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On 23 January 2015, the Bulgarian Government adopted a programme for the stable development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2014-2018 period. One of the priorities as outlined under paragraph/section 18.1, which concerns the media landscape, is the: "[d]evelopment of a public landscape and legislation that guarantee media independence and pluralism as well as transparency and public disclosure of media ownership and media supervision". The Government's aim over the next four years is to adopt legislative amendments that will help "to achieve a transparent and competitive media landscape". The...

The Swedish Radio and Television Act (Radio- och TV-lagen), which has transposed the Audiovisual Media Services Directive 2010/13/EU (AVMS Directive) into Swedish law, includes a ban on the advertising of alcohol and on sponsorship by alcohol companies of television and radio broadcasts. Nevertheless, there are some television channels (TV3, TV6, TV 8, Kanal 5 and Kanal 9) that - even though they are more or less exclusively directed towards Swedish viewers - broadcast under UK licences and are subject to UK jurisdiction. UK law permits the activities described above. The AVMS Directive is based...

On 15 December 2014, the United Kingdom media regulator Ofcom published two reports. One, entitled Public Sector Broadcast Annual Report 2014 (the First Report), reviewed the UK Public Sector Broadcasters (PSBs) performance since 2008. The remits of PSB channels, such as ITV and Channel 4, are defined under section 265 of the Communications Act 2003; part 2 of Schedule 12 of the 2003 Act is the relevant part for the Welsh Channel S4C and the public purpose of the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is described in the BBC Charter, due for renewal in 2016. The second Report, entitled Public Service...

In a decision of 26 November 2014 (case no. A14-275018), the British Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) found that labelling obligations for advertisements contained in YouTube videos had been breached and ordered the food manufacturer Mondelez UK Ltd to ensure that future ads in this medium made their commercial intent clear prior to consumer engagement. The case concerned so-called “Lick Race videos” on five YouTube channels owned by well-known private “vloggers”, which humorously portrayed a particular way of eating Oreo biscuits. Following a complaint from a journalist, the Mondelez company...

The terms of reference governing the activity of the national programming company France Télévisions was amended by decree on 26 December 2014. The text begins by amending the appendix for animation works on the scope of the rights so as to take into account the most recent professional agreement between France Télévisions and representatives of animated film producers, which was reached on 27 May 2014. This agreement provides that animation series are to be available free of charge on Pluzz, France Télévisions’ catch-up TV portal, for seven days. During the broadcasting rights period, three episodes...