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In December 1999, based on Government Resolution No. 2198 (IX.9.), the Hungarian government prepared modification proposals to Act I on Radio and Television ("Media Act"). The proposed changes consist of 20 articles. The main purpose of the amendments is to harmonise the Media Act with the Council Directive 89/552 EEC as amended by Council Directive 97/36 EC ("Directive") and the European Convention on Transfrontier Television of the Council of Europe ("Convention"). According to the proposal, programme distribution will be considered as broadcasting and will be regulated in a separate chapter....

Since its installation in 1997, the Authorisation and Supervision Board of the regulatory body for the audiovisual sector (Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA)) of the French-speaking Community had been very sparing in its use of the power to sanction which it holds by virtue of the Decree of 24 July 1997; only two - minorsanctions had been imposed in two and a half years, one against a radio station which had changed its broadcasting frequency without authorisation, and the other against RTL-TVI for broadcasting violent images during a news broadcast. In the space of just over one month, on...

The Advertising Tax Law, which has been in force for a short time, is replacing the publicity tax existing hitherto (varying from province to province) and (see IRIS 1999-5: 5) the announcement tax existing hitherto (varying from one local authority to another!) with an advertising tax that is uniform throughout the Federation. The advertising tax is based, on the one hand, on advertisements inserted and distributed in printed publications, and included in radio broadcasting and, on the other hand, outdoor advertising, insofar as these advertising services are provided within Austria and for remuneration....

The Commission has brought an action against Italy before the European Court of Justice for violation of the obligation to transpose into national legislation Council Directive of 3 October 1989 (89/552/CEE) on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities (the so called "Television Without Frontiers Directive"). The action follows a long pre-contentious infringement procedure initiated by letter of 15 January 1996. According to the Commission, Italy is responsible for not...

In its judgement of 23 March 2000 the Tribunal of Rome, sitting in chamber, confirmed the decision reached on 23 December 1999 by the same Tribunal (sitting with a single judge) on a complaint lodged by the public broadcaster RAI against the private competitor RTI for violation of EC and national rules on the transmission of advertising (see IRIS 2000-1: 10). Before the first judge, RAI asked for an injunction ordering the private broadcaster to cease advertising practices considered inconsistent with the above mentioned rules. Again without considering the merits of the complaint, The Tribunal...