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In September 2000 the Autorità per le garanzie nelle comunicazioni (Italian Communications Authority) published the final report of a public consultation launched on 10 March 2000, concerning advertising and sponsorship on radio and television. The aim of the consultation is the creation of a framework for the adoption of a regulation concerning radio and television advertising and sponsorship pursuant to the Communications Act of 31 July 1997, no. 249 (Istituzione dell'Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni e norme sui sistemi delle telecomunicazioni e radiotelevisivo, see IRIS 1997-8: 10)....

On 7 June 2000, the Italian Parliament approved law no. 150 on Public Service Advertising (Disciplina delle attività di informazione e di comunicazione delle pubbliche amministrazioni, Legge of 7 June 2000, no. 150, in Gazzetta Ufficiale of 13 June 2000, no. 136). The law entitles any Italian public Institution, both at national and local level as defined by the Public Administration Act of 1993 (Razionalizzazione dell'organizzazione delle amministrazioni pubbliche e revisione della disciplina in materia di pubblico impiego, Decreto legislativo of 3 February 1993, no. 29, in Gazzetta Ufficiale...

Due to an obligation imposed under the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA) to implement Directive 97/36/EC, a new Broadcasting Act has been adopted in Iceland. The new Act no. 53/2000, with effect from 17 May 2000, covers all types of broadcasting, both public and private, radio and television. The chapters of the previous Broadcasting Act, which related to Ríkisútvarpi (the public broadcaster), have been assembled in a separate Act (no. 122/2000) without any change in substance. A revision of the legal framework for public broadcasting is planned, particularly as regards its means of...

On 5 September 2000 the Oberlandesgericht Stuttgart (Stuttgart Appeal Court - OLG) ended the lawsuit between the ARD (Union of German Public Service Broadcasters) and ProSieben Media AG without reaching a verdict (see IRIS 1998-3: 6). The European Court of Justice preliminary ruling, made at the OLG's request, led both parties to declare that their dispute was over (see IRIS 1999-7: 6 and IRIS 1999-10: 5). The Court, which therefore only had to decide what costs were due, concluded that the costs cancelled each other out, since it was not clear which side would have won the case if it had been...

An important amendment has been made to both the Kabel- und Satelliten-Rundfunkgesetz (Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Act), which governs private broadcasters, and the Rundfunkgesetz (Broadcasting Act), which covers the Österreichischer Rundfunk (Austrian public service broadcaster - ORF). Provisions concerning events of major importance for society have been added to both Acts, bringing them fully into line with the revised EC "Television Without Frontiers" Directive. Most changes necessitated by the Directive had already been introduced in 1999. The Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Act has...