Where’s the reportage on this? Where’s the debate? Where are the bloggers? I’m amazed only Times UK thought this was worth doing a story on. (IHT did a story on this a month ago).
In what could potentially change the landscape of European media, especially online and mobile TV, Viviane Reding, the European Information Commissioner, has released a series of consultation papers which seek to redefine European TV regulation rules. These rules, which will be adopted in Septmber after public comment, will cover audiovisual content services, whether linear or non-linear, whatever the delivery platform (e.g. broadcast, broadband, 3G mobiles).
Among other things, the new regulations are aimed at IPTV and online TV providers, attempting to get them to adhere to the same set of rules (on decency, accuracy, impartiality and more).
These rules pitches EU against UK’s media regulator Ofcom, which favors more liberal rules for online players and believes that traditionally strict broadcast regulations should not be extended to the internet.
Anyway, I hope there’s more open debate on this before September…
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