10 December 2018
OTT
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We have a depth of expertise across the OTT lifecycle and offer deep industry insight combined with strong technical knowledge of the related legal, regulatory and technological landscapes.

05 January 2017
Skin betting from a Czech gambling law perspective
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/global/skin-betting-from-a-czech-gambling-law-perspective

The Czech Republic is set to modernise its gambling regulation by adopting the new Act No. 186/2016 Coll., on Gambling (the "Gambling Act").

25 April 2019
European Union's new Cybersecurity act: what do you need to know?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/european-unions-new-cybersecurity-act

As internet-connected devices across Europe playing an increasingly important role in supporting day to day economic activity, EU parliament has recently passed a new Cybersecurity Act, ensuring cyber resilience of ...

03 May 2018
Esports: how will an esports federation become the sole governing body of the sport in Hungary?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/hungary/esports-how-will-an-esports-federation-become-the-sole-governing-body-of-the-sport-in-hungary

A key challenge for the future of the esports sector is to establish an esports federation which can exclusively govern in Hungary. This article explores the legal background and provides guidance on the relevant issues ...

23 December 2020
Where do we stand with Czech influencer marketing?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/czech-republic/where-do-we-stand-with-czech-influencer-marketing

Where do we stand with influencer marketing and enforcement actions in the Czech Republic? Although the phenomenon of influencer marketing experienced its boom in the Czech Republic a few years ago, the decision-making ...

04 May 2020
Czech Republic & LEX COVID & Measures for the Tourism Sector
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/czech-republic/czech-republic-and-lex-covid-and-measures-for-the-tourism-sector

Tourism is one of the sectors hardest hit by the current coronavirus outbreak. The Czech Government has prepared several statutory measures that should help people and businesses in these challenging times (the ...

06 July 2020
Poland to introduce “Netflix tax” to support local filmmakers
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/poland/poland-to-introduce-netflix-tax-to-support-local-filmmakers

Michal Salajczyk explains a new levy on VOD platforms in Poland, designed to assist a film industry hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Michal looks at the motivations driving this change, and the criticisms levelled at ...

29 January 2020
Tomasz Zalewski recognised as one of the most influential lawyers by the leading daily Polish legal press
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2020/poland/200128-tomasz-zalewski-jednym-z-najbardziej-wplywowych-prawnikow

Our Warsaw office's Commercial partner Tomasz Zalewski has been ranked among the list of the Top 50 Most Influential Lawyers in Poland by the daily legal newspaper Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.

07 January 2019
Bird & Bird boosts its Commercial team with the appointment of Tech & Comms expert Tomasz Zalewski as partner in Warsaw
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2019/poland/bird-and-bird-boosts-its-commercial-team-with-the-appointment-tomasz-zalewski-as-partner-in-warsaw

International law firm Bird & Bird today boosts its Tech & Comms sector group with the appointment of Tomasz Zalewski as a partner in its Commercial team in Warsaw.

12 September 2019
The Hungarian National Bank provides card issuers and acquirers an additional 12 months to comply with PSD2 strong customer authentication
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/the-hungarian-national-bank-provides-card-issuers-an-additional-12-months-to-comply-with-psd2

On 10 September 2019, the Hungarian National Bank (HNB) issued a press release (available in English here and in Hungarian here [PLEASE INCLUDE HYPERLINKS FROM WORD DOC]) in which it provides Hungarian cards issuers and ...