French data protection authority highlights insufficient protection of...
French data protection authority highlights insufficient protection of children's privacy on the Internet In May 2015, 29 data protection authorities in the world (of which the French CNIL -...
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Digitisation in Germany - 2015 DLM Report
Digitisation in Germany - 2015 DLM ReportThe Directors Conference of the Media Authorities (DLM) has recently published its 2015 report on Digitisation, measuring the digitisation of the German...
View ArticleMedia & Elections : French CSA publishes 15 proposals
Media & Elections : French CSA publishes 15 proposals With a view to better reconciling freedom of communication with rules on political pluralism in the audiovisual media, the French regulatory...
View ArticleDigital Single Market Strategy: consultations on geo-blocking and the role of...
Digital Single Market Strategy: consultations on geo-blocking and the role of platforms On 24 September 2015, the European Commission has launched two further consultations as part of the Digital...
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Due impartiality and news: Ofcom reprimands RT
Due impartiality and news: Ofcom reprimands RTOn 21 September 2015, UK regulator Ofcom has ruled that three episodes of RT's programming were in breach of Ofcom's Broadcasting Code. The rulings...
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Community Radio - Official Status in French Speaking Belgium
Community Radio - Official Status in French Speaking Belgium On the occasion of the UNESCO seminar of 14-15 September in Paris on "Community Media Sustainability",the Conseil supérieur de...
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Focus on Denmark: 2nd Report on Media Development
Focus on Denmark: 2nd Report on Media DevelopmentIn June 2015, the Danish Agency for Culture has published the first part of its second edition of its "Media Development in Denmark Report" which...
View ArticleERC reports on news consumption in Portugal
ERC reports on news consumption in Portugal On 19 May 2015, the Portuguese regulator ERC published an extensive report on news consumption in Portugal. This document represents the first report of the...
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AVMSDatabase: a new tool for comparative legal research
AVMSDatabase: a new tool for comparative legal researchThe European Audiovisual Observatory has just launched its AVMSDatabase and it is accessible free of charge here. This new tool shows exactly how...
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Ofcom’s proposals on signing arrangements for non-domestic TV channels
Ofcom’s proposals on signing arrangements for non-domestic TV channelsOn 14 October 2015, Ofcom has published proposals on signing arrangements for non-domestic TV channels– i.e. channels licensed by...
View Article"Let's choose what we watch" - National campaign launched by Agency for...
"Let's choose what we watch" - National campaign launched by Agency for Electronic Media and UNICEF Office in Croatia"Let's choose what we watch" is a national campaign by the Agency for Electronic...
View ArticleDeployment of mobile services on 700 MHz band: end of the auctions in France
Deployment of mobile services on the 700 MHz band: end of the auctions in France On 16 November 2015, ARCEP (the French regulator of the electronic and postal communications)has started the auctions...
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Public Service Media Remit in 40 European Countries: free IRIS Bonus report
Public Service Media Remit in 40 European Countries: free IRIS Bonus reportA free working tool, developed in collaboration with the EBU and intended inter alia to accompany the reading of the IRIS...
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Ofcom concludes its work on the measurement framework for media plurality
Ofcom concludes its work on the measurement framework for media pluralityOn 5 November 2015, Ofcom published its advice to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the Measurement...
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Challenging prospects for regional television
Challenging Prospects for regional televisionIn view of a future reorganization of public service media, the Swiss audiovisual regulator OFCOM has commissioned the experts Marc Janssen and...
View Article10th edition of Ofcom's International Communications Market Report
10th edition of Ofcom's International Communications Market Report On 10 December 2015, Ofcom, the converged regulator in the UK, published its tenth International Communications Market Report which...
View ArticleFrench CSA withdraws Numéro 23 licence
French CSA withdraws Numéro 23 licence The French CSA (Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel) has, during its plenary on 14 October 2015, decided to proceed with a withdrawal of the licence granted on 3...
View ArticleNew Online Media case - ECJ judgement
New Online Media case - ECJ judgement In June 2014 the Austrian Supreme Court of Administration had requested a preliminary ruling from the European Court of Justice further to an appeal against a...
View ArticleOfcom consults on Section Three (Crime) of the Broadcasting Code
Ofcom consults on Section Three (Crime) of the Broadcasting Code On 13 January 2016, Ofcom, the UK Communications Regulator, published a Consultation on Section Three of the Broadcasting Code...
View ArticleA New Chair for the German DLM
A New Chair for the German DLM Under their regime of rotating responsibilities in a bi-annual rhythm, Siegfried Schneider, President of the Bavarian regulatory authority (BLM), took over the chair of...
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