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The Latest Updates On Ofcom's Media Act Implementation Plans

The Media Act 2024 promised a whole raft of new measures, principally to ensure outdated regulation is updated to reflect today's real world and there is more consistency regardless of how people are accessing content.

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Lewis Silkin

PEGI Announces Major Update To Age Rating Criteria: What Games Businesses Need To Know

The Pan‑European Game Information (PEGI) system, which provides age ratings for video games, has confirmed that it will introduce new "interactive risk" categories from June 2026 for all games submitted for classification.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Adtech Regulatory Update: What Advertising And Media Businesses Need To Know

In the latest edition of our A&M series, Bryony Long, Rupam Davé and Mark Hersey (Lewis Silkin LLP) were joined by Gary Kibel (Davis + Gilbert LLP) to discuss regulatory changes...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Digital, Commerce & Creative 101: Online Safety Act Navigation For The Video Games Industry

The UK's Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA) regulates game studios which operate multiplayer or social games, friends functionalities, online chat forums or any other form of user-to-user services.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Business Rates And Advertisement Rights

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Wrigleys Solicitors

The Global Advertising Lawyers' Alliance Publishes Its Predictions For Global Advertising Law And Regulation 2026

Worldwide Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Soft Opt-in Now In Force For UK Charities

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Withers LLP

Oatly? I Can't Believe It's Not Mammary Secretions!

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

New Tough Measures Brought In By The ASA On Advertising Loot Boxes In The UK

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

What Makes A Successful Video Game Collaboration?

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

UK Government To Consult On Ban On Unlicensed Gambling Operator Sport Sponsorship

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

ASA Research Shows That People Want Influencer Ads To Be Clearly Labelled

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

UK Space Agency Announces New Co-director

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Marks & Clerk

It's Not All Smiles! Zingy Warned About Fake Ratings

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Pensions Playbook: Investing In The UK (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

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Mayer Brown

Five Governance Essentials To Reduce False Claims Act Risk

United Kingdom Commercial

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AlixPartners

Corporate Finance Soundbite: Mergerspresso - Episode 24: M&A Outlook: Reshaping Businesses (Podcast)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Addleshaw Goddard

Nottingham Attacks Inquiry Begins (Video)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Rothera Bray

Court Rulings On "Fair" Treatment Of Creditors Reshape UK Restructuring Landscape (Podcast)

United Kingdom Insolvency

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A&O Shearman

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The Latest Updates On Ofcom's Media Act Implementation Plans

The Media Act 2024 promised a whole raft of new measures, principally to ensure outdated regulation is updated to reflect today's real world and there is more consistency regardless of how people are accessing content.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

DRCF Responsible AI Forum 2026: What Businesses Need To Know (Part 1)

Valeria Adani, Partner at Projects by IF, distills one of technology's most vexing paradoxes into ten words.

United Kingdom Technology

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Lewis Silkin

Operational Resilience For Critical Infrastructure

Infrastructure is getting smarter as it becomes more connected to IT systems, remote sensors and AI. This increases its utility but exposes it to new cyber and operational risks.

United Kingdom Government

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Womble Bond Dickinson

Geo-blocking, VPNs And Copyright: Can You Really Contain Content On The Internet?

United Kingdom IP

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Lewis Silkin

Product And Platform Models: The Operating Model Enterprises Need To Scale Technology And Generate Recurring Business Value

United Kingdom Technology

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Alvarez & Marsal

"Dear Ofcom, Your Case Is Legally Void And Will Make Excellent Hamster Bedding"*

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Ethics, Compliance And Lessons From Sports

European Union Media & IT

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NAVEX

Big Picture For Business 2026

United Kingdom Strategy

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Gowling WLG

What Keeps Studio Execs Up At Night?

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

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Telecoms, Mobile & Cable Communications

A Step Closer To FRAND Rate Setting In The UPC?

In our recent briefing, Two and a half years of the UPC - Trends and turning points, we highlighted Sun Patent Trust v Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. and others...

United Kingdom IP

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Soft Opt-in Now In Force For UK Charities

The 'charitable purpose soft opt-in' provisions of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 ('the DUAA') came into force on 5 February 2026...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Withers LLP

UK Space Agency Announces New Co-director

Yesterday, it was announced that Rebecca Evernden has been appointed as Director of the new UK Space Agency, succeeding Paul Bate.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Marks & Clerk

ICO Publishes Guidance On How To Deal With Data Protection Complaints

United Kingdom Privacy

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Arnold & Porter

Updated DfE Guidance On Mobile Phones In Schools

United Kingdom Consumer

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Wrigleys Solicitors

Digital Networks Act And CSA 2.0: Key Implications For Telecoms And Digital Infrastructure

European Union Technology

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A&O Shearman

"Dear Ofcom, Your Case Is Legally Void And Will Make Excellent Hamster Bedding"*

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

ESAs And UK Regulators Sign Memorandum Of Understanding On Cross Border Oversight Of Critical ICT Providers Under DORA

United Kingdom Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

3G: The Next Generation

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

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Media & Entertainment Law

The Latest Updates On Ofcom's Media Act Implementation Plans

The Media Act 2024 promised a whole raft of new measures, principally to ensure outdated regulation is updated to reflect today's real world and there is more consistency regardless of how people are accessing content.

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

Digital, Commerce & Creative 101: Online Safety Act Navigation For The Video Games Industry

The UK's Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA) regulates game studios which operate multiplayer or social games, friends functionalities, online chat forums or any other form of user-to-user services.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Ofcom Keeps Busy With Online Safety Investigations

Yesterday we published an update on online safety developments, but there's more to say as the announcements just keep coming.

United Kingdom Privacy

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Lewis Silkin

Victims Of Finfluencers Short-changed By Paltry Fines For Unauthorised Financial Ads.

United Kingdom Finance

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Lewis Silkin

A Landmark Moment For Press Freedom In Ireland

United Kingdom Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

"Where Do We Go Next?" UKIE CEO's Call To Supercharge The UK Games Industry

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Boosting The Bottom Line & Beyond: Increasing Female Representation In Games Studios

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Netflix vs Paramount: A Defining Moment For Global Entertainment

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Marks & Clerk

Children Should Be At Least 16 To Access Social Media, Say MEPs

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

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Advertising, Marketing & Branding

Adtech Regulatory Update: What Advertising And Media Businesses Need To Know

In the latest edition of our A&M series, Bryony Long, Rupam Davé and Mark Hersey (Lewis Silkin LLP) were joined by Gary Kibel (Davis + Gilbert LLP) to discuss regulatory changes...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Provisional Text Of The Political Agreement On The Reform To The EU Regulatory Framework For Medicinal Products Is Published

Today, 6 March 2026, the Council of the European Union ("Council") published the provisional agreement on the reform of the EU...

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Arnold & Porter

Business Rates And Advertisement Rights

Court of Appeal confirms advertisement rights will attract separate business rates liability. In the recent case of Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd v List (Valuation Officer) [2026] EWCA Civ 7...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Wrigleys Solicitors

The Global Advertising Lawyers' Alliance Publishes Its Predictions For Global Advertising Law And Regulation 2026

Worldwide Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Soft Opt-in Now In Force For UK Charities

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Withers LLP

Oatly? I Can't Believe It's Not Mammary Secretions!

United Kingdom IP

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Lewis Silkin

Oatly? I Can't Believe It's Not Mammary Secretions!

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

New Tough Measures Brought In By The ASA On Advertising Loot Boxes In The UK

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

What Makes A Successful Video Game Collaboration?

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

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Latest Videos

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Legal Consideration For Hotels: Planning (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Let Us Help You Navigate The Future Of Green Claims In The EU (Video)

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Lewis Silkin

S4:E1 – From The Finish Line To The Bottom Line: 'Fear Less, Do More' With Steve Cram & Allison Curbishley (Video)

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Square One

Partner Simon Goldberg Discusses The Post Office Scandal In Sky News Interview (Video)

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Simons Muirhead & Burton

SaaS Insights: Approaching The Infosec Clause (Video)

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Kemp IT Law

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