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On 18 July 2013, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) published its review of funding for the public service broadcasters, RTÉ and TG4, for the next five year period. As part of the review, the BAI made recommendations relating to the future levels and use of public funding including the processes required to ensure funding is adequately and appropriately accounted for. The BAI is required under section 124(8) of the Broadcasting Act 2009 to carry out a review of the adequacy, or otherwise, of public funding to enable public service broadcasters to meet their public service objectives. Such...

On 4 June 2013 the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) published revised versions of its General and Children’s Commercial Communications Codes. The Codes deal with advertising, sponsorship, product placement and other forms of commercial promotion. The revisions deal, in particular, with the approach to be taken to products that are high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS). The Codes apply to all radio and television broadcasters regulated in the Republic of Ireland. The BAI is required under section 42 of the Broadcasting Act 2009 to develop advertising codes to protect the general public health...

On 10 April 2013 the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) launched its Community Broadcasting Support Scheme 2013. The Scheme is open to licensed community television and community radio stations, and awards funding grants enabling stations to evaluate and review the operation and effectiveness of their services. Evaluations funded by the Scheme can either concentrate on external issues; for example, aiding community stations to take a closer look at the communities that they are licensed to serve, or address internal issues, such as supporting stations with organisational, development and governance...

On 9 April 2013, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) published a new Code of Fairness, Objectivity and Impartiality in News and Current Affairs as part of its statutory remit. In accordance with the Broadcasting Act 2009 (see IRIS 2009-10/18), broadcasters are required to ensure that all news and current affairs content is reported in an objective and impartial manner without any expression of the broadcaster’s own views. The Act also stipulates that broadcasters must ensure that their treatment of current affairs, including matters that are either of public controversy or the subject of...

On 26 February 2013 the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources confirmed that plans are being advanced to introduce a household-based public broadcasting charge. The new charge will replace the existing television licence fee, a device-based charge, legislated for under sections 140 to 148 of the Broadcasting Act 2009. The television licence revenue is currently used to fund public service broadcasting on RTE, TG4, and separately through independent broadcast productions, by way of the Sound and Vision Scheme, which is administered by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. A...