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This report covers developments that have taken place since the start of February: announcements on the reform of the film funding system with the possible introduction of an investment obligation for international streaming companies; a possible ban on the advertising of unhealthy food and drink, the setting-up of a new commission to make recommendations on the future of public service broadcasting and a preliminary agreement between Google and the press publishers.
This report compares the setup, composition and functioning of the future European Board for Media Services (proposed under the European Media Freedom Act) with the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications and the European Data Protection Board.
The report covers developments that have taken place since the start of February: new rules to implement the obligation for platforms to fairly remunerate publishers for the use of their publications; new guidelines on hate speech on audiovisual media services; consultation on rules to implement the prominence obligations for audiovisual media services of general interest; a consultation on a conciliation procedure operated by AGCOM to solve disputes between VSPs and their users.
The Secretary of Commerce sanctioned Telecom Argentina and Artear (both from Clarin Group) for abuse of dominance in the pay-TV market. The National Commission for the Defence of Competition (Competition Authority) investigated the companies following a complaint by Claro Argentina. Clarin group is analysing its legal options in response to the sanction.
All EU member states have notified to the European Commission the transposition of the Audiovisual Media Service Directive in their national legislation. Ireland has now notified its new Online Safety and Media Regulation Act which will enter into force on 15 March 2023.
The adopted delegated act is substantially in line with the draft text that was submitted to public consultation. Parliament and Council now have three months (extendible to six) to examine it and could potentially object it.
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