Ofcom’s Proposal to Regulate Access to Premium Television Content: Some Thoughts

IBÁÑEZ COLOMO, Pablo

Ofcom’s Proposal to Regulate Access to Premium Television Content: Some Thoughts

dc.contributor.author	IBÁÑEZ COLOMO, Pablo
dc.date.accessioned	2009-03-17T15:23:40Z
dc.date.available	2009-03-17T15:23:40Z
dc.date.issued	2009
dc.description.abstract	In September 2008, Ofcom submitted a consultation document dealing with the regulation of access to premium television content in the UK. Ofcom’s proposal reflects some tensions in the electronic communications sector which are in part the consequence of the choice made in 2002 to exclude television content from the scope of the Regulatory Framework adopted at the Community level. The British regulator proposes a solution based on the imposition of a compulsory licensing obligation on BSkyB—the leading supplier of pay television services in the UK. In essence, this approach amounts to extending to premium television content the mandated access regime that currently applies to the telecommunications infrastructure under the Regulatory Framework. The present piece provides a critical account of the regulatory proposal and details some reasons why this move may not be justified. In addition, its likely impact on the electronic communications sector at large is examined.	en
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.identifier.issn	1725-6739
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1814/10930
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	European University Institute
dc.relation.ispartofseries	EUI LAW	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	2009/03	en
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	Audiovisual policy	en
dc.subject	Competition law	en
dc.subject	Economic law	en
dc.subject	European law	en
dc.subject	Law regulation	en
dc.subject	Telecommunications policy	en
dc.subject	UK	en
dc.title	Ofcom’s Proposal to Regulate Access to Premium Television Content: Some Thoughts	en
dc.type	Working Paper	en
dspace.entity.type	Publication
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