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Russian state duma introduced draft law on free satellite broadcasting

Published 5th December 2018

The draft law introduces amendments to Russian law on communication. The amendments aim to oblige satellite broadcasters to broadcast free of charge to households in places where the digital terrestrial broadcasting in not available. Under the Russian law each household has the right to receive certain pack of channels free of charge. As long as the analogue broadcasting is getting to be a history and not all households can receive digital signal the law aims to fix this problem.

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There will be stepwise shifting to digital broadcasting in Russia

Published 23rd November 2018

The Russian agenda on digitization also provides digitization of broadcasting and it was intended to cease analogue broadcasting to Russian households already in January 2019. But the fact that many households can stay without opportunity to receive new signal has changed the plans of Russian government. In other words not all households are ready to adapt to digital environment.

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Shifting from analogue to digital TV signal in Russia is not as easy as planned

Published 18th September 2018

Many years Russian authorities prepares to digital TV broadcasting. For this purpose many households, at least in major cities, have been connected to digital TV thanks to telecom monopolies. Such telecommunication monopolies have provided households owners with special equipment and with internet access. But for digital TV in state scales a relevant infrastructure is necessary.

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Russian authorities consider idea to make operators of satellite TV to provide signal for free

Published 5th September 2018

In some aspects the television is very important like internet. Despite the different adopted digital strategies in Russia, the one negative fact still remains – not all regions in Russia are “connected to outside world” and it is not about worldwide network. Some regions in Russia don’t even have opportunity to use mobile phone or watch television. The television is not so serious problem, but the lack of communications facilities is not so positive in modern digital era.

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Major Russian media companies have taken off their online broadcasting from main Yandex’s main page

Published 27th August 2018

A few major Russian media companies – Gazprom Media, National Media Group and The First Channel – have taken off their online broadcastings from main page of Russian search engine Yandex’s due to piracy accusations. Media companies not alone in their concerns. Not so long time ago right holders in entertainment content have accused Yandex of piracy.

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Russian state duma proposed to exclude foreign movies and shows from broadcasting

Published 31st July 2018

Russian deputies believe they know how to improve the development of national film- and tv-show-making. They proposed to exclude any competition between Russian movies and tv shows and foreign – exclude foreign entertainment products from Russian television.

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Digital Single Market: briefly on updated audiovisual rules

Published 19th July 2018

The media landscape has shifted dramatically in less than a decade. Instead of sitting in front of the family TV, millions of Europeans, especially young people, watch content online, on demand and on different mobile devices.

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Russian sport radio station has been sued for coverage Pyeongchang 2018

Published 14th June 2018

Russian company “Telesport” has filed a suit against Russian radio station for infringement of broadcasting rights. According to suit “Telesport” has concluded with International Olympic Committee agreement allowing broadcasting the sport events in Pyeongchang 2018 on exclusive basis. “Telesport” seeks 33 mln Roubles for damages.

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SWD IA on EU copyright modernisation – impacts of second option for digital retransmission

Published 6th February 2018

Mandatory collective management of rights to retransmission of TV / radio broadcasts by means of any retransmission services, irrespective of the retransmission technology or network used, as long as they are provided to a defined number of users (subscribers, registered users)

Option 2 would enhance the level of legal certainty for the benefit of a wide range of retransmission services – IPTV, OTT, satellite, DTT, mobile – and can be expected to both (i) contribute to a greater variety of such services and (ii) provide an incentive to the retransmission service providers to expand the range of TV / radio channels offered to their subscribers.

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Reforming of copyright in EU and one of the questions concerned: two rights for a single transmission

Published 4th February 2018

In the light of coming copyright reforms in EU the draft impact assessment concerns some important copyright issues. One of them is two rights for a single transmission.

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