France

[FR] CSA wants France 2 and France 3 to broadcast European works from other European countries

IRIS 1996-1:1/24

Ad van Loon

European Audiovisual Observatory

On 21 December 1995, the French media authority Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) advised the French legislature to modify its proposal for a Decree to amend the `cahiers des missions et des charges' of the national television broadcasters France 2 and France 3. The CSA had noticed that both broadcasters systematically fulfilled their obligation to broadcast a certain amount of European works, by broadcasting works that have received support under a French financial aid scheme ( compte de soutien à l'industrie des programmes - COSIP ). Although the CSA recognises that both broadcasters should prioritize the broadcasting of audiovisual works that were originally produced in the French language, they should not totally exclude the broadcasting of European works from other countries of the European Union or from other countries that are Parties to the Council of Europe's Convention on Transfrontier Television in which there is no French participation.