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IRIS 1995-3:7 contained reports about an initiative by the Voluntary Television Review Body (FSF) to promote the protection of minors in German television. The new regulations governing the right to apply for review have been brought in following changes made in the statutes of the Review Body ( see article 2 paragraph 6a section 3 of the statutes of the Voluntary Review Body). Until now, only broadcasters, the media authorities of the Länder and the Board of trustees of the Review Body were authorised to make these applications. Now, those selling programme licences can also make an application...

On 17 January 1995 the OVG in Berlin turned down an appeal made by a video rental shop owner against the levy of a film tax on him by the Berlin film support institution ( Filmförderungsanstalt). The court found the appeal to be unfounded. The ruling against the petitioner, thus forcing him to pay a film tax on the takings in both his rental shops, was based on article 66a of the German Act on film support ( Filmförderungsgesetz - FFG) of 18 November 1986. The court considered that conditions under constitutional law which allow the levying of special taxes on the video business for film support,...

With its government's new project, Bavaria is hoping to become part of the information networks. The early stages of the project will consist of setting up a new high performance network called the Bavarian Network (BayNet). The primary goal of the BayNet system will be to connect the local colleges (the German Hochschulen) to each other using special high-performance lines. It is hoped that the network will also serve pilot projects being carried out presently in Bavaria if the design of the network allows it. The BayNet should also contribute to the setting up of several City-Networks which at...

The Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) has issued an official warning to a company of the Bertelsmann AG group, to the French TV channel Canal Plus and to a company belonging to Kirch Gruppe. The three companies, which jointly run the German pay-TV channel "Première", had drawn up an agreement not to compete against one another on the Pay-TV markets beyond their activities in "Première". This agreement was contested by the Federal Cartel Office and the companies have been threatened with legal action. A reply statement by the companies is expected in the near future.

Bertelsmann AG and the French TV channel Canal+ have set up a joint venture for the acquisition of TV broadcasting rights. Final decisions on the legal structure and the location of the head quarters are yet to be taken but until then, the company will operate under the name "Canal+UFA" in Hamburg. The company's primary activity will be to acquire and market television broadcasting rights.