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A radio broadcaster who distributes, via the Internet, a programme which may not legally be sponsored, but whose Internet broadcast is funded by a third party and mentions the sponsorship arrangement, is in breach of the ban on sponsorship (Article 19.4 of the Radio and Television Act - RTVG). This is the conclusion of the Federal Office of Communication (BAKOM) in a decision addressed to the Swiss Radio and Television Corporation (SRG). Since Spring 1999, a selection of reports from Swiss radio station SR DRS' political analysis programme Echo der Zeit has been made available from around 8 pm...

In its judgement of 23 December 1999 the Tribunal of Rome rejected a complaint lodged by the public broadcaster RAI against the private competitor RTI for violation of the EC and national rules on the transmission of advertising. In its complaint, RAI accused RTI of "unfair competition" since some practices followed by RTI in the transmission of advertising on its three channels were considered to be in violation of the rules included in the "Television without Frontiers" Directive and of the national rules implementing it. In particular, RAI alleged that RTI does not observe the norms concerning...

In a decision reached in December 1999, the Federal Office of Communication (BAKOM) concluded an official investigation by ruling that TV3 had broadcast illegal commercial breaks. The charge particularly concerned the interruption of hour-long programmes such as Fohrler live, Räz and Emergency Room. The programmes were split into two, with a break containing advertising together with either the game Due or the weather forecast. However, these hour-long programmes constituted single productions which, under the provisions of the Radio and Television Act (Radio- und FernsehgesetzRTVG), may not be...

The Swiss Radio and Television Corporation (SRG) broadcast illegal advertisements for alcohol during the Football World Cup in France. According to a decision of the Federal Office of Communication (BAKOM) in December last year, the channel will be fined SFr 5,000 and will have to forfeit the net profit made from the advertisement concerned (around SFr 550,000). The commercial was broadcast a total of 486 times on television channels SF DRS, TSR and TSI. It shows football players celebrating victory by drinking beer. The logo Feldschlösschen appears on beer bottles and glasses. Towards the end...

The European Commission recently adopted a Communication on the planned future strategy for the audiovisual sector. The document sets out the main issues and principles of an audiovisual policy to cover the next five years, taking into account the technical progress and rapid growth of the audiovisual sector. The Communication makes it clear that the Commission does not intend to create a totally new regulatory framework for audiovisual services in the digital age. Rather, it hopes to build on existing measures such as the "Television without Frontiers" Directive and the Council Recommendation...