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The Mass Media Authority has conducted a survey on TV3 Norway programmes as from November 1996. TV3 Norway is a television broadcaster, broadcasting by satellite from the UK, but its programmes target Norwegian audiences. The channel is also distributed by Norwegian cable networks. The survey was conducted on the basis of Articles 10, 11, and 18 of the EC Directive on "Television Without Frontiers" (89/552/EEC). The Mass Media Authority found 214 violations of the Directive. Art. 18.2 - amount of advertising every given clock hour 9 violations Art. 10.1 - separating advertising breaks 166 violations...

The wish to stimulate domestic production, new ownership positions in the private commercial TV market and a lack of possibilities for regulatory bodies to enforce their power by means of sanctions, brought the Broadcasting Council of Slovenia, the regulatory body in the field of private commercial audio-visual media, to rethink existing media law (see IRIS 1995-1: 12). Generally, the Council proposes amendments on three main issues: defining different programme quota, ensuring more successful anti-monopoly legislation and different sanctions for violating the law by giving the Council certain...

The Minister for Health wants the advertising of alcohol during TV sportscasts stopped. He argues that the connection made between top-class sport and alcohol when beer and other beverages are advertised in these programmes is irresponsible at a time when Germany has some 2,5 million alcoholics. This goal is to be reached through constructive dialogue with the management of the television stations concerned. The minister is aiming at voluntary agreement, rather than a comprehensive ban. Ideally, a situation similar to that applying to the advertising of cigarettes and tobacco products should be...

The Belarussian Supreme Soviet (the Parliament) adopted and President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed the Law "On Advertising". The Law consists of five Chapters and 25 Articles. Advertising in Belarus can be in Belarussian and (or) Russian languages (Article 4), this norm is different from those in relevant laws in other ex-USSR States that do not allow advertising in the Russian language. It is not allowed to interrupt broadcasts of official events, children's and religious programmes with commercial breaks. Typical intervals between spots shall not be less than 15 minutes (Article 9). It is not...

The Swedish Parliament has accepted the Government's proposal to increase the advertising limit on private commercial television, as laid down in the Radio and TV Act, during prime time. The amendment to the Act is the result of negotiations between the Government and TV4 on the status of the 16 local TV stations which broadcast under the licence and the editorial responsibility of TV4. On the basis of the Radio and TV Act, TV4 has been licensed by the Government as Swedens sole terrestrial private commercial TV channel. Until 1 January 1997 it was under the obligation to maintain editorial offices...