5 Amendments of Silvia COSTA related to 2012/2300(INI)
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission, by means of the prompt further development of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive and other EU legislation, to create a level playing field for all content providers, taking account of the following minimum requirements, so as to ensure fair competition among content providers and guarantee users the chance to choose, in a fully transparent manner, from among a wide range of high-quality services on a footing of equal opportunity and without discrimination, with a particular focus on maintaining free and public services;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to ensure that these platforms are operated on the basis of an open, non-proprietary standard, in a way which accords with market conditions and the general interest, entailing fair competition and accords with consumer demand;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to safeguard by law the integrity of linear and non-linear services on hybrid platforms and in particular to prohibit the overlay or scaling of these services with third-party content, unless the latterexcept where this haves been authorised by the content provider and explicitly initiated by the usctively initiated by the user and – in the case of commercial communications and content other than personal communications – authorised by the media service provider; points out that unauthorised use or dissemination by third parties of the content or broadcast signals of a provider must likewise be prevented;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the anonymous use of TV and on-line services by means of hybrid receiving devices is guaranteedhybrid receiving devices that are sold in or imported into the EU guarantee full compliance with EU rules on privacy and data protection, in addition to the anonymous use of TV and on-line services and that monitoring and exploitation of the user’s behaviour by manufacturers of devices or by third parties is not normally allowed, being permitted only with the witting and unambiguous consent of the user;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that future hybrid TV services also comply with existing legislation on child protection, on the ban on certain kinds of advertising for health reasons, on the ban on incitement to racial hatred, on the separation between news and advertising messages, on ownership transparency, privacy, etc., since these are rules which have become part of the acquis communautaire and which cannot be circumvented on the pretext of technological developments; in particular, calls for service providers and providers of hybrid TV equipment from outside the EU to be informed that the applicable law is that of the country where the service is provided and not the one where the providers have their registered office;