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On 24 April 2013, the European Commission announced the adoption of a Green Paper on “Preparing for a Fully Converged Audiovisual World: Growth, Creation and Values”. The aim of the Green Paper is to foster public discussion on the implications of the on-going transformation of the audiovisual media landscape, which is characterised by a steady increase in the convergence of media services and the way in which these services are consumed and delivered. The Commission decided to initiate this discussion due to the fact that convergence will become gradually more tangible over the next decade and...

On 14 March 2013, the Minister of Culture signed the amendment of the Decree No. 589/2007 Coll. laying down details on a single labelling system for audiovisual works, audio recordings of artistic performances, multimedia works, programmes and other components of programme services (“labelling system”). The amendment came into force on 1 April 2013 and by this date the second watershed (15+ programmes only after 8 pm) was revived in Slovakia. The second watershed was part of the original labelling system that applied to television programmes only. In 2008, this labelling system was replaced by...

On 28 February 2013, the Act amending the Polish Broadcasting Act entered into force (see IRIS 2013-1/32 for the draft amendment). The Act concerns content regulation of on-demand audiovisual media services (in particular Video on Demand - VoD). It is intended to constitute the last step of the transposition of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive 2010/13/EU (AVMSD) into Polish national law. The provisions regarding linear services had been implemented before (see IRIS 2010-8/41). The implementation process of the the VoD provisions involved a careful analysis of the market conditions and consumer...

In accordance with Article 7.20 (1) of the Mediawet 2008 (Dutch Media Act), the Commissariaat voor de Media (Media Authority - CvdM) must report each year to the Minister of Education, Culture and Science on its intended enforcement policy. On 31 October 2012 the CvdM sent its enforcement letter 2013 to the Minister and made it public. In its letter to the Minister, the CvdM first emphasises the general principles in its enforcement strategy that are focused on stimulating the presence of a level playing field and effective and customised supervision measures for different media institutions. The...

The reaction of the audiovisual regulatory authority (Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel - CSA) was not slow in coming, following the announcement of the death of a participant during filming of the new season of the successful adventure reality TV broadcast Koh-Lanta (an adaptation of Survivor). Since the launch of the first reality TV programme (Loft Story, in 2001), the CSA has considered a number of the issues raised by these programmes (see IRIS 2001-5/9). Its concern has taken the form of a Deliberation in 2005 on young viewers, and the establishment in 2011 of a list of recommendations on...