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On 10 March 2014, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) published BAI Guidelines in Respect of Coverage of Local and European Elections. The Guidelines set out the rules and approach that should be adopted by all Irish broadcasters when covering the forthcoming local and European elections. Polling for both elections is scheduled to take place on 23 May 2014. Rule 27 of the BAI Code of Fairness, Objectivity and Impartiality in News and Current Affairs provides that broadcasters must comply with Guidelines and Codes of practice on election and referenda coverage (see IRIS 2013-5/32). The Guidelines...

On 29 November 2013, the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources announced the establishment of an Internet Content Advisory Group. The Group consists of experts in the fields of child safety and online behaviour, as well as legal, technical and industry experts, and a student representative. It will consider emerging issues in the area of online content and its general impact on the lives of children and young people. The Group has been asked to comment on the July 2013 report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee (Irish Parliament Committee) titled ‘Addressing the Growth of Social...

On 27 February 2014 the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) signed a ten-year television content provision contract with UTV Ireland Limited. The contract creates a new general entertainment channel, to be known as UTV Ireland, which will be based in Dublin. The programme schedule will initially include news and current affairs, and a range of acquired documentary, drama and film content. The application for a licence under Section 71 of the Broadcasting Act 2009 was lodged by UTV Ireland in November 2013. Negotiations with the BAI began on 6 February and the contract is the result of that...

On 29 October 2013, the Copyright Review Committee published its final report entitled Modernising Copyright. The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation had established the three-member Committee on 9 May 2011 to examine current Irish copyright legislation, identify potential barriers to innovation, and present reforms to remove these barriers while protecting rightsholders (see IRIS 2012-4/30). Highlighted recommendations of the 180-page report include: broadening the jurisdiction of the District Court, the lowest court in the Irish court system, to include intellectual property cases up...

On 7 January 2014 the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) announced its decision not to reopen the licensing process for a commercial Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) service. The decision was made following an analysis of current market conditions which was undertaken by Oliver and Ohlbaum Associates, on behalf of the BAI, together with the consideration of a number of potential business models for commercial DTT and a consultation process with broadcasters and other interested parties. The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) - the predecessor of the BAI - began a licensing process...