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The Croatian regulatory authority, the Agency for Electronic Media (AEM), and UNICEF, in cooperation with the Academy of Dramatic Arts, the Faculty of Political Science, the Institute of Lexicography, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre (HAVC), and the Croatian Film Association (amateur film and film schools) have launched an online portal for media literacy. The portal broadens the recent campaign of the AEM and UNICEF, entitled "Let’s choose what we watch", which has shown through various examples the potential impact of media on children and parents (IRIS 2016-1/17). The portal is intended to inform...

"Let's choose what we watch" is a national campaign by the Agency for Electronic Media (AEM) and UNICEF, which aims to raise awareness of the importance of media literacy of parents, caregivers, and children, and on the importance of careful selection of media content for children. The campaign urges parents to use the TV ratings system that is designed to draw attention to the suitability of programmes for different age groups. According to research conducted by AEM and UNICEF in October 2014, children watch television for approximately three hours each day and almost half of that time spent in...

After concluding consultations with stakeholders and the interested public, the Council for Electronic Media has adopted rules on ceding unutilised exclusive rights from stakeholders to third interested parties. The rules stipulate the procedure for ceding unutilised exclusive rights in the event of the procurement of audio and audiovisual content of a higher value on the basis of exclusive rights, and in the event of the procurement of premium sports events referred to in Article 9 paragraphs 2 and 3 of the Croatian Radio-Television Act. The rules apply to the ceding of unutilised exclusive rights...

After concluding consultations with stakeholders and the interested public, the Council for Electronic Media (CEM) has adopted new rules on the protection of minors in electronic media on 27 February 2015. The main change introduced by the new rules relates to the protected time period. The time period in which programmes intended for viewers older than 18 may not be broadcast remains unchanged. It includes the period from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. with a mandatory graphic sign (a transparent circle with an inscribed red number 18) present throughout their duration. The time period in which programmes...

On 15 July 2013, the Croatian Parliament has adopted the Act Amending the Electronic Media Act. The new Act harmonises the Electronic Media Act with the General Administrative Procedure Act, the Act on Administrative Disputes, the Criminal Code, the Concessions Act and the Services Act, implements terminological alignment with the Lisbon Treaty (OJ C 306) and changes the definition of electronic publications. It terminologically revises and amends the definitions of audiovisual programme, audiovisual commercial communication, advertising, surreptitious audiovisual commercial communication, sponsorship,...