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The Danish Broadcasting Act was amended in December 1996. The new provisions came into force in January 1997. The background for the amendments is the political agreement from May last year between the government and all parties in the Parliament (except the left-wing Enhedslisten ) on the framework for the electronic media for 1997-2000. The main features of the amendments are the following: The two public service broadcasters Danmarks Radio (radio and TV) and TV 2 (TV only) are given increased economic freedom. The two broadcasters will be allowed to establish subsidiary companies for other...

On 10 May 1996 the Danish Government and nearly all parties in Parliament (except one: the Enhedslisten) entered into a broadcasting agreement laying down the framework for Danish radio and television for the next four years. The aim of the agreement is to secure that Danish electronic media and the Danish audiovisual industry are given as wide a framework as possible and to make it possible for the media to meet the increasing competition from abroad and the challenges posed by the technological development. Some important elements are the following: - Considerable extra funds are set aside...

On 12 June 1996 an amendment to the Danish Broadcasting Act was passed by the Danish Parliament (Folketinget). It enables Danmarks Radio TV (DRTV) and TV2 - the two Danish public service broadcastersto establish new satellite channels. The passing of the Act is part of the agreement between 7 out of 8 political parties in Parliament ( see elsewhere in this issue of IRIS). The purpose of separating the satellite issue from the rest of the planned amendments is to ensure the indisputable right of DRTV to launch a new channel, DR2, on 30 August 1996. DR2 is to be broadcast by digital as well as analogue...

The Danish Parliament has adopted a new Copyright Act which entered into force on 1 July 1995. The Act contains a systematically modernized copyright legislation and replaces two Acts from 1961 on copyright and on the right in photographic pictures. The 1961 legislation and several later amendments have to a large extent been carried into effect on a basis of agreement between the five Nordic countries. The present Act has also been prepared after consultations among these countries. Compared to the previous legislation the major new points of the Act are as follows: - The Act on the Right in...

On 20 January 1995 the Danish government and the Socialist People's Party came to an agreement on the strengthening of Danish public service television as a result of the increasing competition from foreign television stations. On the basis of the agreement, Danmarks Radio will be authorized to experiment with a satellite channel using new digital technology. The channel is supposed to supplement the existing programmes that are broadcast terrestrial. The purpose of this extra channel - which is expected to be a fully developed programme channel by 1998 - is to increase the possibilities for...