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On 26 January 2006, the Minister of Justice announced to the Dutch Parliament that all broadcasts emanating from the Lebanese channel Al Manar and of the Iraqi Sahar TV1 will be blocked. A spokesman for the Nationaal Coördinator Terrorismebestrijding (National Coordinator on the Fight against Terrorism) confirmed a study conducted on the matter warrants this decision as it would seem these channels disseminate hate speech. The Commissariaat voor de Media (Dutch Media Authority) also listed Islamic satellite broadcasts that can be received in the Netherlands and concluded that there are serious...

On November 25 2005, the Dutch Supreme Court delivered its judgment in the dispute between the Internet Service Provider (ISP) Lycos and Pessers. Pessers sells stamps using the website www.ebay.com. On a website carrying the title "Stop the fraud", which is hosted by Lycos, Pessers is called a swindler. Pessers’ attempt to contact the holder of the insulting website through an address mentioned on its webpage failed, but he also contacted Lycos requesting the website be removed and the name and address of its holder revealed. Lycos refused to provide those details. Pessers argued that Lycos should...

At the end of 2004, the Dutch authorities decided to continue their policy to stimulate the movie industry by offering tax advantages. This policy was endowed with a total of EUR 20 million per year. The measures were then successfully submitted for approval to the European Commission. The purpose of this policy is to stimulate the private sector to invest more money in movies for a wider audience. So far, the measures have proved efficient in reaching that goal. More of these movies were made and the market share of Dutch movies increased. The public at large showed more interest in Dutch movies...

In October 2005, the Onafhankelijke Post en Telecommunicatie Autoriteit (Dutch telecommunications regulatory authority - OPTA) notified the European Commission of its intention to intervene in the Dutch retail broadcasting market. It did so in accordance with Art. 7 of the EU Framework Directive. The OPTA believed that the retail markets for the supply of free-to-air radio and television services via cable networks were not competitive. According to the regulatory authority, the three major Dutch cable operators UPC, Essent and Casema have Significant Market Power on their respective networks,...

As from 2001, the Commissariaat voor de Media (Dutch Media Authority) has been analysing the media concentrations and financial and economic developments in the press, television and radio sectors in the Netherlands. On 27 November 2005, a fourth annual Mediamonitor report entitled “ Concentratie en Pluriformiteit van de Nederlandse Media 2004 ” (Concentration and Pluralism of the Dutch Media 2004) saw the light. The report sets out new recommendations for the development of rules regarding media concentrations and ownership relations. Specific attention has been paid to the internet and regional...