The TSJA declares local DTT concessions in Andalusia null and void5 June 2014 [+] The First Section of the Contentious-Administrative Chamber of the Superior Court of Justice of Andalusia, based in Granada, has notified the Sentence...
En 2013 se incautaron más de 51 millones de euros de artículos que vulneraban derechos de propiedad intelectual4 June 2014 [+] Por sectores, el más perjudicado fue el de los soportes de almacenamiento digital (CDs/ DVDs/ANÁLOGOS) con el 81,6% del total. Las Fuerzas y Cuerpos ...
El Ministerio de Industria, Energía y Turismo incorpora propuestas del sector de videojuegos a la convocatoria de ayudas29 May 2014 [+] Entre ellas se encuentran la bajada del presupuesto mínimo de los proyectos candidatos, la menor exigencia de garantías, el cambio en la definición del ...
The EU seeks to attract more audiences for European films to promote cultural diversity and competitiveness26 May 2014 [+] European films represent almost two thirds of those screened in the European Union, but only a third of admissions...
Drones, law and audiovisual23 May 2014 [+] Jaime Rodríguez Díez, letrado de Diez & Romeo Abogados, analiza en esta tribuna el impacto que la legislación o, en muchos casos la falta ...
Congress gives the green light to the new General Telecommunications Law29 April 2014 [+] The new law will encourage investments in ultra-fast networks, establishes market unity and will try to improve citizen protection. The Plenary of...
Víctor Calvo-Sotelo: “there is a risk of the closure of eight other television channels”16 April 2014 [+] The Secretary of State for Telecommunications and the Information Society, Víctor Calvo-Sotelo, assures that it will soon be put on the table...
The Ministry of Industry opens to public consultation the design of aid for large ICT industrial research projects15 April 2014 [+] Industry promotes transparency and participation of the ICT sector in the definition of aid for industrial research projects with a budget...
UTECA responds to Industry4 April 2014 [+] The Union of Open Commercial Televisions (UTECA) sends an open letter to Minister José Manuel Soria. Given the resolution of the Secretary of...
The Ministry of Industry orders the cessation of nine DTT channels27 March 2014 [+] The Supreme Court in a resolution issued this Thursday warns that after the May 6 deadline, it will adopt the measures established by law...
The Generalitat moves towards a tax on ADSL to promote the audiovisual sector19 March 2014 [+] The operators would pay 0.25 euros per month for each contracted line, thus obtaining funds for the Catalan audiovisual sector. The Catalan Government has approved this...
The Secretary of State for Culture presents the Audiovisual Literacy and History of Cinematography awards7 February 2014 [+] Created in 2013 by the ICAA with the aim of bringing cinema closer to the classroom, it is the first time that they have been awarded and...
Culture begins to inventory and catalog movie theaters of special interest22 January 2014 [+] Within the framework of the National Heritage Plan of the 20th century, the Institute of Cultural Heritage of Spain (IPCE) and the Institute of ...
How will the DTT panorama look in Spain after the Supreme Court ruling?25 December 2013 [+] On December 18, the Supreme Court rejected UTECA's claims and imposed the immediate cessation of the emissions of a total...
The Supreme Court orders the immediate cessation of nine DTT channels18 December 2013 [+] The High Court rejects the claims of UTECA, Mediaset, Net TV, Veo Televisión and Atresmedia, to annul the Government's decision to order the...
Consensus in the Commission on a new financing model for cinematography17 December 2013 [+] The Film and Audiovisual Commission presents the conclusions of the working groups on direct aid and tax incentives. The report will be...
The new General Telecommunications Law could be approved in the first months of 201427 November 2013 [+] Calvo-Sotelo highlights that once the full debate is concluded, the law will go to the amendment phase, this week, where there will be a presentation and...
Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou calls for more efforts to be devoted to audiovisual literacy24 October 2013 [+] “More attention must be paid to stimulating audiovisual education in children,” says Androulla Vassiliou, European commissioner for education, culture, ...
The European Union opens a consultation on crowdfunding8 October 2013 [+] The European Commission opens this consultation to determine the possible benefits, risks and the design of an optimal regulatory framework of this new way...
Telecommunications will increase its budget for 2014 by 2.7%8 October 2013 [+] The amount allocated to the action plan for the release of the digital dividend goes from ten million to one. The budget of the Secretariat...
The Government approves the new General Telecommunications Law13 September 2013 [+] The Bill recovers market unity and sets the foundations for investment in ultra-fast fixed and mobile networks. The Council...
The Ministry of Industry publishes the first seven specific plans of the Digital Agenda10 July 2013 [+] The plans, which include 102 measures and foresee an investment of about 2.1 billion euros between 2013 and 2015, will boost the deployment of...
The Government is committed to the extension of ultra-fast broadband5 July 2013 [+] The Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism will allocate 200 million euros until 2015 in subsidies and loans to those operators that promote...
Luxembourg validates the tax imposed on telcos for financing France Tèlèvisions28 June 2013 [+] The Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg validates the tax imposed by the French government on communications operators...
The Government will dialogue with the European Commission and the Autonomous Communities to seek solutions to the extension of DTT coverage20 June 2013 [+] The European Commission has declared some of the aid intended for actions carried out not compatible with EU regulations.
Brussels leaves the film business out of trade with the United States18 June 2013 [+] Important filmmakers from the old continent had publicly denounced the attempt to suppress it. The Council of the European Union approved, last Friday the 14th...
After four years of debate, Chile gives the green light to DTT under ISDB-T7 June 2013 [+] The signal concession time will be extended for up to 20 years for large media outlets, while for those who use “media outlets”...
Soria presents to the European Commission his commitment to increasing spending on the development of ICT6 June 2013 [+] The Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism has held bilateral meetings with the Vice-President of the Commission and Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship, Antonio...
