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On 24 May 2001 the Tribunal Supremo (Supreme Court) decided to allow the Government of the Autonomous Community of Canarias to provide Digital Terrestrial Television (DTTV) services. Decree 2169/1998 on the National Technical Plan on Digital Terrestrial TV currently identifies a regional multiplex in each Autonomous Community, which will initially carry four DTTV programme services. The regional DTTV programme services shall be operated by private broadcasters, once they have been awarded a concession following a public tender. However, the Decree reserves two DTTV programme services for the regional...

In November 2000, the Andalusian Government approved a Decree on Local Terrestrial TV. This Decree regulates the granting of concessions for the provision of local TV services in Andalusia. The Decree implements national legislation in this field, in particular the national Act on Local Terrestrial TV (Act 41/1995). However, the national Government regarded this Andalusian Decree as not being fully compliant with Article 7 of the national Act 41/1995, which prohibits the creation of local networks and (with some exceptions) the local terrestrial TV concessionaires from entering into networking...

In April 2001, the Parliament of the Autonomous Community of Madrid decided to pass a new Act on Audiovisual Content and Additional Services. This Act implements some provisions of the national Act 25/1994 (as amended by Act 22/1999), which incorporates the "Television Without Frontiers" Directive into Spanish Law. The new Madrid Act deals expressly with the protection of minors and with the right of TV users to receive accurate information on the programme planning of TV channels, as recognised by Article 18 of Act 25/1994. It ought to be pointed out that this new Madrid Act does not cover some...

On 30 April 2001, the Tribunal Supremo (Supreme Court) rejected an appeal by the broadcaster Sogecable against Decree 2169/1998 on the National Technical Plan on Digital Terrestrial TV (DTTV). According to the applicant, the Decree should be deemed illegal for several reasons: a) The Decree regulates analog switch-off, which is supposed to take place before 2012. The applicant said that this matter should have been regulated by an Act of Parliament. Besides, Sogecable argued that it was disproportionate to impose the abandonment of analog TV in order to introduce DTTV. b) The applicant claimed...

In February 2001, the Catalan audiovisual regulatory authority, the Consell de l'Audiovisual de Catalunya (Catalonia Audiovisual Council, CAC), issued a set of basic guidelines for TV broadcasters when covering tragic events. The guidelines are addressed to authorities, audiovisual corporations and professionals in the field of audiovisual information. The Recommendations stress that public authorities should give assistance to the media by ensuring that they are treated in a fair manner. Public authorities should also avoid overacting and seeking prominence while at the scene of an accident or...