Media Intelligence newsletter - May 2011 issue is now out!

Upsurge in confidence for video streaming - There has been renewed confidence in the video streaming service, Netflix which has seen an increasing number of major media groups agreeing to do content deals with it. View MoreImage may be NSFW.
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Film policy to be reviewed - The Government recently announced that it is launching a review of film policy with an objective to identify barriers to growth and build a more successful British film industry.View MoreImage may be NSFW.
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Italian casino and cash poker decree comes into force - The Italian Decree regulating online poker casino games and poker cash games is now in force and a second Decree, known as the Comunitaria decree regulating the award of 200 new remote gaming licences and an upgrade of the current licences has also been published on the website of the Italian Gambling Authority.

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Update: Spain reforms its Gambling Act - In our last newsletter we referred to the draft bill being discussed by the Spanish Parliament on online gambling law. The draft has now been approved by the Spanish Congress and passed for review and approval to the Spanish Senate. Further details can be found in an alert from our Spanish colleagues. View MoreImage may be NSFW.
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New inquiry into gambling launched - The Culture, Media and Sport Committee launched a new inquiry into gambling on 17 May. This inquiry will primarily look at the implementation and operation of the Gambling Act 2005.View MoreImage may be NSFW.
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Website owners given one year to comply with cookies law - In our March newsletter, we featured an article on cookie compliance in light of the pending implementation of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations on 26 May. View MoreImage may be NSFW.
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Committee suspends inquiry into intellectual online property rights - Earlier this month, the House of Commons Committee for Culture, Media and Sport suspended its inquiry into the Digital Economy Act and intellectual property rights online. View MoreImage may be NSFW.
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LimeWire agrees to pay record companies $105m - After a five-year legal battle over illegal filesharing, LimeWire has settled out of court with 13 record companies. The settlement included labels owned by four major groups and totals $105m (£64m). View MoreImage may be NSFW.
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Communications Review - Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt issued an open letter to the media, telecommunications and digital content industries, calling for input ahead of the new Communications Act, which is due to be introduced in 2015. View MoreImage may be NSFW.
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Commission sets out a new strategy for Intellectual Property Rights - As of May 2011, the European Commission has adopted a new strategy on Intellectual Property Rights. This strategy is intended to modernise the current rules to enable them to fit in with the last few years of technological change and the growth of online activities.View MoreImage may be NSFW.
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Court of Appeal grants leave to appeal in Rooney image rights dispute - The Court of Appeal has granted Proactive Sports Management Ltd leave to appeal the High Court's decision that its image rights agreement with Wayne Rooney was unenforceable. View MoreImage may be NSFW.
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