Tag: digital television

Public service broadcasters are lobbying the European Commission to give more weight to the views of media experts in its review of the 2001 Broadcast Communication, rather than viewing it solely as a competition issue.

Parts of Silvio Berlusconi's television empire are under attack after a ruling of the European Court of Justice established the 'discriminatory nature' of the Italian frequency allocation system.

Following the classification of an Arabian media network as a terrorist organisation by the US, EU television regulators agreed to co-operate more closely in order to keep hate speech off European TV channels. 

Parliament has proposed only minor changes to the Television without Frontiers (TVWF) directive, in a report on promoting works made in Europe and by independent producers.

eEurope was launched in December 1999 to ensure the EU fully benefits from the changes the Information Society is bringing. eEurope's key objectives are to bringing every citizen, home and school, every business and administration, into the digital age and online. It plans to create a digitally literate Europe, supported by an entrepreneurial culture ready to finance and develop new ideas. eEurope also wants to ensure the whole process is socially inclusive, builds consumer trust and contributes to social cohesion.