Media & telecoms sector

KA-Legal possesses long-standing practical knowledge across the media and telecommunications sectors. Our senior partners have served as lead counsel in groundbreaking antitrust, State aid, and international arbitration cases involving non-discriminatory rights licensing and cultural diversity in the EU. We consistently advise market leaders on platform neutrality, unbundling, margin squeeze, cost-oriented charging, and regulatory compliance.

Our comprehensive practice represents global broadcasters, telecommunication providers, advertising networks, and international sports associations. We bring deep litigious and regulatory expertise before the EU Courts and European Commission, guiding clients through high-stakes merger control procedures, leniency applications, antitrust pricing investigations, and State aid approvals for digital terrestrial TV platform rollouts and restructuring schemes.

Indicative examples of our work

  • Patent Licensing Agreements

    Representation of a major U.S film manufacturer before the European Commission in procedures pertaining to the notification of certain patent licensing agreements.

  • Advertising Leniency Proceedings

    Representing one of the world's largest advertising companies in leniency proceedings before the European Commission.

  • Telecom Restructuring State Aid

    Successfully advising and representing a major Greek telecommunications company in State aids procedures before the European Commission resulting in the approval of a €400 million State funding of the company's voluntary retirement scheme.

  • Mobile Telephony Pricing Antitrust

    Representing a major Greek mobile telephony provider in antitrust proceedings on pricing policies.

  • Film Distribution Enquiries

    Representing a major film distribution company worldwide in enquiries into the film distribution sector by a national competition authority.

  • Media & Telecoms Merger Control

    Advising and representing a major media and telecommunications operator in EU merger Control procedures.

  • Broadcast Rights Arbitration

    Advising and representing a major international sports association in arbitration procedures involving TV and internet broadcast licensing of sports events under EU and national anti trust laws.

  • Digital Terrestrial TV State Aid

    Representing a major Italian broadcaster before the EU Courts in proceedings relating to alleged State aids in favour of the roll out of digital terrestrial TV broadcasting platforms.