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The Argentinian regulator, Enacom, modified the list of channels that benefit from must-carry on satellite and required pay television satellite operators to carry at least 22 of them (or 20% of channels in their basic subscription).
The Superior Council of Cinema in Brazil agreed to prepare a draft bill for the application of the Condecine tax for over the top (OTT) on-demand audiovisual services. The tax would be applied using alternative models, based either on: the size of the audiovisual catalogues in Brazil; or the flat fee charged for transactional or subscription services.
The Brazilian regulator Anatel asked Sky Brazil, owned by AT&T, to address the alleged infringement of cross-media ownership rules as a result of the AT&T / Time Warner merger. The merger was already approved by the competition authority CADE, but approval is also required by Anatel and media regulator Ancine in light of its compliance with Brazilian cross-ownership rules set in the pay TV law.
Canada is to review and propose changes to the regulation of telecoms and broadcasting, taking into account future changes in the sectors and growing convergence between them.
US judge cleared the AT&T-Time Warner merger on 12 June 2018, rejecting the US Department of Justice’s competition concerns. The US government may still appeal the decision.
Ancine, the Brazilian media regulator, announced the establishment of a technical body to lead antipiracy initiatives at federal level and coordinate activities with the audiovisual industry stakeholders. The first meeting of CTCP is scheduled for 29 June 2018.
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