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.

02 April 2020
Deepfakes and the Media: MediaWrites talks to Danielle Van Lier
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/deepfakes-and-the-media-mediawrites-talks-to-danielle-van-lier

As part of our Tessellate series of articles addressing how technological developments are affecting media and sports organisations, Esme Strathcole speaks to Danielle Van Lier (Assistant General Counsel at SAG-AFTRA) ...

22 May 2020
Cross-border: Esports - A new market for travel businesses after COVID-19?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/esports-a-new-market-for-travel-businesses-after-covid-19

The travel industry has been hit particularly hard by the effects of COVID-19, with travel companies worldwide working incredibly hard to navigate the crisis for the foreseeable future.

19 February 2019
EU Copyright Directive: Consolidated text now available
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/eu-copyright-directive-consolidated-text-now-available

Head of the Media, Entertainment and Sport Group, Phil Sherrell, and Senior Public Affairs Manager Francine Cunningham provide the latest on the EU Copyright Directive.