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Cyprus amended its Law on Radio and Television Stations (L. 7(I)/1998) and the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation Law (Ch. 300A) and harmonised the Republic's legislation with the European Directive 2010/13/EU on Audiovisual Media Services - codified version. The amending laws were published in the Official Gazette on 10 December 2010. Extensive amendments to various sections of the Law on Radio and Television Stations aimed at updating it in order to cover the broadcasting and audiovisual landscape, regulating not only the broadcasting sector but also Video-on-Demand (VOD) services. The terminology...

In three recent decisions, the public broadcaster VRT has been rapped over the knuckles for repeatedly transmitting content that has been deemed unsuitable for minors. The first decision (28 September 2010) was rendered by the Kamer voor Onpartijdigheid en Bescherming van Minderjarigen (Chamber for Impartiality and the Protection of Minors) of the Vlaamse Regulator voor de Media (Flemish Regulator for the Media - monitoring and enforcement of media regulation) and concerned the transmission of a trailer at around 7 pm, just after the popular family quiz programme “Blokken”. The trailer in question...

On 25 November 2010 the European Parliament adopted a resolution entitled “Public Service Broadcasting in the Digital Era: The Future of the Dual System”. The Parliament emphasised in the recitals the special importance attached to the dual system, characterised by the coexistence of public service and commercial broadcasters, in the European audiovisual landscape. This tradition has ensured a diverse range of freely accessible programming with both broadcasting modes, while playing a crucial role with regard to audiovisual production, cultural diversity and identity, information, pluralism, social...

The Consiliul Naţional al Audiovizualului (National Council for Electronic Media - CNA) fined on 4 and 9 November 2010 several Romanian commercial TV stations and issued public warnings for others due to the violation of audiovisual laws with regard to the media coverage of sensitive cases and to the observance of advertising rules (see inter alia IRIS 2010-10/38, IRIS 2010-8/42, IRIS 2010-7/33, IRIS 2010-1/38). Pro TV and Antena 1 were imposed a fine of RON 20,000 (EUR 4,650) each, Kanal D of RON 5,000 (EUR 1,165), Antena 2 and OTV received public warnings because of breaches of the Audiovisual...

A proposal to amend the Broadcasting Act with provisions intended to grant the Media Authority a more independent role in the broadcasting area was sent to Stortinget (the Norwegian Parliament) on 22 October 2010. The proposal includes the establishment of an independent complaints board with a mandate to handle complaints on decisions made by the authority. The Media Authority is an administrative body placed under the Ministry of Cultural Affairs and is responsible for handling cases relating to the Broadcasting Act, the Media Ownership Act and the Act on Film and Videograms. The Authority is...