Netherlands

[NL] Proposals for Liberalisation of Media Act

IRIS 1995-8:1/29

Ad van Loon

European Audiovisual Observatory

By letter of 26 June 1995, the Dutch government sent proposals to the Parliament on the liberalisation of the Media Act. The proposals include the creation of local and regional private commercial television and a statutory regulation of advertising on local and regional private commercial radio and television. These amendments are planned to take effect starting 1 January 1996. Changes that are to take effect in the longer term (starting 1 January 1997) include the liberalisation of distribution infrastructures. A further liberalisation of the regime for national broadcasters (private and public) will be considered.