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In a ruling of 29 April 2014, the Oberverwaltungsgericht Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate Administrative Appeal Court - OVG) decided that an insert used to introduce a commercial break infringed rules on the separation of TV programmes and advertisements because it contained a programme announcement. During a break between two early evening programmes, TV broadcaster SAT.1 had broadcast inserts that included the word “Werbung” (advertising). The inserts also contained programme announcements for a boxing match and the programme “The Voice of Germany”. The Landeszentrale für Medien und Kommunikation...

The Statute Про Суспільне телебачення і радіомовлення України (“On Public Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine”), adopted by the Supreme Rada on 17 April 2014, was promulgated by the acting President Turchinov and enters into force on 15 May 2014. The law replaces the 1997 statute on the System of Public Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine (IRIS 1998-4/10), which has never been enforced. The Statute envisions that all state-run TV, radio companies, including regional and world services, shall be transformed into a joint entity under the control of civil society. The Statute establishes...

On 19 March 2014, a decision of the Supreme Court confirmed the decision of the Rada pre vysielanie a retransmisiu (Council for Broadcasting and Retransmission of the Slovak Republic) imposing a fine of EUR 3,319 on a major Slovak commercial TV broadcaster for violating the rules on advertising. According to article 35 (3) of the Broadcasting Act, “when broadcasting a news programme or an audiovisual work, other than serial, series, documentary film, a programme for minors or a religious ceremony, the programme may be interrupted by the insertion of advertising or teleshopping once in every thirty-minute...

On 2 April 2014 the Broadcasting Authority issued a directive to all broadcasting stations - both radio and television - governing programmes and advertisements broadcast during the period from 11 April to 24 May 2014: the electoral period for the EU Parliament elections. Elections will be held in Malta for the EU Parliament on Saturday, 24 May 2014. Contrary to previous years (see IRIS 2009-6/26), the Broadcasting Authority will not require broadcasting stations to submit programme schedules for its approval during the EU Parliament electoral campaign but will do so only for the two day moratorium...

On 7 May 2014, the Joint Committee of the Italian Parliament responsible for the oversight of public service media (Commissione parlamentare per l'indirizzo generale e la vigilanza dei servizi radiotelevisivi) gave its opinion on the draft national service contract, which will govern the relationship between Italy’s public service operator (RAI) and the Ministry for Economic Development (the Ministry) for the next three years. The national service contract is an act of paramount importance in Italian media policy insofar as it is instrumental in the definition of RAI’s public service remit, along...