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On 08.10.1996 the Austrian Constitutional Court (VfGH) repealed the previous total ban on advertising for cable television companies, based on Section 24, paragraph 2 of the Broadcasting Regulation. The judgment enables cable operators in Austria - some 270 in all - to accept advertising slots in their programmes from now on. The corresponding conditions were repealed by the VfGH on the grounds of being contrary to the Constitution, as the total ban on advertising constituted an extremely serious infringement of the freedom of expression of opinion and the freedom to exercise an economic activity....

To date, the professional regulations governing lawyers' conduct have prevented them from advertising their services. At the end of November 1996, a meeting of the Federal Chamber of Lawyers ( Bundesrechtsanwaltkammer ) called to review the Chamber's statute adopted a new set of professional regulations. They include, inter alia, a liberalisation of the rules governing advertising. In future, under paragraph 6 of the regulations, lawyers will be allowed to provide information about their services and their persons. The opportunity of advertising in the media, especially printed media, and on the...

In a decision of 6 November 1996, the French media authority CSA (Conseil supérieur de l'Audiovisuel), fined the public broadcaster France 2 for illegal advertising found in two different broadcasts of its show "N'oubliez pas votre brosse à dents" ("Don't forget your toothbrush"). France 2 is ordered to transfer an amount of FF 802,000 to a special account at the French Treasury for financial support to the film industry and the audio-visual programme industry. In the show which was broadcast on 1 April 1995, the CSA found a clear promotion of the Tunisean airline company Tunisair, the Tunisean...

In IRIS 1996-4:11 we announce the publication of a report on the introduction of digital terrestial broadcasting in Sweden. The report has been fiercely debated and criticized for being too optimistic and drastic. The Swedish Government believes there are no grounds strong enough at present for making such a far reaching decision as the report suggested. The Government has consequently presented a Bill on terrestial digital TV broadcasting. The Bill opts for the gradual introduction of digital TV. During an introduction period of one year, starting at the earliest in the autumn of 1997, digital...

By Decree of 14 November 1996, the Dutch Government has made several amendments to the Media Decree ( see IRIS 1996-7: 15). These amendments adapt the Media Decree to the recent changes in the Media Law (amendment of 4 April 1996; see IRIS 1996-5: 12). According to the new Decree, local and regional private commercial broadcasters no longer need the permission of the Dutch Media Authority (Commissariaat voor de Media) to broadcast advertisements. This possibility now automatically results from the Authority's assignment of broadcasting time. Secondly, the new Decree establishes criteria for the...