Activities of Petru Constantin LUHAN related to 2012/2132(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU Charter: standard settings for media freedom across the EU (short presentation)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Implementation of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive
Amendments (8)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that concentration of media ownership may undermine freedom of information, and in particular the right to receive information, and could lead to corruption and manipulation of public opinion; therefore requests the Commission to specify the ownership relations existing among the 7 500 broadcasters it has identified in the EU, with the aim of singling out the potential challenges relating to plurality in these media services; moreover, suggests a standardisation of provisions for regulators for the audio visual sector in all Member States;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reaffirms the importance of protecting minors in television broadcasting; recommends Member States to consider prohibiting any commercial communications in children's programmes, inter alia in order not to exhort minors to buy a product or a servtake into consideration the importance of protecting minors in television broadcasting, in accordance with Article by exploiting their inexperience or credulity9 (1)(g) of the Audiovisual Commercial Communications;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to maintain, in the EU's external trade agreements, the definitionsconcept of audiovisual media services of the Directive, thus ‘carving out’defining those services.
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Highlights the need of a pan- European comparative study in order to further understand how children's, adolescents' and adults' media consumption behaviour is evolving; such a study would be beneficial to audiovisual policymakers at EU level and in the Member States;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Recommends the strengthening of the role of the European Audiovisual Observatory as this would be an appropriate solution for collecting data concerning the promotion of European audio-visual works;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Asks the Commission to take into consideration the following aspects when launching the public consultations on connected or hybrid television : standardisation, technological neutrality, the challenge of personalised services, especially for persons with disabilities, problems related to multi-cloud security, accessibility to users, protecting children and human dignity;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Suggests that the Commission should envisage a special regulatory framework for media opinion makers in order to encourage a diverse, objective and professional media.