12 Amendments of Henri WEBER related to 2007/2253(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to the Unesco Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions,
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a(new)
Recital E a(new)
Ea. whereas, however, respect for pluralism of information and diversity of content is not automatically guaranteed by technological advances, but must come about through an active, consistent and vigilant policy on the part of the national and European public authorities,
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the primary concern of media businesses may be financial profit, media remains an ideologic cultural and political tool of considerable influence, which should not be treated solely on economic terms,
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereasnoting that the public service media have a noticeable market presence only in the audiovisual and non-linear areas and whereas often the public service media of the EU Member States suffers from both inadequate funding and political pressure,
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. reaffirming that the enduring basis of the European audiovisual model must be the balance between a strong, independent and pluralist public service and a dynamic commercial sector; considering that the continuance of this model is essential for the vitality and quality of creation, the pluralism of the media and respect for and promotion of cultural diversity,
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q b (new)
Recital Q b (new)
Qb. whereas the tasks assigned to public sector broadcasting by each Member State require long-term funding and guaranteed independence, which is far from being the case in all the EU countries,
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas in certain markets the public service media is a domay play a pre-eminaent playerrole in terms of both quality and market sharaudience,
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas the public service media needs a certain stable market share to, however, although audience research is a way in which the public service media can fulfil itstheir mission, market share should notit should under no circumstances be considered an end in itselfpurpose,
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S a (new)
Recital S a (new)
Sa. stresses that universal public access to high-quality, diverse content becomes even more crucial in this context of technological changes and increased concentration and in an ever more competitive and globalised environment; considers that public audiovisual services are essential for democratic opinion- forming, to enable people to familiarise themselves with cultural diversity and to guarantee pluralism; also considers that these services must be able to use the new broadcasting platforms to carry out the task they are given, to reach out to all the groups that make up society, whatever means of access are used,
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recommends that the regulations governing state aid are devised and implemented in a way allowing the public service media to fulfil their function in a dynamic environment, while avoiding unfair competition leading to impoverishment of the media landscapeand tasks dynamically, transparently and legally, in a constantly changing environment;