Cases C-403/08 and C-429/08 FA Premier League Ltd and Others v QC Leisure and Others; and Karen Murphy v Media Protection Services Ltd, 4 Oct 2011
The FA Premier League (“FAPL”) runs the Premier League, the leading professional football league competition for football clubs in England. FAPL’s activities include commercially exploiting the ass ...
Odds: Gambling, Law, and Strategy in the European Union
Using law and policy as a sustainable competitive advantage source is a recent research stream. This paper illustrates how legal and policy research contributes to firms’ strategy in the regulated gambling industry, defined by legislation and jurisprudence. The gambling sector has been a microcosm of European integration and harmonisation challenges, as well as promising opportunities. Research on European Court of Justice case law in the period 1990-2010 and on recent policy developments yields significant findings for firms wishing to compete in the gambling industry, in which entry barriers have traditionally been high due to restrictive regulation. Following the latest European Court of Justice decisions in September 2010 and the ensuing policy impact across Europe, gambling operators are prudent to invest in litigation, lobbying, continuous legal and policy monitoring, and establishment of regional gambling sites in jurisdictions they would have been preempted from pursuing heretofore.
Digital Terrestrial Television in Europe
Contents: Foreword. Part I: Themes and Issues. C. Marsden, M. Arino, From Analogue to Digital. P. Naranen, European Regulation of Digital Television. T. Hujanen, Implications for Public Service Broadcasters. A. Brown, Implications for Commercial Broadcasters. J.F. Jensen, Interactive Content, Applications, and Services. R.G. Picard, A Consumer Perspective on Digital Terrestrial and Interactive Television. Part II: Country Case Studies. P. Goodwin, United Kingdom: Never Mind the Policy, Feel the Growth. A. Arrese, M. Herraro, Spain: A Market in Turmoil. A. Brown, Sweden: The Digital Threat to Cultural Sovereignty. A. Brown, Finland: Uncertain Digital Future in a Small Market. R. Tadayoni, Denmark: Emulating Sweden, But Hesitating. M. Bourreau, France: Attempting to Enhance Competition in an Oligopolistic Market. N. Mohr, G.P. Thomas, Germany: Large Free-to-Air Offerings Delay Digital Takeoff. F. Gardini, H. Galpin, Italy: Slow Penetration, High Potential? A. Brown, R.G. Picard, Lessons and Conclusions.