5 Amendments of Kristian VIGENIN related to 2007/2253(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights that the concentration of ownership of different types of media creates an environment favouring the monopolisation of the advertising market, introduces barriers to the entry of new market players and also leads to the uniformity of media content;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that a set of comprehensive and complex measures are required in order to improve the quality of the public media; underlines that the process necessitates more effective public funding, since public media broadcasters are also increasingly driven by profit making, with negative consequences for the quality of media content;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that the main objectives of public authorities should be to create conditions that ensure a high level of media quality (including those of the public media), secure media diversity and guarantee the full independence of journalists;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights the growing influence of third-country media investors in the European Union, especially in the new Member States;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that the European anti- trust law has helped to restrict media concentration; nevertheless stresses the importance of independent, Member State supervision of the media and urges, to that end, that media regulation at a national level be effective, clear, transparent and of a high standard;