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On 15 March 2012 the Autorità per le garanzie nelle comunicazioni (the Italian Communications Authority - Agcom) adopted Resolution no. 130/12/CONS, launching a public consultation with the view of drawing up guidelines on the obligations on public service broadcasting for the years 2013 -2015, pursuant to Article 45, paragraph 4 of the Italian AVMS Code (IRIS 2005-9/24 and IRIS 2010-2/25) according to which prior to each three-year renewal of the Contract of Service between RAI and the Ministry of Economic Development, Agcom, in consultation with the Ministry, shall lay down guidelines for the...

On 8 March 2012, the Constitutional Court rejected the complaint of FTV Prima Ltd. against the judgment of the Supreme Administrative Court of 14 September 2011, the judgment of the Municipal Court in Prague of 17 March 2011 and the decision of the Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting of 22 June 2010. In the constitutional complaint delivered to the Court the petitioner sought the annulment of the above decisions, because of a breach of the constitutionally guaranteed fundamental right to freedom of expression, as protected by Art. 17 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms and...

On 27 February 2012 the Administrative Court in Sofia confirmed penal decree No. 63/17.11.2009 issued by the chairperson of the Council for Electronic Media (CEM). The penal decree imposed a penalty in the amount of BGN 8,000 on the private national television Nova Broadcasting Group. The reason for the penalty was a violation of good morals in "The Price of Truth" which was broadcast on 16 September 2009 on the channel Nova TV. The anchorman of the show had posed questions to the female contestant in the presence of her 16-year old son about her relationship with a 19-year old man, including questions...

On 29 March 2012, the Austrian Bundesrat (upper house of parliament) ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime with the aim of making criminal prosecution in the field of cybercrime more efficient. The Convention on Cybercrime was adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on 8 November 2001 and signed by Austria and some other states on 23 November 2001 (see IRIS 2001-10/3). It entered into force on 1 July 2004 and is now in force in 33 contracting states. The Convention essentially harmonises the criminal substantive law elements of offences that must be incorporated...

On 7 May 2012, the European Commission presented its first report on the application of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) (see IRIS 2008-1/3). Article 33 of the Directive invites the European Commission to submit a report on its application every three years. This report covers the period 2009-2010. The document is divided into two parts: the first relates to the application of the Directive (including implementation status) and the second to the influence that recent technological developments has had on the regulatory framework. In its introduction, the report recalls the goal...