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At the end of March, the Bundeskanzleramt (Federal Chancellery) presented for discussion a draft Federal Act amending the KommAustria-Gesetz (KommAustria Act) and the Privatfernsehgesetz (Commercial Television Act). It invited interested parties to submit their reactions to the document by 24 April 2003. A substantial part of the Bill is devoted to the establishment of two new funds: a digitisation fund and a TV film support fund. Both funds are to be allocated EUR 7.5 million per year from the revenue generated by the Federal Government from TV and radio licence fees (money which was previously...

In May 2003, the Austrian Rundfunk & TelekomRegulierungs-GmbH (Broadcasting & TelecommunicationsRegulator - RTR) published a study on the development of the broadcasting market. The study examines the fundamental question of whether the dual broadcasting system, ie the introduction of commercial radio, has been beneficial for the various market players. The results of the investigation into whether consumers consider that commercial radio in particular enhances the variety of programmes and opinions represented, and whether advertisers have embraced the new market, will be used to draw up a list...

The Austrian Rundfunk & Telekom Regulierungs-GmbH (Broadcasting & Telecommunications Regulator - RTR) has launched a public consultation procedure on the development of the Austrian requirements relating to DVB-T and T-DAB for the Regional Radio Conference (RRC04/05) being held in 2004/2005. The overwhelming majority of European telecommunications administrations which are members of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have called for a revision of the Stockholm 1961 Agreement, which forms the basis of analogue TV broadcasting structures and international co-ordination. The revised...

In a recently publicised case, the Oberster Gerichtshof (Supreme Court - OGH) recognised the right of a film music composer to have a list of credits amended, even though the list had previously been contractually agreed. The plaintiff in the dispute heard by the OGH is a composer who, along with two other composers, wrote the music for a 90-minute film. In the end, only 4 minutes and 8 seconds of the music composed by the plaintiff was used. The film, including the credits, was played in the plaintiff's presence. In the credits, the plaintiff and the other two composers were named under the heading...

On 19 January 2003, the Austrian broadcasting regulatory authority, KommAustria, decided to reallocate a frequency in the dispute between Österreichischer Rundfunk (the Austrian public-service broadcasting company - ORF) and the private channel, PULS CITY TV. From July onwards, when PULS CITY TV is due to start broadcasting, channel 34 - which is currently used for terrestrial broadcasting of ORF 2's analogue programmes - will be used for most of the day in the Vienna area by PULS CITY TV. ORF will only be switched back to for a three-minute news slot and an evening news programme. KommAustria...