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Activities of Marietje SCHAAKE related to 2012/2132(INI)

Shadow reports (1)

REPORT on the Implementation of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive PDF (241 KB) DOC (174 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2012/2132(INI)
Documents: PDF(241 KB) DOC(174 KB)

Amendments (26)

Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) is currently the backbone of EU media regulation;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the AVMSD guarantees a free flow of audiovisual media services as an internal market instrument reflecting the right to freedom of expression and access to information, and protecting public interest objectives, including press and media freedom;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas technological convergence means that consumers will in future distinguish less and less between linear and non-linear services;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the goal should be a level playing field, as the different levels of regulation for linear and non-linear services are no longer recognisable for consumers and this can therefore lead to distortions of competition;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the audiovisual media services markets continue to experience significant changes in technology as well as developments in business practices and models, influencingnew technologies and new business practices and models will lead to further changes in the audiovisual media services market and the way content is delivered and accessed by viewers;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the accessibility of audiovisual media services is essential for guaranteeing the right of persons with a disability andparticipation of all European citizens, regardless of twhe elderly to participate and be integrated in thether they have a disability, in social and cultural life ofin the EU, in particular with the development of newas regards their access to content deliveryvia platforms such as IPTV and Connected TV;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas the on-going technological changes have madoffer new opportunities and continue to make have the protection of minors an even more pressing and challenging issue;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the fragmentation of intellectual property right in the EU restricts access to audiovisual media services and content;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas some Member States didhave not transposed the AVMSD in a timely manner, and or have still not fully andor correctly implemented it;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas a full assessment of the implementation of the AVMSD as well as a thorough evaluation of its effectiveness cannot therefore be carried outanswer all questions;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas the expansion of the audiovisual media services markets with the development of hybrid services has amplified concerns overpresents new challenges with regard to a wide range of issues, such as competition, intellectual property rights, the evolution of existing and the emergence of new forms of audiovisual commercial communications, and overlay advertising which challenges programme integrity and puts into question the adequacy and effectiveness of the AVMSD, as well as its relationship with other instruments of EU law;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the AVMSDEU legislation remains the appropriate instrument to govern the EU- wide coordination of national legislation on all audiovisual media;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the Commission has submitted its application report with a significant delay and that the Member States have implemented the AVMSD in a particularly diverse manner;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Regrets that the AVMSD has not been implemented fully or in a timely manner in some Member States and encourages these Member States to ensure full implementation immediately;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to address this deficit by providing an overview of measures taken by the Member States and an assessment of their efficacy, so as to ensure that audiovisual media services are continually made more accessible and act in accordance with fundamental rights;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the fact that most Member States comply with the rules relating to the promotion of European works butand that, as expected, priority is still given to national works whilst the percentage of independent works on TV is on the decline;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for the reform and harmonization of IPR laws in the EU to ensure cross border access to audiovisual media services´ content, opportunities for independent works, and innovative concepts to be viable;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets that the data provided areis insufficient to draw any conclusions on the promotion of European works by on- demand services providers;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
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 replace legally binding requirements that may be necessary to ensure the effective protection of minors or the safeguarding of democratic oversight;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to reflect on how the basic requirements of the AVMSD applicable to non-linear services can be extended to other online content and services which are currently out of its scope, andor what steps need to be taken to create a level playing field for all operators; calls on the Commission to present to Parliament the results of its reflections no later than 31 December 2013;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that the 12-minute hourly advertising limit has been breached in a number ofcertain Member States;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Member States concerned to implement fully, correctly and without delay the provisions of the AVMSD in this respect;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to analyse whether stricter rules are needed as regardscontinue to monitor compliance with the rules on advertising aimed at children and minors, with particular emphasis on misleading television and online advertising;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Encourages the Member States to integrate media literacy in their respectiveto school curricula;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Encourages the Member States to integrate media literacy and e-skills in their respective school curricula;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
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 identifyto establish in its Green Paper on Connected TV the various issues they raise and to pursue those issues through public consultation;
2013/01/18
Committee: CULT