1 Amendments of Katerina BATZELI related to 2007/0248(COD)
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) A television broadcast is a linearLegal “must-carry” obligations regarding accessibility and other complementary services may be applied to specified radio and audiovisual media service as des, supplied by a specifined in the Audiovisual Media Services Directivemedia service provider as defined in Article 1(d) of Directive 89/551/EEC of 3 October 1989 of the European Parliament and of the Council of [….] 2007, which is provided by a media service provider for simultaneous viewing of programmes on the basis of a programme schedule; a media service provider may provide a number of audn the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision orf audio visual programme schedules (channels). Legal “must-carry” obligations may be applied, but only to specified broadcast channels supplied by a specified mmedia services (Audiovisual Media sService providers Directive). Member States should provide a clear justification for the “must carry” obligations in their national law so as to ensure that such obligations are transparent, proportionate and properly defined. In that regard, “must carry” rules should be designed in a way which provides sufficient incentives for efficient investment in infrastructure. “Must carry” rules should be periodically reviewed in order to keep them up-to-date with technological and market evolution in order to ensure that they continue to be proportionate to the objectives to be achieved. Given the rapid change in technology and market conditions such a full review would need to be carried out at least every three years and would require a public consultation of all stakeholders. One or more broadcast channels may be complemented byComplementary services include, among others, services to improve accessibility for users with disabilities, such as a videotext service, subtitling service, an audio description or sign language.