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Refine your searchIRIS 2025-4:1/11 [LU] Audiovisual media service failed to comply with due diligence obligation | |
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Luxembourg-based company CLT-UFA S.A., Hungarian Broadcasting Division, notified the on-demand audiovisual media service RTL+ (VOD) to the Luxembourg authorities, thereby granting jurisdiction to the country’s regulator. RTL+ broadcasts programmes in Hungary, including the scripted reality show Való Világ. On 18 July 2024, RTL+ broadcast an episode of the Való Világ programme in which a male contestant engaged in unwanted physical touching, including of a female contestant’s private parts, reflecting clear physical coercion of the female contestant.... |
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IRIS 2025-1:1/4 [LU] ALIA reprimands RTL Gold | |
On 28 February 2024, television channel RTL Gold broadcast the programme “Mónika – A KIBESZÉLŐ SHOW”. On 13 March 2024, the Autorité Luxembourgeoise Indépendante de l’Audiovisuelle (Luxembourg Independent Authority for Audiovisual Media – ALIA) received a complaint from the Hungarian media regulator NMHH following a viewer's complaint. Since RTL Gold’s broadcasting licence was issued in Luxembourg (to the company s.a. CLT-Ufa), the matter fell under ALIA’s jurisdiction. However, the complaint was examined in the context of... |
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IRIS 2023-10:1/24 [LU] Digital Services Act Implementation Bill proposed to Parliament | |
The Luxembourgish government agreed on a law for the implementation of the EU Digital Service Act (DSA) on 8 September 2023. Subsequently, under the responsibility of the Ministry of Economy, it deposited the bill with the Chambre des députés (Chamber of Deputies) on 14 September 2023. The bill proposes the provisions necessary in Luxembourgish law to implement the DSA concerning those parts of EU regulation that rely on additional national rules. The DSA establishes unified rules for a secure online environment to support the effective operation of the internal market for "intermediary... |
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IRIS 2023-7:1/17 [LU] Collaboration between National Regulatory Authorities: the case of Luxembourg and Serbia | |
On 15 May 2023, the board of ALIA (the Luxembourg Independent Authority for Audiovisual Media) issued a decision concerning the programme "Ficus for the Boss" broadcast on 19 January 2022 on the N1 television channel as part of a current affairs programme, after the REM (the Serbian Regulatory Authority) had forwarded a complaint reporting hateful content against Ana Brnabić (prime minister and member of the Serbian Progressive Party). According to the REM, the content of the programme stigmatised the prime minister by making an inappropriate comparison between her and people who collaborated... |
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IRIS 2023-4:1/11 [LU] ALIA publishes guidelines before the 11 June 2023 local elections in Luxembourg | |
On 24 February 2023, the Autorité luxembourgeoise indépendante de l’audiovisuel (Luxembourg Independent Authority for Audiovisual MediaLuxembourgish National Media Regulator — ALIA) published guidelines for the local elections taking place on 11 June 2023. The guidelines were drafted following a consultation phase with candidates, political parties, and audiovisual media entrusted with a public service mission. Electoral campaigns by political parties and candidates on social media are not covered by these guidelines. In accordance with Article 35, paragraph 1,... |