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On 24 August 2012, the Spanish government decided to relax the conditions imposed by the Spanish Comisión Nacional de la Competencia (National Competition Commission - CNC) for the acquisition of La Sexta by Antena 3. Exceptionally, the Spanish government may authorise economic concentrations on general interest grounds notwithstanding the negative opinion of the CNC. On 15 March 2012 Antena 3 had notified to the CNC the purchase of 100% of La Sexta’s share capital. On 14 March 2012 this concentration operation had been sent back to Spain by the European Commission for analysis by the CNC. According...

According to the Bundeskartellamt (Federal Cartel Office - BKartA), the Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf Appeal Court - OLG), in a judgment of 8 August 2012, rejected the complaint by RTL and ProSiebenSat.1 against its decision of March 2011 concerning the two broadcasters’ joint online video platform (case no. D 332 VI Kart 4/11[V]). The OLG Düsseldorf therefore confirmed the prohibition imposed by the BKartA and shared the cartel authority’s concerns (see IRIS 2011-5/15). The BKartA had concluded that, in its proposed form, such a platform would further strengthen the two broadcasting...

The programme ‘De Vlaanders’ is broadcast on Stories TV, a Flemish commercial broadcaster.This programme provides local news from two Belgian provinces, Oost- and West Vlaanderen. This programme is followed by a weather forecast. On 10 January 2012, after the weather forecast, the following sponsorship billboard was broadcast: ‘De Client (kapsalon)/Close-Up (kledingzaak)/Loewe (audio/video/TV)’ (De Client (hair dresser)/Close-Up (fashion shop)/Loewe (audio/video/TV). According to Vlaamse Regulator voor de Media (Flemish Media Regulator - VRM), this practice infringes Article 91 (1) Mediadecreet...

The Stabilisation and Association Council set up between the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the EU (SA Council) held its ninth meeting on 24 July 2012. The EU Commissioner responsible, Štefan Füle, thought the meeting had been a useful opportunity to review the progress of the accession process, including the priority areas under the High Level Accession Dialogue (HLAD). He welcomed the report prepared and adopted by the government, taking stock of the implementation of the Ohrid Framework Agreement. Based on this initial report, various recommendations could be developed for future...

On 21 June 2012, the European Commission released a press statement announcing its intent to refer Poland to the EU Court of Justice. The Commission explained that Poland had failed to fully implement the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMS Directive).(see IRIS 2010-8/4 and IRIS 2011-5/5). According to the Commission, Poland has not fully implemented the provisions regarding on-demand services. The Commission mentions in particular that the requirements that aim to protect viewers, especially children, from commercial communications in the form of hidden advertising or from content containing...