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On 19 February 2018, the Department of Economics and Statistics of the Italian Communications Authority (AGCOM) released a report on the consumption of information (the “Report”). The drafting of the Report comes into being as result of AGCOM competence to monitor the information system and ensure the protection of pluralism of information, both on the supply and demand side of the news media market. Also, AGCOM has stressed that the monitoring of the news system is part of a global scenario where some negative phenomena are growing, including the spread of fake news and misinformation. The study...

On 10 January 2018, the Italian Communication Authority (AGCOM) issued Resolution No. 1/18/CONS to enact the provisions of the Par Condicio Law (Law No. 28 of 22 February 2000) applicable to private broadcasters during the electoral period preceding the general elections to be held on 4 March 2018. In particular, the resolution aims at ensuring the respect of some core principles, including pluralism, impartiality, independence and the completeness of media coverage of elections. With respect to broadcast media, specific rules are laid down to allot time in political communication programmes (that...

On 1 February 2018, the Italian Communication Authority (AGCOM) published guidelines to ensure equal treatment of parties/candidates on online platforms within the context of the next general elections. The guidelines are the result of the work performed within the context of a working group established by AGCOM containing representatives from major online platforms and newspapers. Although the guidelines constitute self-regulatory “soft law” and do not therefore have specific legal value, they nonetheless provide helpful insight into how operators and stakeholders are approaching Italian election...

On 28 December 2017, the final version of the legislative decree implementing the reform of the film review and governing the protection of minors in the audiovisual sector (Legislative Decree No. 203 of 7 December 2017) was published on the Official Journal. An article on the draft of this decree was included in IRIS 2017-10/24. In particular, the decree on the protection of minors introduces some significant provisions. First of all, distributors and producers are now required to classify cinematographic works with a view to balancing freedom of expression and the protection of minors. Depending...

On 28 December 2017, the final version of the legislative decree implementing the reform of the legal framework on cinema and audiovisual services with respect to the promotion of European and Italian works (Legislative Decree No. 204 of 7 December 2017) was published on the Official Journal (the draft of this decree was included in IRIS 2017-10/24). Yet, some significant amendments have been introduced to the relevant provisions, especially with regard to the decree governing the promotion of European works, which provides for a progressive increase of the content and investment quotas. As regards...