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The national film institutes of the 15 Member States of the European Union have made a common declaration on the importance of State aid for European films. This is the first time the film institutes have made a common statement. The national film institutes are publicly funded and were founded to support national and European film culture. In this common declaration the institutes express their concerns regarding the necessity for State aid for European films. The institutes are worried that the audio-visual sector in Europe will be left solely to the chances of free market forces. In the declaration,...

Radio-Télévision belge de la Communauté française (the public Belgian Broadcasting Corporation of the French Community - RTBF) was set up in 1997. Its remit and status, code of ethics, funding, representation and type of programming were laid down in the decree of 14 July 1997. On 19 December 2002, a number of important elements of the statute were amended by a new decree, which introduced the provisions necessary to implement the "Magellan 2003-2007" restructuring plan for modernising and breathing new life into RTBF. The aim of the plan was to improve the administration of RTBF and restore its...

Last July, Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (Belgian public-sector radio and television station broadcasting to the French-speaking CommunityRTBF) was ordered by the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (the audiovisual regulatory body - CSA) to read out a statement, as the regulatory authority had found that the public-sector broadcasting channel had broadcast at 5.50 pm a programme called "Mortelle perversion", an episode in the German police series "Im Namen des Gesetzes" ("En quête de preuves" in French) with the "blue ring on a white circle" marker (parental agreement preferable)...

By its decision of 15 February 2002, the Vlaams Commissariaat voor de Media (Flemish Media Authority) has decided to recognise the SBS-broadcasting station VT4 as a Flemish broadcasting organisation. From 1 March 2002, VT4 will operate under the Flemish Broadcasting Act 1995. VT4's licence from the Independent Television Commission (ITC) in the United Kingdom also ceased to be valid on 1 March 2002. Until recently, VT4, as a British broadcaster with its programmes targeting the Flemish Community, was operating with an ITC licence in accordance with the UK Broadcasting Act. Since February 1995,...

Local television developed considerably in the French-speaking part of Belgium in the Seventies. A decree on audiovisual matters was adopted in July 1987, laying down a framework of regulations for local broadcasters. The Belgian authorities wanted to alter this decree in order to define the public-service mission of local television stations. The Government of the French-Speaking Community intended granting local television in the French-Speaking Community financial support amounting to a total of 3 270 000 euros for their public-service mission. Before the final vote on the new decree, it was...