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On 16 May 2001, following a highly controversial episode in a reality show, the Alta Autoridade para a Comunicação Social (the High Authority for the Media) decided to take a stand on the issue. On 15 May 2001, during prime time, the private terrestrial channel Sociedade Independente de Comunicação (SIC) broadcast an emotional row between a contestant in Bar da TV (a "Big Brother" type of programme) and her parents. Shocked by erotic behaviour in Bar da TV, the parents of a female contestant, Margarida, asked the production team to let them talk to their daughter. The live broadcast of a tearful...

On 7 April 2001, the Portuguese Government opened the bidding process for a digital terrestrial television platform. The regulation for the public bidding was published in Diário da República (Official Journal of Portugal). According to this regulation, applications may be submitted to the Instituto das Comunicações de Portugal (the Portuguese communications regulatory body) until 15 June 2001. The proposals shall be open, heard in public and evaluated by a special commission appointed by the Government. The result of the bidding process will be announced by 6 August 2001. The opening of the bidding...

On 23 February 2001, the Portuguese Parliament approved a new Radio Act (Act nº 4/2001). One of the most relevant changes introduced by the new act relates to autonomous production by local radio stations. In order to guarantee the specificity of local radio stations (frequently used merely as broadcasters of national radio channels), Act nº 4/2001 makes it compulsory for local stations to produce eight programming hours per day (to be broadcast between 7 am and midnight) with their own technical and human resources. Overall, local Hertzian radio stations are now obliged to broadcast 24 hours per...

On January 2001, the Alta Autoridade para a Comunicação Social (High Authority for the Media) has expressed concern regarding the "poor expression or non-existence" of regulation about horizontal, vertical and multi-media concentration in Portugal. The High Authority was asked by the Direcção-Geral do Comércio e da Concorrência (Government Competition Agency) to clarify its position on the recent acquisition of one of the most important Portuguese media groups, Lusomundo, by the biggest national telecommunications operator, Portugal Telecom. Lusomundo group has significant interests in the distribution...

On 29 September 2000, seven companies (TMN, Optimus, Oniway, Telecel, Leadcom, Titancon and Mobijazz) applied for four UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunication System) licenses. The Comissão de Análise do Concurso (bidding commission) has 45 days to analyse the proposals and the commercial offer of third generation mobile telecommunications is expected to start early 2002. UMTS is the European version of IMT 2000 (International Mobile Telecommunications) and it represents important technological advances when compared with second generation mobile systems (GSM and DCS) and first generation mobile...