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The Austrian Film Institute in Vienna and the Latvian Film Centre (Nacionālais kino centrs) signed a co-funding agreement on independent cinema film production on 22 May 2006. The parties’ intention in reaching the agreement is to co-operate on and mutually support film projects that are culturally, economically and in terms of content in the particular interests of both countries and are co-funded by Austrian and Latvian film-makers. Under paragraph 1 of the agreement, the Centre and the Austrian Film Institute will contribute to the cost of a co-production up to a maximum of EUR 250,000 per...

In February 2006, the Kommunikationsbehörde Austria (Austrian communications authority) granted to Österreichische Rundfunksender GmbH & Co KG (ORS) the licence to operate a terrestrial multiplex platform valid until 1 August 2016 (see IRIS 2005-7: 8 for details of the invitation of tenders). The decision is not yet in force. The award of this licence represents a further step towards nationwide availability of digital terrestrial broadcasting. The licensing decision sets out detailed conditions for the transmission of digital terrestrial television.ORS is required to increase its coverage in stages....

In 2004, pay-TV broadcaster Premiere acquired the exclusive rights to cover the T-Mobile Bundesliga. Austrian commercial broadcaster ATV+ subsequently purchased the secondary exploitation rights. The Bundeskommunikationssenat (Federal Communications Office - BKS) granted to Österreichische Rundfunk (ORF) the right to broadcast one short 90-second report on each match day (see IRIS 2005-1: 7). The Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Administrative Court) overturned this decision, since only allowing 90 seconds of coverage per match day was considered too restrictive (see IRIS 2006-3: 10). On 3 February 2006,...

By an amendment to the ORF -Gesetz (ORF Act), the Austrian Parliament has made it compulsory for Österreichischer Rundfunk (the Austrian public service broadcaster - ORF) to provide a specialist TV channel. The channel should offer information about all sports-related issues, stimulate public interest in playing sport and report on sports which are normally given little coverage in the Austrian media. No further details were given on the number or length of the programmes that should be broadcast. The channel will have to be broadcast via satellite. Cable operators will also be obliged to carry...

In 2004, pay-TV broadcaster Premiere acquired the exclusive rights to cover the T-Mobile-Bundesliga. Austrian commercial TV company ATV+ subsequently purchased the secondary exploitation rights. The Bundeskommunikationssenat (Federal Communications Office) granted to Österreichische Rundfunk (ORF) the right to broadcast one short 90-second report on each match day (see IRIS 2005-1: 7). Both ORF and ATV+ complained to the Verfassungsgerichtshof (Constitutional Court) about this decision. The Court threw out both complaints on the grounds that there was little prospect of them being upheld (see IRIS...