ‘Business Combinations'.
Matheson
We have recently seen completion of the transfer of responsibility for broadcasting regulation from the former Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment to the newly formed Department of Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, ...
Dillon Eustace
The recent decision of the Court of Appeal in DPP and E.C. and Media Outlets [2020] IECA 292 highlights a section of the Children Act, 2001 which urgently needs legislative amendment to cure...
Philip Lee
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the film and television industries in Ireland.
Matheson
As part of the formation of Ireland's new coalition Government in July 2020, responsibility for broadcasting regulation is being transferred from the former Department of Communications...
Matheson
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland ("BAI") has recently published: (i) a new policy on Media Plurality and (ii) a revised Ownership and Control policy following a public consultation process.
RDJ LLP
Advocate General Szpunar (the "AG") of the Court of Justice ("CJEU") has stated in a noteworthy opinion that the E-Commerce Directive1 (the "Directive") does not preclude host providers from being ordered,
Matheson
Further to our recent article on the new rules for broadcasters under the revised Audiovisual Media Service Directive (the "AVMSD"), the Minister for Communications
Matheson
Following the publication of Regulation (EU) 2018/302 (the "Regulation") in February 2018, new rules to prevent geo-blocking will apply throughout the EU from Monday, 3 December 2018.
Matheson
On 2 October 2018, the European Parliament overwhelmingly voted to update the rules on audiovisual media services, the Audiovisual Media Services Directive, to apply the rules to both traditional broadcasters ...
RDJ LLP
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland ("BAI") has published updated guidelines in respect of election coverage (the "Guidelines").
European Union
Matheson
UK broadcasters will no longer benefit from the 'country of origin' principle under the Audiovisual Media Services Directive
Matheson
The Irish media merger regime has a long history and remains a complex part of the Irish regulatory law and politics.
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