European CommissionEurope Calls for Game Sales Code of Conduct, Better RatingsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 23, 2008 - 8:21am.
European Union Adopts Nokia-backed Mobile TV StandardAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 17, 2008 - 9:18am.
Brussels - The European Commission on Monday announced that it will adopt a mobile TV standard developed by Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and partners, in a bid to help jump start the nascent industry. Google Completes $3.1 Billion Acquisition of DoubleClickAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 11, 2008 - 9:17am.
EU Approves Thomson Purchase of Reuters, with ConditionsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 19, 2008 - 8:19am.
Brussels - Financial news and information publisher Thomson (NYSE: TOC) has won conditional approval from the European Commission to acquire international news agency Reuters (NASD: RTRSY), agreeing to divest certain businesses that include databases with financial information products before the deal proceeds. Report: Apple to Settle with EU Over iTunes Pricing in EuropeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 8, 2008 - 12:17pm.
EU Approves Tax Break for French Video Game DevelopersAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 12, 2007 - 10:55am.
Brussels - The European Commission said on Wednesday that France may offer a tax break to video game developers in the country creating titles with cultural content, the Associated Press reports. EU Approves Tax Break for French Video Game DevelopersAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 12, 2007 - 9:42am.
Brussels - The European Commission said on Wednesday that France may offer a tax break to video game developers in the country creating titles with cultural content, the Associated Press reports. European Commission to Further Probe Google-DoubleClick DealAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 13, 2007 - 12:05pm.
Mountain View, Calif. - Seven months after Google (NASD: GOOG) announced that it would pay $3.1 billion to acquire New York-based Internet ad firm DoubleClick, the company on Tuesday learned that it will have to wait a bit longer to close the deal. European Commission Clears Sony BMG MergerAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 3, 2007 - 6:28am.
Brussels - The European Commission has approved the merger of major record labels Sony Music and BMG, concluding its second review of the deal found no threat to competition. EU Antitrust Arm to Hold Hearing With Apple, Major LabelsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 6, 2007 - 8:36am.
Brussels - The European Commission will hold a hearing later this month at which executives from Apple and several major record labels will appear to discuss the Commission's charges that the iTunes Store might violate EU competition rules, Billboard reported. tags: Law | Policy | Music | Apple | Universal Music | Sony BMG | iTunes | Warner Music | EMI | European Commission |
EU Announces Support for Nokia-led DVB-H Mobile TV StandardAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 18, 2007 - 1:08pm.
Brussels - The European Commission has announced its support for the DVB-H mobile TV broadcasting standard led by Finland-based Nokia, over competing standards developed by Qualcomm and Korean firms. EU Approves NBCU/News Corp. Online Video Joint VentureAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 21, 2007 - 1:38pm.
Brussels - The European Commission has approved the launch of NBC Universal and News Corporation's online video distribution joint venture in Europe, after finding no antitrust concerns, Reuters reported. EU Seeks Artists' Comments on Plan for Pan-European Copyright LicensingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 14, 2007 - 12:30pm.
Brussels - European authors and composers have been called upon to weigh in on a new European Union proposal that would make it easier to license songs and other works simultaneously across all 30 European Economic Area nations, Reuters reported. European Commission Awaits Reply From Apple, Labels on Antitrust ConcernsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 5, 2007 - 11:25am.
Brussels - The European Commission has granted an extension to Apple and the major record labels on a deadline it imposed on them to respond to allegations of anti-competitive behavior with regard to iTunes Store pricing, Billboard reported. tags: Policy | Music | Apple | iTunes | Warner Music | Antitrust | EMI | European Commission | Sony Music |
EU OKs Universal Music's $2.19 Billion Purchase of BMG Music PublishingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 22, 2007 - 11:37am.
Brussels - The European Commission has approved the $2.19 billion acquisition of BMG Music Publishing by Vivendi's Universal Music Group, Reuters reported. tags: Deals | Music | Universal Music | Acquisitions | BMG Music Publishing | Vivendi | European Commission |
EU Launches Probe Into European iTunes Store PricingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 2, 2007 - 3:14pm.
London - The European Commission is investigating whether Apple and the major record labels violated EU competition rules, with iTunes Store deals that prohibit users in one country from downloading music from a website intended to serve another country, the Financial Times reported on Monday. Apple Referred to European Commission for Unfair U.K. iTunes Song PricesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 3, 2004 - 4:41am.
Brussels -- The U.K. Office of Fair Trading (OFT) on Friday referred Apple to the European Commission, claiming the U.S.-based company is overcharging its customers in the U.K. for songs at its iTunes Music Store. The OFT said it would pass the case on to Brussels because iTunes operated in more than three EU states, making the Commission "better placed" to rule on the matter. The OFT made its decision after Which? -- a non-profit organization formerly known as the Consumer Association -- filed a complaint that Apple was charging U.K. customers as much as 20% more than those in Germany and France. Which? also complained that U.K. customers are being barred from purchasing songs from the German or French websites. For its part, Apple has defended its pricing practices, arguing that the underlying economic models in each country determine how the company prices its downloads. Currently, Apple prices downloads at its Canadian store the cheapest, at $0.83, followed by the U.S. ($0.99), Germany and other European nations ($1.33) and the U.K. ($1.53).
European Commission Suspends Sanctions Against MicrosoftAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 28, 2004 - 7:23am.
Brussels -- The European Commission said on Sunday that it has suspended its ruling that Microsoft must offer a new version of the Windows operating system without its media player software. Microsoft appealed the decision earlier this month. Last weekend, the Commission said it would not enforce the sanctions until the Court of First Instance in Luxembourg decided whether to suspend them pending the outcome of Microsoft's appeal. In its prior ruling, the Commission fined the U.S. software giant 497 million euro ($605 million) and ordered it to share information with rivals and start selling a new version of Windows without the Windows Media Player. On Sunday, the Commission said it was inappropriate to enforce the sanctions before the court had made its decision on the appeal, which analysts say could drag on for several years.
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