A new legal framework for the audiovisual in Europe: Directive 2018/1808 in the broad context of media convergence and the digital single market
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18042/cepc/rdce.63.05Keywords:
Audiovisual regulation, audiovisual media services, Digital Single Market, Video Sharing Platforms (VSP), Directive 2018/1808.Abstract
Published in November 2018, Directive 2018/1808 substantially modifies the regulatory framework applicable to the audiovisual media services in the EU. This reform, motivated by media convergence, takes place in the broad context of the Digital Single Market Strategy, promoted by the Juncker Commission since 2015. This paper analyzes the main novelties of this reform: leveling the playfield for linear and on-demand services; extending the scope of the Directive to Internet video sharing platforms; and a certain liberalization of the demands imposed on commercial communications. In addition, other master lines of the new Directive are underlined, such as the reinforcement of the commitment with forms of soft law; the strengthening of the role of the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services (ERGA); the concern for the independence of national regulatory authorities; and the deepening in the demands on accessibility. Throughout the study, guidelines are offered on how to transpose the new requirements included in the Directive into the Spanish legal framework.Published
2019-07-31
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