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In the run-up to the German parliamentary elections in October 2005 several rulings were issued in the German courts on the requirement for television broadcasters to transmit party political broadcasts. The subject was the party political broadcast of a small party that had anarchy as part of its political programme. The public service broadcasters ARD and ZDF had refused to broadcast it on the grounds of protecting young people. The verbal content of the broadcast comprised the party's candidate for Chancellor shouting out his “address”. The final fade-in ran: “Your vote for the garbage“. Otherwise...

The Broadcasting Council of the Czech Republic has fined the management of the channels NOVA and PRIMA around CZK 4 million and CZK 5 million respectively (approximately EUR 130,000 and EUR 160,000) for broadcasting the TV Reality Show Big Brother . The broadcasting of the show infringed § 32 paragraph 2 g) of the Broadcasting Act, whereby programmes which are likely to adversely affect the physical, intellectual and emotional well-being of children or young people may not be broadcast between 06:00 h and 22:00 h in the evening. These programmes may have a problematic effect on children and young...

The Finnish Consumer Agency, the Consumer Ombudsman and the National Public Health Institute have drafted recommendations as a guide for advertisers when marketing foodstuffs to children. Such recommendations are deemed necessary to counter the spread of obesity in children and are based on several reviews which found that the contents and volume of advertising contribute to influencing consumption habits especially where children and adolescents are concerned. Advertising of foodstuffs aimed at children was found to consist mainly of messages associating sugary cereals, soft drinks, sweets, potato...

Decision no. 405 of 30 June 2005 of the Co nsiliul Naţional al Audiovizualului (the Romanian regulatory authority for electronic media - CNA) amended CNA Decision no. 248 of 1 July 2004 on personality rights (see IRIS 2004-10:15). Article 11 of Decision no. 248 now states that, for the benefit of TV viewers, footage filmed using a hidden camera must always be denoted by a graphic symbol depicting a camera. CNA Decision no. 404 of 30 June 2005 also amended Decision no. 249 of 1 July 2004 on the protection of minors with respect to television programmes (see IRIS 2004-8:12). The following warnings...

On 6 July 2005, the Autorità per le garanzie nelle comunicazioni (Communications Authority - AGCOM) decided the terms according to which RAI and RTI will have to choose the independent content providers that will benefit from the 40% quota of their DTT capacity until the complete implementation of the national digital frequency plan (see IRIS 2003-4: 9). This measure was adopted in order to implement one of the seven remedies that were decided after the conclusion of the first analysis on the Italian broadcasting and advertising markets according to the new Broadcasting Act no. 112/2004 (see IRIS...