A report submitted to the CNC recommends increasing content quotas for streaming platforms
Fabien Raynaud, conseiller d'État, and Hortense Naudascher, auditor at the Conseil d'État, submitted their report to Olivier Henrard, acting president of the CNC, on June 4, 2024. For the two authors, the aim was to examine the new balance in the audiovisual sector since the emergence of platforms. The advent…
Arcom appoints France’s first trusted flagger
Arcom announced yesterday the designation of the e-enfance association as a trusted flagger under the Digital Services Act. Content removal requests filed by the child protection organization, which already works with several platforms, must now be processed on a priority basis. Yesterday, Arcom appointed France's very first trusted flagger: the…
Delphine Ernotte, favourite to succeed herself
The race is on. Who will be appointed president of France Télévisions next spring? All the signs point to Delphine Ernotte being re-elected for a third successive term. It will then certainly be a time of major change for the public broadcaster. In the current circumstances, Delphine Ernotte is the…
The Commission considers support measures for the unloved trusted flagger status
With few candidates for trusted flagger status, which is costly, earns no money, and creates a whole host of legal obligations, the European Commission is considering support measures. The Digital Service Act provides for a special status known as "trusted flagger". Entities granted this status have a priority right to…
UMG versus Believe, the clash of the titans
UMG sues Believe and its subsidiary TuneCore for infringement. The major is claiming more than $500 million from its rival. What's more, UMG is directly attacking Believe at its core, alleging that these are largely damaging practices for the major. In a context where the music industry is already navigating…
Glenn Micallef rehashes Ursula von der Leyen’s talking points
The Commissioner-designate for Culture and Education added only meagre details to his mission statement, leaving observers wanting more. From his speech, we can only draw a few indications of the future Commission's intentions: it will spend - once again - a lot of time regulating platforms, this time, in terms…