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On 2 April 2014 the Broadcasting Authority issued a directive to all broadcasting stations - both radio and television - governing programmes and advertisements broadcast during the period from 11 April to 24 May 2014: the electoral period for the EU Parliament elections. Elections will be held in Malta for the EU Parliament on Saturday, 24 May 2014. Contrary to previous years (see IRIS 2009-6/26), the Broadcasting Authority will not require broadcasting stations to submit programme schedules for its approval during the EU Parliament electoral campaign but will do so only for the two day moratorium...

On 16 January 2013 the Broadcasting Authority issued, for the first time, a Directive setting out rules to be followed in debates between the leaders of the political parties during the election campaign aired on the broadcasting media. In its Directive the Authority stated that it wanted to ensure that in debates between the leaders of political parties and between their deputy leaders, equal treatment is afforded to them not only in so far as the allocation of time was concerned but also in so far as the behaviour of presenters and the audience was concerned. The Directive puts all the responsibility...

On 20 December 2012, the Broadcasting Authority issued to all broadcasting stations its directive on programmes and advertisements to be broadcast during the period 7 January to 9 March 2013. This is because Parliament was dissolved on 7 January 2013 and general elections were held on 9 March 2013. In fact, on that date even local council elections were held. The directive has been tightened up from past directives. For instance, now it included reference not only to news bulletins but even to updates and special editions which were broadcast during the elections campaign period. Not later than...

Parliament has approved legislation to amend the Criminal Code and the Press Act to introduce offences in relation to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, etc., and to increase punishments therefor. This is because as the law previously criminalised only one type of hatred - racial hatred. Article 82A of the Criminal Code criminalised incitement to racial hatred through written or printed material in the case of ‘violence or hatred against a group of persons in Malta defined by reference to colour, race, religion, descent, nationality (including citizenship) or ethnic or national...

In its 20 April 2012 judgment in the names Dr Henri Mizzi nomine et v. Telestarr Limited (C 8957), the Civil Court, First Hall, had to decide whether there was a breach of copyright law on the part of the defendant company Telestarr Limited. Dr Henri Mizzi was representing The Football Association Premier League (FAPL) Limited of London whilst the other plaintiff was Melita Cable plc which is the sole cable company operating in Malta. The first plaintiff company is the copyright owner of the Premier League of England, while the second company is the licensee of the first company authorised in Malta...