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On 12 March 2014, the Broadcasting Commission of the Länder decided to launch an online consultation on the amendment of the Jugendmedienschutz-Staatsvertrag (Inter-State Agreement on Youth Protection in the Media - JMStV). The online platform was launched on 24 March 2014 under the overall control of the Saxony State chancellery. The main topic of the discussion paper is the increasing importance of social platforms with user-generated content (UGC). Since, according to the JMStV, operators of private blogs with UGC are telemedia providers, they must ensure that they comply with provisions on...

On 12 March 2014, the European Parliament (EP) adopted its Resolution on “Preparing for a Fully Converged Audiovisual World”. Reference is made to the European Commission (EC) Green Paper on “Preparing for a Fully Converged Audiovisual World: Growth, Creation and Values” of 24 April 2013 (IRIS 2013-6/5). The Resolution contains a number of observations, comments and recommendations concerning the values, definition, relevance, aims, role, and legal recognition of audiovisual convergence and its intricacies. After setting out all the relevant European and international regulatory and standard-setting...

On 29 November 2013, the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources announced the establishment of an Internet Content Advisory Group. The Group consists of experts in the fields of child safety and online behaviour, as well as legal, technical and industry experts, and a student representative. It will consider emerging issues in the area of online content and its general impact on the lives of children and young people. The Group has been asked to comment on the July 2013 report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee (Irish Parliament Committee) titled ‘Addressing the Growth of Social...

On 27 February 2014, the Audiovisual Media Authority (AMA), the Albanian regulatory authority, issued a statement that demands that audiovisual operators should immediately stop broadcasting an advertising spot of the mobile phone company Vodafone for its offer regarding 3G Internet connection and network. According to the regulator, this advertising spot directly influences children and minors, targeting them and leading them to buy the mobile phone and the 3G connection that Vodafone is offering in Albania. The regulator claims that advertising with such content violates the principles laid down...

On 30 January 2014, the Consiliul Naţional al Audiovizualului (National Audiovisual Council - CNA) decided not to renew the audiovisual licence of the commercial TV station Taraf TV, a music channel specialising in broadcasting party music and manele, an originally Turkish-derived music genre. The licence of Taraf TV had to be renewed before 15 February 2014 and needed for its renewal the votes of six members of the CNA in favour. Only five members voted for the extension of the licence (see IRIS 2012-6/31). There is a controversial debate in Romania about the manele style, nowadays a mixture of...