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On 18 March 2004, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a new ban on "indecent" material on broadcast television. Its action came after political outrage over a mid-January "Super Bowl" broadcast ­ the most viewed US football game ­ which included singer/actress Janet Jackson's baring a breast for about 5 seconds. The Commission's actions followed the House of Representatives' adoption of a severe anti-indecency bill. In Golden Globe Awards Program , the Commission established new definitions of "indecency" and "profanity" on broadcast television. At issue were wellknown singer Bono's...

In reaction to a press release from a national parents' association, the State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science has evaluated the functioning of the Dutch classification system for audiovisual media, Kijkwijzer (see also IRIS Plus 2003-10). The association, Ouders en Coo, publicly cast doubt upon the classification system, stating that ten films had been rated too low. Kijkwijzer was introduced on 22 February 2001 by NICAM (Dutch Institute for the Classification of Audiovisual Media), the organization responsible for the development and implementation of Kijkwijzer on behalf of the...

The Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (audiovisual regulatory body - CSA) is facing difficulties concerning the channels in countries outside the European Community broadcasting on Eutelsat, of which more than 150, despite theoretically being subject to French authority, are broadcast without being approved either in France or in any other country of the European Union. The CSA cannot sanction them or take proceedings against the satellite operators or the bodies that allocate space on the satellite broadcasting these channels. Thus on 13 January, the CSA applied to the office of the Public Prosecutor...

According to Article 15 of the Act of 30 September 1986 (as amended), the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (audiovisual regulatory body - CSA) guarantees the protection of children and young people and ensures that programmes likely to be damaging to the physical, mental or moral development of minors are not made available to the public by a sound broadcasting service unless it is assured, because of the broadcasting time chosen, that minors would not normally be likely to hear them. Under this Article, the CSA adopted a deliberation on 10 February prohibiting any sound broadcasting service...

As Ireland currently holds the presidency of the EU, the Minister for Communications has indicated that the protection of minors in the area of broadcasting will be one of his main priorities. The EU Commission is due to publish an update to the Recommendation on the Protection of Minors and Human Dignity in March with a view to a policy discussion on it at the meeting of the Council of Ministers in May. An informal Ministerial Council to be held in Ireland in early March will also discuss the future role of broadcasting in promoting and maintaining cultural diversity in an enlarged Europe.