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Recently, the Bulgarian Parliament adopted amendments to the Zakon za Radioto I Televiziata (Bulgarian Law on Radio and Television - LRT). They came into force in October 2000. The amendments concern several key aspects of LRT, some of which are connected with the initial disputes over the very adoption of the LRT several years ago (see IRIS 1999-1: 8, IRIS 1998-9: 1 and IRIS 1998-9: 10-11). Firstly, through changes made to the provisions contained in Articles 3, 5, and 6 LRT, sole traders are now included in the list of subjects entitled by the Law to undertake radio and television activities....

On 5 August this year, the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, signed a new Act, adding two new paragraphs to Section 41 of the 1991 Zakon o sredstvach massovoj informazii (Mass Media Act), the second time this year that new prohibitions have been added to the Act (see IRIS 2000-7: 14). New paragraphs 3 and 4 of Section 41 of the Mass Media Act ban the dissemination in the mass media of information that identifies, directly or indirectly, a juvenile offender or victim of crime officially recognised as such during a criminal investigation or court proceedings. The only exception...

As from 27 July 2000, advertising, sponsorship and teleshopping in Romanian electronic media are regulated by the Consiliul National al Audiovizualului (National Audiovisual Council). The decree, Decizia privind adoptarea normelor obligatorii pentru publicitate, teleshopping si sponsorizare in domeniul audiovizualului, published in Official Gazette no.352, stipulates, inter alia, that advertising in the audiovisual sector should not take up more than 15% of daily airtime. Commercials must not account for more than 20% of any 60-minute period (starting on the hour). Over shorter time-spans also,...

On 14 September 2000, the Slovak Parliament adopted the "Act on Broadcasting and Retransmission and on Amendments to the Act on Telecommunications No. 195/2000 Collection of Laws ("Coll."). The new Act replaces the Radio and Television Broadcasting Act No. 468/1991 Coll. as amended, the Act on the Council of the Slovak Republic for Radio and Television Broadcasting and on the Change of Act No. 468/1991 Coll. No. 160/1997 Coll. as amended, and § 1 of the Act on Provisions for Radio and Television Broadcasting No. 166/1993 Coll. as amended. The new Act entered into force on the day of promulgation...

An important amendment has been made to both the Kabel- und Satelliten-Rundfunkgesetz (Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Act), which governs private broadcasters, and the Rundfunkgesetz (Broadcasting Act), which covers the Österreichischer Rundfunk (Austrian public service broadcaster - ORF). Provisions concerning events of major importance for society have been added to both Acts, bringing them fully into line with the revised EC "Television Without Frontiers" Directive. Most changes necessitated by the Directive had already been introduced in 1999. The Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Act has...