Parliament opted to further assess the potential impact of a geo-blocking ban, which the audio-visual industry claims would destroy existing business models and result in billions in losses. By Scott ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Apple was told by the EU on Tuesday to stop geo-blocking, the practice of restricting content according to a user's geographical location, on services such as its App Store, Apple ...

Warner Bros. Discovery, NBCUniversal and Sony Pictures join forces with StudioCanal, soccer's English Premier League and the MPA to oppose new legislation that would end geo-blocking of film and TV ...

Geo-blocking of Audio-visual Services in the EU: Gone with the Wind? By Simonetta Vezzoso (Università degli Studi di Trento) 1 Addressing the practice of unjustified geo-blocking is an essential ...

The tech giant has one month to propose how it will address these practices, and then the network will either begin a dialogue with Apple or take enforcement measures to ensure compliance, the ...

In January 2021 the European Commission (EC) fined Valve and five video game publishers a total of €7.8 million for breaching EU antitrust rules for entering into geo-blocking practices. The European ...

The European Union has ordered Apple to cease geo-blocking practices on its services, including the App Store, Apple Arcade, Music, iTunes Store, Books, and Podcasts. The EU Commission identified ...

Nearly two years after filing charges, the European Union is demanding remedies from Valve and other publishers for geo-blocking games. The European Commission has fined Valve, Bandai Namco, Capcom, ...