New Voices on the Future of Audiovisual Media Services in Europe

Sally Broughton Micova, Deputy Director of the LSE Media Policy Project and a Fellow at LSE, on today’s event, The Future of Audiovisual Media Services in Europe. Follow the discussion on Twitter via #AVMSfuture

Why the UK’s creative industries are better off in the EU

The UK’s creative industries, which include films, music, television, video games and publishing, among other sectors, account for some of the most recognisable products exported by the country around the world. But how does EU membership affect these industries and what would the picture look like following a Brexit? Sally Broughton Micova writes that EU membership provides a number of benefits to creative industries which could disappear if the UK votes to leave on 23 June

Digital Single Market Strategy: Implications for European audiovisual content

Yesterday, the European Commission (EC) announced its Digital Single Market strategy. LSE’s Sally Broughton Micova looks at the implications of the new strategy for European audiovisual content

Rupert Murdoch’s Sky bid: why Ofcom should review the deal

In December 2016, Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox reached an agreement in principle to buy satellite broadcaster Sky. After Fox formally notified the European Commission of its bid on 3 March, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary Karen Bradley has said that she is ‘minded to’ refer the deal to Ofcom on the grounds of media plurality and commitment to broadcasting standards. Sally Broughton Micova argues that there is also another factor to consider

The European Commission’s new digital agenda duo

Sally Broughton Micova, LSE Fellow and Acting Director of the LSE Media Policy Project, looks at what to expect from the new digital team in the European Commission

Radical proposals in the EC’s consultation on audiovisual media services

Not everyone at the European Commission is consumed by the Greek crisis. Some are even making radical policies to promote the Single Market in the media sector. LSE’s Sally Broughton Micova explains some of proposals in the recently launched consultation on audiovisual media services arguing that civil society should contribute ideas on how to promote independence of media regulators

ICO Needs Input on Guidance for Media – Especially from “Citizen Bloggers”

As the deadline approaches, LSE MPP Research Officer Sally Broughton Micova reminds those with an interest in British journalism to respond to the ICO’s draft guidelines for media on data protection and journalism and argues that more clarity is needed for the “citizen blogger”

European Digital Single Market Consultations Tackle Cross-Border Copyrights & Content

Sally Broughton Micova of the University of East Anglia explains the relevance of the new public consultations recently launched by the European Commission as part of its Digital Single Market initiative. For more information about upcoming consultations see here

Ofcom should review Sky deal also because it’s a broadband supplier

In December 2016, Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox reached an agreement in principle to buy UK satellite broadcaster Sky. After Fox formally notified the European Commission of its bid on 3 March, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary Karen Bradley has said that she is ‘minded to’ refer the deal to Ofcom on the grounds of media plurality and commitment to broadcasting standards. Here, Sally Broughton Micova of the University of East Anglia argues that there is also another factor to consider

Ending 2014 in Media Policy: Out of one election into another

Signing off the LSE Media Policy Blog for the holidays, LSE Fellow Sally Broughton Micova, who has been acting LSE MPP Director for the last three months, takes a quick look at where things stand on some of the big issues we have been following as we close 2014. The whole MPP team wishes you happy holidays and all the best in 2015 and will be returning the week starting January 5 2015