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In September 2000, a decision of the High Court in London allowed the commercial TV station TVDanmark1 to broadcast an important football match between Denmark and Iceland to the Danish public even though the broadcaster is accessible to only 55% - 60% of the Danish population on a subscription basis. The Court decided that TVDanmark1 has no obligation to offer access to football matches to the national Danish public service broadcasters. The limited access offered to the Danish public by TVDanmark1 would thus seem to be contrary to the Directive 89/552/EEC as amended by Directive 97/36/EC. Article...

The political Media Agreement concluded on 28 March 2000, for the period 2001 - 2004 between the Danish government and the political parties Socialistisk Folkeparti (Socialist Popular Party) and Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre-Democrats) has been codified by the Lov om ændring af lov om radio- og fjernsynsvirksomhed og lov om indkomstbeskatning af aktieselskaber m.v. (Act no. 1272 of 20 December 2000 amending the Broadcasting Act and the Act on Income Taxation of Limited Companies). The Act entered into force on 1 January 2001. The principal amendments to the Broadcasting Act are as follows: 1. Public...

A press release published on 30 August 2000, by the Ministry of Culture has announced that problems have risen concerning the broadcast of a football match between Denmark and Iceland on 2 September 2000. Article 3a of Directive 97/36/EC amending Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the pursuit of television broadcasting activities provides for free access for the public to TV broadcasting of events important to society. A substantial proportion of the public in a Member State may not be deprived of the possibility of following such events as are regarded by that Member State as being of major importance...

On 21 March 2000, the Minister for Culture, Ms. Elsebeth Gerner, presented a draft concerning the broadcast of TV Services. In the following days the initiative was intensively discussed in the press as the draft presents controversial points of view. On 28 March 2000, the government parties, the Social Democratic Party and the Radical Party, entered into a political settlement with the Socialist People´s Party and the Centre Democrats to be in force for the period 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2004. The main points of the agreement concern the financing of public service programmes, TV advertising...

On Friday 13 November 1999, a national football game between Denmark and Israel took place. In Denmark, it was considered an important sport event followed by a majority of the Danish population. However, the game was broadcast by channel TV3 exclusively. This broadcaster company is a pay channel accessible by only 71% of the population. Article 3a of the "Television without Frontiers" (Directive 89/552/EEC as amended by Directive 97/36/EC) provides for free access for the public to TV broadcasting of events important to society. A substantial proportion of the public in a Member State may not...