Entertainment Law, Media Law and Telecoms Law

The European Broadcasting Union has published detailed camera and editing standards designed to eliminate sexualizing portrayals of female athletes in live sports broadcasts. Developed in collaboration with European Athletics and Olympic athletes, these guidelines address long-standing concerns about inappropriate camera angles, slow-motion replays, and filming practices that distract from athletic performance. While currently voluntary recommendations, the framework could establish a precedent for binding

Ireland's Gambling Regulatory Authority is now actively licensing operators and enforcing the comprehensive regulatory framework established by the Gambling Regulation Act 2024. With remote operators already transitioned and in-person operators facing a December 2026 deadline, the GRAI has implemented wide-ranging enforcement powers including administrative sanctions up to €20 million and criminal provisions for unlicensed activities. Recent CJEU case law highlights critical compliance considerations

France has definitively adopted Bill No. 339, establishing a general prohibition on access to online social networking services for children under fifteen years of age. The legislation, part of a broader international movement to regulate minors' access to social networks, creates significant compliance challenges for online platforms that must now determine whether their services fall within the law's scope and implement age-verification mechanisms that integrate safety by design.