Sep 12, 2023 Gamescom 2023 – A taster By Saskia Lais-Jansen I had the pleasure of attending this year’s gamescom as 320,000 other visitors from more than 100 countries. Visiting the different...
Jul 24, 2023 Celebrity Ownership of Football Clubs – Why fans should revel in football being Hollywood’s ‘flavour of the month' By Cameron Turner Zoë Stainton In 2020, Hollywood duo Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney were announced as the owners of National League side Wrexham and they’re not the...
Jul 19, 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike: The strike rules, and the exceptions By Tom Ara Katherine Imp David Markman Cory Bettel Sergio Ingato +2 more... Show less As of July 14, 2023, the leadership of SAG-AFTRA (the actors’ guild) has enacted a strike of its 160,000 members, after failing to agree...
Jul 03, 2023 Online Safety Bill: Progress through Parliament & Ofcom Implementation By Elizabeth Bingham Duncan Calow Alex Lowe Following detailed line by line examinations from April to June, the Online Safety Bill has passed through the committee stage of the...
May 22, 2023 How to successfully plan for post-merger integration within the media & entertainment sector By Euan Scott You are invited to our panel discussion where our experts will share insights on how to avoid such failures, and successfully overcome...
Apr 26, 2023 Women in sport event: Image rights – a cross border perspective By Claire Sng When the Forbes' ranking of the World's Highest-Paid Female Athletes was announced in December, it was the first time more than seven...
Apr 12, 2023 The Internet Is Ruined. The Metaverse Can Still Be Saved | WIRED By Ryan Black I’m delighted to be featured in this WIRED article on the opportunities for virtual worlds to avoid the mistakes of the past, and to be...
Apr 05, 2023 Key features of the draft Media Bill By Alex Lowe Akshay Ruparelia Key take-aways The draft Media Bill contains significant changes to the regulation of on-demand programme services (“ODPSs” - as defined...
Mar 01, 2023 Unfolding the Metaverse: From hype to reality By Sarah Jayne Scott Understand what the metaverse has to offer your business, and how to manage its uncertainties, at our Middle East Technology Summit.Fares...
Feb 27, 2023 Real World Meets Virtual World: Emergent Metaverse Use Cases and Attendant Legal Considerations By Tom Ara For the second year in a row, our Web3 team has published an insightful and informative article with Chambers and Partners on the Metaverse.
Feb 13, 2023 The audiovisual sector in Belgium has been subject to some major changes… And here is why By Emma Stockman Alexis Fierens Alexandra Levi Introduction In November 2018, the European Parliament adopted Directive 2018/1808 amending Directive 2010/13 concerning audiovisual...
Jan 23, 2023 What do John Cage, Zippy and Mr Humphries have in common? By Alex Lowe Ally Clark Sam Churney Here's wishing you a belated Happy New Year from three of DLA Piper’s copyright enthusiasts. As many readers of this blog will know, 1...
Nov 15, 2022 Media, Sport and Entertainment Summit - On demand By Sarah Jayne Scott We held our Media, Sport and Entertainment Summit virtually across a number of dates in September and October. Topics in the programme...
Aug 01, 2022 Can the law handle emojis and social media? By Duncan Calow Emily Judge At noon on Friday, it was announced that Rebecca Vardy had lost her defamation case against Coleen Rooney, with the ruling by Mrs Justice...
Jul 05, 2022 Business Guide to Climate Disputes By Jeremy Sher Media, Sport & Entertainment (MSE) has traditionally been seen as a sector that is less impacted by climate change, with challenges...
Jun 21, 2022 The meteoric rise of the data centre: Key drivers behind global demand By Anthony Day Alanna Hasek Data centre dealmaking shot to new heights in 2021. The global boom has continued so far in 2022 and looks set to continue this year and...