05 October 2018
Bird & Bird wins at the 2018 Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Europe Awards
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2018/global/bird-bird-wins-at-the-2018-financial-times-innovative-lawyers-europe-awards

Bird & Bird is delighted to announce that we won the 'Innovation in legal expertise: Creating a new standard' category at the 2018 Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Europe Awards, held last night in London.

03 June 2020
Bird & Bird advises the Guinness PRO14 on its partnership with CVC Capital Partners
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2020/global/bird-and-bird-advises-the-guinness-pro14-on-its-partnership-with-cvc-capital-partners

International law firm, Bird & Bird, acts for the organiser of the Guinness PRO14 rugby union tournament, Celtic Rugby DAC, on a strategic investment by CVC Capital Partners

23 October 2020
LJ Confidential: Court of Appeal rules on confidentiality of live sports data in TRP v SIS
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/lj-confidential-court-of-appeal-rules-on-confidentiality-of-live-sports-data-in-trp-v-sis

The Court of Appeal decision in the sports data dispute between The Racing Partnership v Sports Information Services was handed down handed down on 9 October 2020.

13 November 2019
Five years of the Competition Damages Directive: The first rulings from the European Court of Justice
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/five-years-of-the-competition-damaged-directive

November 2019 marks the 5th anniversary of the adoption of the EU Competition Damages Directive. We lead with an analysis of the two judgments of the European Court of Justice to date that address this Directive.

03 December 2019
Twitter’s ban on paid political advertisement comes into effect
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/twitters-ban-on-paid-political-advertisement-comes-into-effect

Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter, recently announced that the site will implement a worldwide ban on paid-for political adverts due to a belief that “political message reach should be earned, not bought”.

10 January 2018
New updated guidelines on influencers from the Danish Consumer Ombudsman
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/new-updated-guidelines-on-influencers-from-the-danish-consumer-ombudsman

An enormous amount of so-called "influencers" (social media personalities and bloggers) have flooded the online world in recent years.

10 November 2017
Influencing Media: Timothy Armoo, CEO of Fanbytes
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/influencing-media

Welcome to Part 3 of our Influencing Media series. In the wake of our inaugural MediaWrites event in September[1], we look back at the discussion, focusing this time on Timothy Armoo, co-founder and CEO of Fanbytes: a ...

08 April 2020
COVID-19 and the Media, Entertainment & Sport Sector: A Step-by-Step Guide
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/covid19-and-the-media-entertainment-and-sport-sector-a-step-by-step-guide

Phil Sherrell, Richard McMorris and Esme Strathcole explain how English contract law on force majeure and frustration applies to the COVID-19 pandemic in the media, entertainment and sports sector.

18 March 2019
Proposed EU Copyright Directive shifts balance of responsibilities between rights holders and platforms
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/proposed-eu-copyright-directive-shifts-balance-of-responsibilities

Musicians, Memes and Mandatory Exceptions: an overview of the proposed Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market from Francine Cunningham, Bird & Bird Senior Public Affairs Manager in Brussels

18 May 2020
Broadcasting & OTT Part 2: Demographic Change, Micropayments and Piracy
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/broadcasting-and-ott-part-2-demographic-change-micropayments-and-piracy

We hope you enjoy our second podcast below, which focuses on what seismic demographic change might mean for the content industry: demographic change, micropayments and piracy for broadcasters.