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Algorithms, artificial intelligence and human rights: MSI-AUT Meeting
posted on 29 March, 2018   (public)
MSI-AUT entrusted to prepare a standard setting instrument and two studies The first meeting of the newly formed Committee of experts on Human Rights Dimensions of automated data processing and different forms of artificial intelligence (MSI-AUT) was held on 6-7 March 2018 in...
Major Events: Serbian REM adopts new list
posted on 28 March, 2018   (public)
At its session held on 14 March 2018, the Serbian Regulatory Authority of Electronic Media (REM) adopted a new list of Major Events in the Republic of Serbia pursuant to Article 64, paragraph 2 of the Law on Electronic Media (“Official Gazette of the RS”, No....
Irish BAI updates guidelines in respect of referenda coverage
posted on 27 March, 2018   (public)
Emphasis is on how fairness, objectivity and impartiality can be achieved rather than mathematical allocation of airtime On 13 March 2018, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has published updated guidelines in respect of referenda coverage.  The guidelines are...
CoE adopts guidelines on media pluralism and transparency of media ownership
posted on 20 March, 2018   (public)
States are encouraged to develop strategies for increasing sustainability of media and to support quality journalism, whilst respecting editorial and operational autonomy On 7 March 2018, the Council of Europe has issued guidelines aimed to promote media pluralism,...
CoE Recommendation on the roles and responsibilities of internet intermediaries
posted on 20 March, 2018   (public)
Creating a safe and enabling online environment where stakeholders know their rights and obligations is the key to a better content moderation The Council of Europe adopted on 7 March 2018 policy guidelines on the roles and responsibilities of internet intermediaries such as...
The concept of audiovisual media service: CJEU, “Peugeot Deutschland” C-132/17
posted on 08 March, 2018   (public)
Promotional videos on YouTube are excluded from the AVMSD scope In its judgment “Peugeot Deutschland” of 21 February 2018 (C-132/17), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) was requested for a preliminary ruling on the question whether promotional videos...
French CSA reports on women's representation on TV and Radio in 2017
posted on 08 March, 2018   (public)
The presence of women in audiovisual media is slightly higher in 2017, mainly thanks to public service media On the occasion of International Women's Day and for the third consecutive year, TV and radio broadcasters have provided the French Conseil supérieur de...
Recent EAO publications of potential interest for EPRA members
posted on 07 March, 2018   (public)
The TV content available on VOD and a new methodology measuring what share of the population of a given country has access to a cinema are part of the highlights A series of reports prepared by the European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO) for the European Commission and that...
CoE reports on role of community media for refugees and migrants
posted on 07 March, 2018   (public)
The study aims at identifying the needs of refugees and migrants and highlights possible responses by community media The Council of Europe published a report entitled “Spaces of Inclusion - An explorative study on needs of refugees and migrants in the domain of media...
Informing the debate ahead of the no-Billag Vote in Switzerland
posted on 21 February, 2018   (public)
Swiss regulator OFCOM provides in-depth information on impact of upcoming vote on the initiative to abolish radio/TV licence fees A public vote on the “No-Billag Initiative”, proposing to abandon all forms of public funding of Swiss TV and radio stations, will...
A New Chairwoman for the German DLM
posted on 15 February, 2018   (public)
Under their regime of rotating responsibilities in a biennial rhythm, Cornelia Holsten, President of the Media Authority of Bremen (brema), took over the chair of the Conference of Directors (Direktorenkonferenz der Landesmedienanstalten) on 1 Jan. 2018, succeeding Siegfried...
Live TV resilient despite growth in VoD services according to Ofcom's ICMR
posted on 19 December, 2017   (public)
 Ofcom releases 12th edition of International Communications Market report On 18 December 2017, Ofcom, the converged regulator in the UK, published its twelfth International Communications Market Report (ICMR) which provides comparative international data on the...
New Chair and Board for Portuguese ERC
posted on 18 December, 2017   (public)
New Chair and new Board for Portuguese ERC On 14 December 2017, the President, the Vice President and three members of the Board of the Entidade Reguladora para a Comunicação Social, the Portuguese Regulatory Authority for the Media, took office in front of the...
Council of Europe´s Report identifies strategies to tackle disinformation
posted on 11 December, 2017   (public)
Recently published CoE report provides conceptual framework and structure for dialogue about information disorder "Information Disorder: Toward an interdisciplinary framework for research and policy making", which was published on 31 October 2017 by the Council of...
Mediterranean network of regulators commits to objectives of social cohesion for 20th anniversary
posted on 04 December, 2017   (public)
MNRA celebrates 20th anniversary in Marseilles and commits to a regulation fostering social cohesion within the digital environment The 19th Plenary Assembly of the Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities (MNRA) met in Marseilles on 16 and 17 November 2017 at the...
Ofcom's newest Children Media Literacy research reveals differentiated media use among age groups
posted on 29 November, 2017   (public)
Children’s Media Literacy: Ofcom’s media use and attitudes report 2017 On 29 November 2017, Ofcom published its Annual Report on Children and Parents Media Use and Attitudes. It provides detailed evidence on media use, attitudes and understanding among children and...
EAO Report on Commercial Communications provides practical insight on AVMS implementation
posted on 28 November, 2017   (public)
EAO Report on Commercial Communications provides practical insight on AVMS implementation The European Audiovisual Observatory has published a IRIS Plus report titled “Commercial communications in the AVMSD revision” in October 2017. The objective of this...
A New President and new Bureau for the Belgian CSA
posted on 23 November, 2017   (public)
New President and new Bureau for the Belgian CSA The Government of the Federation Wallonia-Brussels decided on 15 November 2017 on the composition of the new Bureau of the Belgian Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel. Following this decision, Mr. Karim IBOURKI was...
REFRAM celebrates its 10th anniversary and innovates on content and formats
posted on 22 November, 2017   (public)
REFRAM celebrates its 10th anniversary and innovates on content and formats The 5th Conference of the “Réseau francophone des régulateurs des medias” (REFRAM), held from 24 to 25 October 2017 in Geneva, brought together 63 participants, including 45...
New Director General for the Slovenian AKOS
posted on 09 November, 2017   (public)
New Director General for the Slovenian AKOS On 7 November 2017, the Slovenian government has appointed Tanja Muha as the new director of the Slovenian Agency for Communications Networks and Services (AKOS) for a term of office of five years. Ms. Muha was the acting director of...
Children’s TV channels in Europe: new EAO report
posted on 09 November, 2017   (public)
Children’s TV channels in Europe: new EAO report In October 2017, the European Audiovisual Observatory published a report on “Children’s TV channels in Europe” which focuses on the key players in the sector. This report provides an analysis of the ...
The image of women in television advertising: report by the French CSA
posted on 08 November, 2017   (public)
The image of women in television advertising: report by the French CSA On 31 October 2017, the French “Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel” (CSA) published a report on “The image of women in television advertising". The report addresses,...
Gender Equality in the Audiovisual Sector: Council of Europe Recommendation
posted on 19 October, 2017   (public)
Gender Equality in the Audiovisual Sector: Council of Europe Recommendation On 27 September 2017, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has adopted a landmark Recommendation on Gender Equality in the Audiovisual Sector. The recommendation was drafted by a wide...
New President for the Cyprus Radio Television Authority
posted on 26 September, 2017   (public)
New President for the Cyprus Radio Television Authority Ms. Rona Petri Kassapi was appointed in July 2017 by the President of the Republic of Cyprus as President of the Cyprus Radio Television Authority. She took over the position from Mr. Alecos Evangelou who resigned earlier...
News coverage of terrorism: a new report by the Catalan Audiovisual Council
posted on 26 September, 2017   (public)
News coverage of terrorism: a new report by the Catalan Audiovisual Council The Catalan Audiovisual Council (CAC) has published a report on the News coverage of the attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils. This publication analyses how these terrorist attacks that took place in...
RTR publishes study on economic and societal importance of Youtube Channels in Austria
posted on 21 September, 2017   (public)
RTR publishes study on economic and societal importance of YouTube Channels in Austria In July 2017, RTR, the organisation providing support for the Austrian Communications Authority KommAustria, published for the first time a study on the economic and societal relevance of...
Danish Media Report highlights impact of globalisation on industry
posted on 20 September, 2017   (public)
Danish Media Report highlights impact of globalisation on industry On 13 September 2017, the Danish Agency for Culture and Palaces (Slots- og Kulturstyrelsen) has published an extensive study on the impact played by international players (such as Google and Facebook) on the...
Ofcom reports on diversity of UK television industry
posted on 19 September, 2017   (public)
Ofcom reports on diversity of UK television industry On 14 September 2017, Ofcom has issued the first in a series of annual publications measuring the Diversity and equal opportunities in television, which uncovers the scale and nature of the diversity challenge facing the TV...
Mapping media landscapes: new EJC Tool
posted on 19 September, 2017   (public)
Mapping media landscapes: new EJC Tool The European Journalism Centre has recently published the 2017 Edition of its Media Landscapes tool, an online resource mapping the state of the media in 20 countries. It features 20 expanded reports and additional facts, a legal section...
Regulatory authorities and hate speech in Southeast Europe: a new Council of Europe publication
posted on 14 September, 2017   (public)
Regulatory authorities and hate speech in Southeast Europe: a new Council of Europe Publication In July 2017, the Media and Internet Division of the Council of Europe, in collaboration with several national regulatory authorities (NRAs) from Southeast Europe, has published a...

Archived Regulation News

Ofcom reports on disabled consumers’ use of communications services
posted on 26 September, 2013   (public)
Ofcom has published its most comprehensive study into disabled consumers’ use of communications services. The research shows that younger disabled people are taking advantage of the benefits of being online. Among the youngest age group (15-34), levels of internet...
Digital Radio: Ofcom unveils 2013 Report
posted on 25 September, 2013   (public)
On 25 September Ofcom has published its Digital Radio Report for 2013 as part of the Digital Radio Action Plan announced by the Government in July 2010. In the report ‘digital radio’ is used in its broadest sense to include all platforms and technologies that...
First Country Ranking of Community Media in Europe
posted on 12 September, 2013   (public)
The Community Media Forum Europe (CMFE), an international non-profit organisation which provides a common platform for networks, national federations and projects active in the "third media" sector, has completed the first Country Ranking of Community Media in...
Ofcom publishes its 10th Communications Market Report
posted on 01 August, 2013   (public)
Ofcom’s 10th Communications Market Report, which was published on 1 August 2013, reveals that people are still coming together to watch TV in the living room with 91% of UK adults view TV on the main set each week, up from 88% in 2002. However, people are increasingly...
Council of Europe addresses role of regulators on gender equality in the media
posted on 31 July, 2013   (public)
On 10 July 2013, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted a Recommendation on gender equality and media. In its preamble, the recommendation emphasises that: Gender equality is an indispensable condition for the full enjoyment of human rights; Genuine...
Short extracts: French CSA consults on the implementation of new rules
posted on 23 July, 2013   (public)
On 17 July 2013, French broadcasting regulator Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) opened a public consultation on the implementation of recently introduced rules concerning the broadcast of short extracts of sports events. The new rules were set by a decision...
Assessing PSB funding: Irish regulator publishes recommendations
posted on 22 July, 2013   (public)
On 18 July 2013, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has published recommendations in respect of the required levels of funding for the public service broadcasters (PSBs), TG4 and RTÉ, over the next five years. The recommendations are based on a 248 page report...
EIGE reports on gender equality in decision-making in media organisations
posted on 11 July, 2013   (public)
Advancing gender equality in decision-making in media organisations, EIGE Report   On 21 June 2013, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) published a report entitled "Women and the Media - Advancing gender equality in decision-making in media...
What Future for DTT Platforms: French Ministry opens a consultation
posted on 10 July, 2013   (public)
The Direction générale des médias et des industries culturelles (DGMIC) of the French Ministry of Culture and Communication launched on 2 July 2013 a public consultation on the future of DTT platforms, further to the work currently conducted by the French...
Update on media freedom issues: new report of the OSCE - RFOM
posted on 20 June, 2013   (public)
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, delivered her regular report on the status of media freedom within the OSCE region to the OSCE Permanent Council on 13 juin 2013, three months after she was re-elected for a second mandate. The 36 pages report,...
Macedonia completes analogue terrestrial switch off
posted on 20 June, 2013   (public)
As planned, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia switched off the analog terrestrial television signal on 31 May 2013, at midnight after a five-year period of simulcasting. The two regulatory authorities in charge, the Broadcasting Council and the Agency for Electronic...
Irish BAI issues revised Rules on Food Advertising to Children
posted on 07 June, 2013   (public)
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has issued on 4th June 2013 revised versions of its General and Children’s Commercial Communications Codes. The Codes have been updated to include rules on commercial communications for High Fat, Salt and Sugar (HFSS) food...
Ofcom reports on children’s increased exposure to alcohol advertising on TV
posted on 28 May, 2013   (public)
On 24 May Ofcom published a report on children’s and young people's exposure to alcohol advertising, which shows that the average number of alcohol adverts seen by children per week has increased significantly from 2.7 in 2007 to 3.2 in 2011. The research looks at...
Standard Settings for Media Freedom: European Parliament adopts Resolution
posted on 21 May, 2013   (public)
On 21 May, the European Parliament approved the initiative report of Romanian MEP Renate Weber (PNL, ALDE) on the EU Charter by adopting a resolution on standard settings for media freedom across the EU. The resolution calls on Member States and the Commission to take...
Belgian CSA publishes study on representation of homosexuality in the audiovisual media
posted on 17 May, 2013   (public)
On the occasion of the International Day against Homophobia, the CSA of the French speaking Community of Belgium has published the outcome of its first assessment of stereotypes related to the sexual orientation in radio and TV broadcast content. The CSA has been monitoring...
Accessibility: Ofcom's proposals to improve the quality of subtitling
posted on 17 May, 2013   (public)
On 17 May, Ofcom has published proposals for consultation aimed at improving live subtitling to provide a better viewing experience for people who are deaf and hard-of-hearing in the UK. While pre-prepared subtitling is generally of a good quality, viewers have made clear...
European Commission consults on rapidly converging audiovisual market
posted on 25 April, 2013   (public)
The European Commission adopted on 24 April 2013 a Green Paper inviting stakeholders and the wider public to share their view on issues related to the rapid convergence in the audiovisual market and growing importance of the connected television in Europe. The changes in the...
ECHR rules that ban on paid political advertising in the UK justified
posted on 23 April, 2013   (public)
The European Court of Human Rights held on 22 April 2013, by nine votes to eight, that there was no violation of Article 10 (freedom of expression) of the European Convention on Human Rights in the case of Animal Defenders International v. the United Kingdom. The case...
Irish BAI launches Code of Fairness, Objectivity and Impartiality in News and Current Affairs
posted on 12 April, 2013   (public)
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has launched on 9 April 2013 a Code of Fairness, Objectivity and Impartiality in News and Current Affairs. The Broadcasting Act 2009 requires broadcasters to ensure that all news broadcast is presented in an objective and impartial...
Ofcom publishes updated rules on party political and referendum broadcasts
posted on 02 April, 2013   (public)
On 21 March 2013, Ofcom published updated rules on party political and referendum broadcasts (PPRB Rules). The revision of the rules was preceded by a consultation carried out by Ofcom between November 2012 and January 2013. The review of the PPRB Rules was related to recent...
New chairperson for Dutch CvdM
by Marcel Betzel (CvdM - NL) posted on 27 March, 2013   (public)
Prof. Dr. Madeleine de Cock Buning, commissioner at the Commissariaat voor de Media (CvdM) since July 2009, has been appointed chairperson of the Dutch regulatory authority CvdM as of 1 April 2013 by the State Secretary of Media Affairs. In addition to her work for the CvdM,...
Measuring Diversity on Television - Outcome of French and Belgian assessment for 2012
posted on 26 March, 2013   (public)
The French and Belgian (French-Speaking Community) regulatory authorities have recently published the outcome of their assessment of diversity in television broadcast content for the year 2012. The objective of the research was to assess the perception of diversity in...
Independence of Audiovisual regulators: Commission launches public consultation
posted on 22 March, 2013   (public)
Pursuant to the 30 policy recommendations contained in the report of the High Level Group (HLG) on Media Freedom and Pluralism, which was made public on 21 January 2013, the European Commission launched two public consultations on media freedom and pluralism and on the...
Protection of minors in Romania: CNA launches public hotline
posted on 21 March, 2013   (public)
The National Audiovisual Council of Romania (NAC) launched a new public hotline number where cases of violation of the protection of minors in the field of television broadcasting may be reported. The free of charge hotline was launched as a result of a debate organised by...
DTT in Europe in 2012: Trends and Developments
posted on 12 March, 2013   (public)
the European Audiovisual Observatory, based on figures from the Yearbook 2012 and the MAVISE database, has published a press release highlighting the salient trends and developments of digital terrestrial television in Europe in 2012. According to the Observatory: 22 - out...
Live Internet streaming of free-to-air channels may be prohibited: CJEU Judgment
posted on 10 March, 2013   (public)
Further to a request for a preliminary ruling on the interpretation of Directive 2001/29/EC on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held on 7 March 2013 that TV...
Gender Equality: REFRAM awards pilot project to Moroccan HACA
posted on 08 March, 2013   (public)
Further to the internal call for tender for a pilot project in favour of gender equality launched in October 2012 by the Francophone Network Media Regulators (REFRAM), the jury unanimously selected the project presented by the HACA, the Moroccan regulator on 8 March 2013. ...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of Media Dunja Mijatović reappointed
posted on 07 March, 2013   (public)
Picture credits: OSCE/Curtis Budden On 7 March 2013, the 57 OSCE participating States unanimously agreed to reappoint the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to a second three-year term. Dunja Mijatović was appointed...
Social media: A first analysis by the French CSA
posted on 26 February, 2013   (public)
The Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA), the French regulatory authority in charge of broadcasting, published on 19 February 2013, a first analysis of the phenomenon of "social TV," which focuses on the delimitation of its scope, its development,...
Processing complaints: Refram publishes toolbox
posted on 05 February, 2013   (public)
On 29 January 2013, the Network of French-speaking media regulatory authorities (REFRAM) published a toolkit on how to process complaints - a mission at the core of the daily work of regulatory authorities. It is intended to help members of the network by providing them...