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The House of Lords on 20 October ruled on the latest instalment of the long-running dispute between Naomi Campbell and Mirror Group Newspapers ("MGN").

As outlined in our blog post on the implementation of the AVMS directive, legislative amendments to the AVMSD were published in the EU Official Journal and entered into force on 19 December 2018

The UK government announced really positive news for the creative industries last month at the Budget.

This recent BBC article has turned its focus towards Netflix move to increasingly start offering video games through the popular streaming platform. Although it has been possible to play games on the Netflix platform...

On 27 January 2025, Ofcom published a consultation document outlining proposed revisions to its Guidance for Public Service Broadcasters (PSBs) on commissioning independent productions.

As part of the fall-out following the resignation of the News of the World editor, Andy Coulson, over his staff tapping into private voicemail messages, the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) has told the Press that it should be doing more to stop unwarranted infringement of privacy.

Withers KhattarWong LLP, the Singapore office of international law firm Withers, acted for fitness training app Sufferfest in its acquisition by Wahoo Fitness,...

Welcome to the 2017 edition of Media Metrics, Deloitte's annual definitive review outlining the scale and dynamics of the UK media and entertainment sector.

The new guidance sets out Commission expectations, calls for stronger commitments by signatories and calls for broader participation in the Code.

The term "super-injunction" conjures up an image of something mighty powerful – a superhero amongst court orders?

In a challenging market, performance matters. Research links greater profitability to more women in leadership roles – yet progress in the male-dominated interactive entertainment industry remains slow.

Earlier this year, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) issued a consultation on a draft code of practice for designing age-appropriate access for children accessing online

The Audiovisual Media Services Regulations 2014 come into force on 1 December 2014 to remove any uncertainty from the existing regulatory framework and provide clarity to consumers and providers of video-on-demand (VOD) services in relation to adult content on VOD platforms.

When a raid on a newspaper in a small town in Kansas, with a population of under 2,000 people, makes international news then there must be something at stake worth paying attention to and addressing.

The President's Club Dinner scandal has forced a number of sports bodies to frantically re-assess their use of hostesses or ‘promo girls' at their events.

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) commissioned consultants EY to review the current landscape of online video-sharing platforms, including an analysis of the recent growth and innovation in the sector.

The BBC’s new Editorial Guidelines and the new Ofcom (Office of Communications) Broadcasting Code came into force on 25 July 2005. The single, simplified Ofcom Code is the product of extensive consultation and modernises and unifies the six codes inherited from Ofcom’s broadcasting regulator predecessors into a framework of clear rules and principles.