Activities of Emma McCLARKIN related to 2012/2132(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the Implementation of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive PDF (241 KB) DOC (174 KB)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive
Amendments (22)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that Member States should ensure that audiovisual media services are accessible free of charge;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Is concerned about the late transposition of the AVMS Directive which aims at ensuring legal certainty in the Single Market while preserving cultural diversity, protecting consumers and safeguarding media pluralism into national legislations; urges the Member States which still have not done it to adapt their legislation as soon as possible;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that broadcasters should reserve 20 % of their broadcasting time or programming budget for European works created by independent producers, including video on demande satisfactory implementation of Article 17 of the directive related to the average broadcasting time for European works and encourages the Member States to go beyond the minimum level where possible;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates that the proportion of advertising and teleshopping spots should not exceed 12 minutes per hour; highlights the need to monitor commercial formats devised to skirt this restriction and calls for a ban on advertising during programmes for children and young peopleis concerned though that the 12-minute limitation is regularly breached; highlights therefore the need to monitor commercial formats devised to skirt this restriction; recommends an analysis of best practice in this field in certain countries as the basis for future reform of the legislative framework;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that access to channels and choice of audiovisual services has increased significantly; Underlines that in order to achieve a true digital single market in Europe, further efforts are equally needed in the field of improving media literacy among citizens and consumers;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Supports the emphasis in Directive 2010/13/EU on encouraging the introduction of co-regulation and/or self-regulatory regimes, as referred to in Article 4(7).
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Strongly supports a technologically neutral approach in view of evolving viewing and delivery patterns to facilitate increased consumer choice. In this regard, Calls for a full impact assessment of the current state of play on the market and regulatory framework;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the AVMSD remains the appropriate instrument to govern the EU- wide coordination of national legislation on all audiovisual media and notes in particular that the 'Country of Origin' principle, when properly applied, gives broadcasters important clarity and certainty about their operational arrangements;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes the Commission's intention to publish shortly a policy document on convergence related to Connected TV and connected devices which will launch a public consultation on all issues arising from these new developments;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the Commission application report fails to address substantively the issue of accessibility as referred to in Article 7 of the AVMSD, and regrets that the effectiveness of the Member States' implementing rules in this regard is not addressed; notes that in many Member States the infrastructure to provide such services does not yet exist and will take time for some Member States to implement these requirements; encourages Member States to address this as soon as possible to allow for practical implementation of Article 7;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for wider accessibility of programmes, in particular those rendered via on-demand services, through further developments in, inter alia, audio description, audio/spoken subtitles, sign language and menu navigation, notably of electronic programme guides (EPGs); stresses, however, that the market for non-linear services is still at a relatively early stage of development and that any new obligations placed on providers must reflect this;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on Member States to strengthen efforts to encourage audiovisual media services providers and manufacturers of supporting devices, to pay full recognition to the needs of people with a disability and of the elderly;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the lack of separate reporting under Article 13 of the AVMSD on the dual obligation to promote access to and promotion of European works in on- demand services, and asks the Commission to clarify this point while also taking into account that such services are still in their infancy and that drawing conclusions about the effectiveness of promotion criteria applied to on-demand services is difficult;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that although such self- regulatory initiatives represent an advance on the prior situation, they have not proved to be sufficiently effective and cannot replacin all Member States and need to be regularly monitored to ensure their enforcement alongside future legally binding requirements that may be necessary to ensure the effective protection of minors;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that advertising is a vitally important source of funding for the children's TV sector and we must consider the impact any further regulatory measures may have on the sectors ability to flourish and to create original European children's content;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Acknowledges Member States' achievements in protecting against content inciting hatred on the grounds of race, sex, nationality and religion;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to analyse whether stricter rules are needed as regards advertising aimed at children and minors, with particular emphasis on misleading television and online advertisingthe effectiveness of regulations and initiatives in place as regards advertising aimed at children and minors;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. WelcomNotes the Commission's intention to update its interpretative communication on certain aspects of the provisions on televised advertising in 2013, which could provide indications on how to attain the qualitative minimum standards for all audiovisual commercial communications in Article 9 of the AVMSD; believes however, that the Commission should focus on ensuring current provisions are properly implemented and stresses that the framework for advertising is already clearly set out in the AVMSD and that that this framework provides Member States with sufficient discretion to ensure these rules reflect individual markets; furthermore, believes consideration about the nature of advertising content should be made in the context of emerging markets, specifically the Connected TV Green Paper;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Takes note of the findings by the Commission with regard to the level of media literacy in the Member States;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Encourages the Member States to integrate media literacy in their respective school curriculaNotes that access to channels and choice of audiovisual services has increased significantly and stress that further efforts are needed in the Member States in the field of improving media literacy among citizens and consumers;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to closely monitor the development of hybrid services in the EU, in particular Connected TV, and to clearly identify in its Green Paper on Connected TV the various issues they raise; calls on the Commission to resist from simply migrating the old value of a linear media market into the connected TV environment;