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08 August 18

New research on telecommunications and broadband policies in the MENA region

The MENA Telecoms Country Profiles shed light on the main telecoms and broadband policies, and the institutional and regulatory frameworks in ten Middle East countries, now also covering Algeria and Kuwait.

16 July 18

New benchmark on advertised and actual broadband speed in the Americas

25 June 18

New research on initiatives to tackle illicit streaming devices in the Americas

Cullen International's latest research shows that preloaded streaming boxes have been banned in some Americas countries.

13 June 18

US Judge clears AT&T/Time Warner merger without conditions

After six weeks of litigation and a 20-month transaction for AT&T, Judge Richard Leon of the US District Court for the District of Columbia decided on 12 June 2018 that the acquisition of media conglomerate Time Warner by telecoms operator AT&T can go forward without any conditions or remedies.

12 June 18

The future postal regulatory framework needs to reflect changing user needs and industry innovations

There is no clear consensus on the shape of the future regulatory regime for the postal and delivery market. In particular, the diversity in user needs forces policy makers and market players to consider a range of difficult issues. Many of these topics were discussed at the 26th Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics which took place at the beginning of June in Croatia.

31 May 18

New benchmark on telecoms operators' strategies into media content

Our new benchmark analyses the content strategies of the main electronic communications operators in key EU markets and examines the extent to which these operators have decided to invest in the content media value chain.

29 May 18

New benchmark on the fight against online piracy

Cullen International’s new research examines new administrative and court procedures to fight online piracy in Europe. Online piracy remains high  despite the emergence of successful online offers such as Netflix.

17 May 18

New comparison between new and existing EU audiovisual rules

Cullen International has published a comparison between the current EU Audiovisual Media Services (AVMS) Directive and the new directive which was agreed by the European Parliament and the Council on 26 April 2018.

16 May 18

Briefing on proposed EU regulation on fairness and transparency of platforms

Cullen International organised a briefing on the European Commission proposed regulation on 'promoting fairness and transparency for business users of online intermediation services' on 16 May 2018.