| Author (Corporate) | European Commission: DG Communication |
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| Series Title | Press Release |
| Series Details | IP/07/706 (24.5.07) |
| Publication Date | 24/05/2007 |
| Content Type | News |
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After a legislative process of 18 months only, a political agreement has been reached on the new Audiovisual Media Services without frontiers Directive. Both the European Parliament and Council agreed on the main aims of the Commission original proposal to modernise the rules governing the audiovisual services industry. It will offer a comprehensive legal framework that covers all audiovisual media services, less detailed and more flexible regulation and modernised rules on TV advertising to better finance audiovisual content. The Directive should enter into force by the end of 2007. |
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| Source Link | http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/07/706&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en |
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| Subject Categories | Business and Industry |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
