[BITList] Fwd: iPlayer abroad

[Michael Feltham]

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>  	A DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET FOR EUROPE? <x-msg://151/%3C%=%20content.@Title_link%20%%3E>
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> The European Commission announced plans to create a 'digital single market' this week, with the aim of creating a unified regulatory framework for the internet across the continent and redressing the balance that has seen US tech giants dominate the online world.
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> Among other reforms, the Commission hopes to break down barriers to accessing on-demand content across borders, making services like Netflix <http://t.email3.telegraph.co.uk/r/?id=h7fa90a9,ffb742,ffb864&WT.mc_id=e_DM15982&WT.tsrc=email&etype=Edi_Tec_New&utm_source=email&utm_medium=Edi_Tec_New_2015_05_07&utm_campaign=DM15982>, BBC iPlayer and Sky Go available to everyone, regardless of which EU country they are in.
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> Expensive data roaming charges incurred abroad could also be abolished, and parcel deliveries could be made cheaper, letting internet users browse foreign online stores without paying significantly more to have goods shipped from abroad.
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> The European Commission hopes that creating a single digital market will help European companies grow  <http://t.email3.telegraph.co.uk/r/?id=h7fa90a9,ffb742,ffb865&WT.mc_id=e_DM15982&WT.tsrc=email&etype=Edi_Tec_New&utm_source=email&utm_medium=Edi_Tec_New_2015_05_07&utm_campaign=DM15982>and take on the likes of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google, generating up to €250 billion in additional growth and hundreds of thousands of new jobs in the next five years.
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> "Working across 28 different countries has made it difficult for European online companies to grow and creating a Digital Single Market will have a direct impact on employment and economic growth for the EU," said Mark Skilton, Professor in the Information Systems & Management Group at Warwick Business School.
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> However, the proposed reforms could also increase economic tensions between Europe and the US over internet companies, and some film and TV distributors <http://t.email3.telegraph.co.uk/r/?id=h7fa90a9,ffb742,ffb866&WT.mc_id=e_DM15982&WT.tsrc=email&etype=Edi_Tec_New&utm_source=email&utm_medium=Edi_Tec_New_2015_05_07&utm_campaign=DM15982> have already expressed concerns that the new rules will prevent them from tailoring their services and pricing for different national markets.
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> While creating a digital single market could be a big step in helping European firms to scale up quickly and compete with global competitors, the Commission needs to tread carefully to avoid upsetting the economic balance in a rapidly evolving marketplace.
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