Ofcom: Children and Parents Media Use and Attitudes Report 2016
Ofcom: Children and Parents Media Use and Attitudes Report 2016 On 16 November 2016, Ofcom published its Annual Report on Children and Parents Media Use and Attitudes. It examines children's use of...
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Television Access Services: Ofcom's final report for 2015Under the Communications Act 2003, television broadcasters are required to deliver a certain proportion of their programmes with subtitles,...
View ArticleSSR-SRG Swisscom Ringier advertising joint venture: OFCOM and DETEC Decisions
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View ArticleLegal Jurisdiction in Defamation Proceedings: ECtHR rules in Arlewin v....
Legal Jurisdiction in Defamation Proceedings: ECtHR rules in Arlewin v. Sweden CaseOn 1 March 2016, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found Sweden in breach for having denied access to a...
View ArticleMedia Literacy: Ofcom's reports on Media Use and Attitudes towards Media
Media Literacy: Ofcom's reports on Media Use and Attitudes towards MediaOn 21 April 2016, Ofcom has published two research reports on how people use, understand and relate to different media in the...
View Article2016 Guide of Digital Channels in France
2016 Guide of Digital Channels in FranceThe fourteenth edition of the Guide on Digital Channels was published in April 2016 by the French broadcasting regulator CSA, the DGMIC (Directorate General of...
View ArticleBosnia and Herzegovina: CRA's Director General officially appointed
Bosnia and Herzegovina: CRA's Director General officially appointed After a years-long standstill, the Director General of the Communications Regulatory Agency (CRA), the convergent regulatory...
View ArticleA new Chairperson for the Bulgarian Council for Electronic Media
A new Chairperson for the Bulgarian Council for Electronic MediaFurther to a recent decision of the Board of the Council of 9 May 2016, Ms. Maria Stoyanova has been appointed as the new Chairperson of...
View ArticleAccess to TV platforms: EAO report for the European Commission
Access to TV platforms: EAO report for the European CommissionIn April 2016, the European Audiovisual Observatory published a report based on its work carried out in 2015 for the DG COMM of the...
View ArticleCNMC to host the 10th MNRA Technical Commission Meeting on 1st July in Madrid
CNMC to host the 10th MNRA Technical Commission Meeting on 1st July in MadridThe 10th MNRA Technical Commission Meeting will be held in Madrid (Spain), on 1st July 2016. Under the current MNRA...
View ArticleOn-Demand Services and the Material Scope of the AVMSD: IRIS Plus report
On-Demand Services and the Material Scope of the AVMSD: IRIS Plus reportAgainst the background of the proposal for an updated Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) presented on the 25 May 2016...
View ArticleConsultation on 2016 Annual Colloquium on ‘Media Pluralism and Democracy'
Consultation on 2016 Annual Colloquium on ‘Media Pluralism and Democracy'We would like to raise your attention to the public consultation launched by the European Commission which purpose is to feed...
View ArticleCroatian regulator launches Media Literacy Website
Croatian regulator launches Media Literacy Website The Croatian regulatory authority, the Agency for Electronic Media has launched an Internet website for media literacy - www.medijskapismenost.hr....
View ArticleAdapting PSB to the digital environment - a new Swiss report
Adapting PSB to the digital environment - a new Swiss report On 17 June 2016, the Swiss government (the “Federal Council”) published a 137-page report analysing the performance of Swiss public service...
View ArticlePoland - Act on the National Media Council
Poland - Act on the National Media Council On 22 June 2016, the Act on the National Media Council was passed by the Polish Parliament (Official Journal “Dz.U.” of 29 June 2016, no 929). This Act...
View ArticleNet neutrality: BEREC publishes Guidelines
Net neutrality: BEREC publishes Guidelines On August 30, 2016, the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) published its Guidelines on the Implementation by National...
View ArticleIrish BAI launches 2016 Media Research Funding Scheme
Irish BAI launches 2016 Media Research Funding Scheme On August 30, 2016, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) gave details about its new 2016 Media Research Funding Scheme, dedicated to...
View ArticleSpanish CNMC reports on the fulfilment of RTVE's public service duties
Spanish CNMC reports on the fulfilment of RTVE's public service duties On August 2, 2016, the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC), the nation-wide communication regulatory...
View ArticleDigitisation, opportunity or threat? A new report by the German Regulators
Digitisation, opportunity or threat? A new report by the German RegulatorsDie Medienanstalten, the German media regulatory authorities, have just published their 2016 report on digitisation, as a...
View ArticleProposed Modernisation of the EU copyright rules
Proposed Modernisation of the EU copyright rules On September 14, 2016, the European Commission published a draft Directive on copyright in the Digital single market and a draft Regulation to provide...
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