Malta

[MT] Transmission of Major Events

IRIS 2002-1:1/19

Klaus J. Schmitz

Consultant, Cologne

On 25 September 2001 a list of major events was published as Legal Notice 806 of 2001. Broadcasters are prohibited from broadcasting on an exclusive basis any events that are regarded by the Malta Broadcasting Authority as being of major importance for society. The publication of this legal notice comes as a further step in Malta's efforts to fully transpose the Council of Europe's Convention on Transfrontier Television into domestic law.

The list includes local and international cultural and sporting events, as well as a number of traditional Maltese festivals, such as the Malta carnival and the March and September regattas. It may be interesting to point out that the sporting events include "the final of the local FA trophy", "the final of any European football club competition" and "all the matches in the final stages of the European national football championship and the World Cup".