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It has taken the Government a few weeks to revise its text after receiving a negative opinion from the CSA on 27 September on its draft decree on audiovisual media services (AVMSD) (see IRIS 2010-10/31). The Decree, incorporating a number of the suggestions made by the Conseil Supérieur de l'Audiovisuel (audiovisual regulatory body - CSA), was published in the Journal Officiel on 14 November 2010. Adopted in application of the Act of 5 March 2009 transposing the AVMS Directive into French law, the Decree lays down three sets of rules: the arrangements for the scheme for AVMS contributing to the...

At its meeting on 28 October 2010, the Spanish National Competition Commission (CNC) approved the merger between TV channels Telecinco and Cuatro subject to the commitments given by Mediaset’s channel last 19 October 2010 by stating that they have addressed the competition concerns identified. On 28 April 2010 Telecinco had reported to the CNC its planned acquisition of Cuatro. This concentration had been previously subject to a referral by the European Commission, which considered that the CNC was the authority best placed to carry out the analysis. The CNC Council decided on 30 June 2010 to move...

A number of amendments have been made to the Swiss Radio and Television Decree (ORTV) with a view to relaxing the rules on advertising and sponsorship, although the modifications, in force since 1 April 2010, concern private-sector broadcasters only. The Federal Council has deferred its decision on a possible relaxation of the provisions governing the public-sector broadcasting company SSR after examining the amount of the licence fee for receiving radio and television broadcasts (see IRIS 2010-5/12). In June 2010, the Federal Council decided not to increase the fee for the years 2011 to 2014,...

The Vlaamse Raad voor de Journalistiek (Flemish Council for Journalism Ethics) has created a new code on journalism ethics that was made public on 6 October 2010. This Council is an independent self-regulating institution that supervises journalistic work in all Flemish media upon the filing of a complaint by a member of the public, thereby guaranteeing that journalistic ethics are upheld. It can also issue ethical directives and recommendations on its own initiative. The new ethical code is all-integrating, as it contains 27 provisions inspired by two classic texts that are very often referred...

On 10 September 2010, the Flemish Government issued a decision on the use of a logo for the indication of product placement, which was made public on 6 October 2010. The decision obliges broadcasters to display the logo in a clear and contrastive way for at least five seconds at the beginning and at the end of programmes containing product placement and after every break. The decision further stipulates some requirements as to place (top or bottom, at the right side of the screen), size, colour, and transparency of the logo. The logo should be displayed in a neutral way, which means that the products...