Ukraine

[UA] List of events of major importance to society confirmed

IRIS 2023-8:1/31

Andrei Richter

Comenius University (Bratislava)

The Ukrainian national media regulator – the National Council on Broadcasting – approved, on 1 June 2023, a List of events of major importance to society. This list includes the following events:

1. All games involving the participation of the national football team of Ukraine, as well as the semi-finals and finals of European and World championships, and the finals in European cups (the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Europa Conference League).

2. Summer and Winter Olympic and Paralympic games – all competitions involving the participation of the national team of Ukraine.

3. Fights of the World Boxing Championships in various weight categories and fights for the championship of the leading boxing associations involving the participation of Ukrainian athletes.

4. Finals of world cups and championships in Olympic sports involving the participation of Ukrainian athletes.

5. Eurovision and Junior Eurovision song contests: performances by participants from Ukraine, performances by contest winners, the award ceremony, and the final press conference of participants from Ukraine, subject to availability.

6. The official part of the celebration (military parade) in honour of Ukraine's Independence Day (August 24).

7. Inauguration, addresses and press conferences of the President of Ukraine.

According to the Statute on the Media (see IRIS 2023-1:1/6), the exclusive rightsholder to the audiovisual transmission of such events is obliged to provide access to the transmission, on a fair and non-discriminatory basis, to other audiovisual media for the purpose of independently selecting a segment or segments for their own newscasts (not exceeding 90 seconds in length) to be broadcast within the subsequent 24 hours (Article 46).

References

Перелік подій значного суспільного інтересу
https://webportal.nrada.gov.ua/normatyvno-pravovi-akty-natsionalnoyi-rady/
List of events of major importance to society, No. 376.

Закон України Про медіа
http://www.golos.com.ua/article/367279
Statute of Ukraine “On the Media”, 13 December 2022, No. 2849-IX.

IRIS 2023-1:1/6 [UA] New statute on the media adopted