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For the first time since its existence, the Standing Committee of the European Convention on Transfrontier Television has adopted two Recommendations in order to facilitate and improve the application of the Convention. The first Recommendation, adopted during the 11th meeting of the Committee on 5 - 6 December 1996, concerns the use of virtual images in news and current affairs programmes. The latter, adopted during the Committee's 12th meeting on 20 - 21 March 1997, relates to the use of virtual advertising notably during the broadcast of sports events. Most important, the Recommendations are...

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...