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The Slovenian Media Act which is the essential legislative tool for the content regulation of television programming, was amended in May 2006. The proposal for an amendment of Article 84 on the protection of children and minors against potentially harmful materials was formulated by the Peace Institute of Ljubljana at the request of the Ministry of Culture. Also, an additional non-governmental proposal was made by NGOs involved in the field of social care for children and women and involved in the framework of the project on pornography regulation. The non-governmental group proposed a formulation...

On 16 November 2006, the Portuguese Council of Ministers approved a Draft Television Bill. The Bill was open for public consultation until 15 December 2006 and aims at replacing both Act nº32/2003 of 22 August 2003 and Decree-Law nº237/98 of 5 August 1998. With this Draft the Government intends to detail the legal criteria for the granting and renewal of TV licenses, to adapt the legislation to technological changes (namely the introduction of Digital Terrestrial TV), to abolish the existing differences between the public service obligations imposed on state-owned channels (thus re-incorporating...

In December 2003, the Secretary of State asked the UK Office of Communications (Ofcom) to consider proposals to strengthen the rules on food and drink advertising to children. After extensive research and consultation, Ofcom has now reached a controversial decision to ban all advertisements for products that are high in fat, salt and sugar in and around all programmes of particular appeal to children under the age of 16, broadcast at any time of day or night on any channel. This will include a total ban on such advertising in and around all children’s programmes and on dedicated children’s channels...

Although sponsorship of programmes has been allowed in the United Kingdom for fifteen years, sponsorship of channels has so far not been permitted. The Office of Communications (Ofcom) has announced that, after extensive consultation, it has decided to amend its Broadcasting Code to permit the sponsorship of commercial television channels and radio stations. Important safeguards are retained to preserve editorial integrity and to protect children. Originally Ofcom had proposed that channels which contained programmes which could not be sponsored (news and current affairs) could not themselves be...

On 15 September the District Court of Hannover imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on an Internet page provider. A photographer from Hannover had shown photos of minors striking unnatural and sexually suggestive poses on pages that he managed, some to which access was free and others which required payment. The Media Institute for Lower Saxony (NLM) had, on account of the violation of the Youth Media Protection State Agreement, imposed fines in November 2005 and June 2006 in this case, which the party concerned subsequently challenged in court. The District Court has now confirmed the legal view of the...