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On 13 March 2002, the Chairman of the National Broadcasting Council imposed a fine of PLN 300,000 (over USD 73,000) on the private television station TVN for showing violent and erotic scenes during protected time (the blocks were transmitted between 11.30h - 13.15h and 20.00h - 20.45h) on its „Big Brother - Battle" program. Article 18 para. 5 of the Broadcasting Act of 29 December 1992 (as amended) states that programmes or other broadcasts which may threaten the physical, mental or moral development of minors, may not be transmitted between 6:00h and 23:00h. In order to implement this rule,...

The UK Government has published further information to supplement its draft Communications Bill, which is currently the subject of detailed consultation (see IRIS 2002-6: 9). The first document concerns the controversial question of the extent to which the new single communications regulatory body, the Office of Communications (OFCOM), will be able to regulate the BBC. The Government sets out proposed amendments to the BBC Agreement with the Secretary of State, currently the basis for its regulation. It is proposed that the amended agreement will bring the BBC within the "first tier" of regulation...

On 3 June 2002, the Danish Government and the Dansk Folkeparti (Danish Popular Party) concluded a Mediepolitisk aftale for 2002-2006 (agreement on Media Policy for 2002-2006). The agreement will be politically binding from 3 July 2002 until 31 December 2006. It will have to be implemented by law in order to have legal force. The Agreement is based on a booklet entitled "Kvalitet, klarhed og konkurrence. Danskernes radio og tv i fremtiden. Regeringens udspil til ny mediepolitik - maj 2002" ("Quality, Clarity and Competition. Radio and TV for the Danes in the Future. The Government Draft for a New...

In May, new efforts were undertaken to reform the regulatory measure concerning the protection of minors. Well-publicised proposals were made for an Inter-State Agreement on the protection of human dignity and minors in broadcasting and telemedia and for a new Jugendschutzgesetz (Youth Protection Act). Up to now, different provisions regulating the protection of minors have applied in the broadcasting, media services and tele-services sectors. Certain more general laws on the protection of young people (the Act on the dissemination of written material and media content harmful to minors, and the...

A seminar on certain aspects of the monitoring of the Cinema Communication took place in Seville in May under the auspices of the Spanish Presidency of the European Union. The Cinema Communication, or more accurately, the Communication on certain legal aspects relating to cinematographic and other audiovisual works, was adopted by the European Commission in September 2001 (see IRIS 2001-9: 6). The specific aspects of the monitoring task under scrutiny at the Seville Seminar were: heritage preservation; digital cinema; cinematographic education and the rating of films. Participants in the Seminar...