8 Amendments of Andreas SCHWAB related to 2016/0151(COD)
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Directive 2010/13/EU should remain applicable only to those services the principal purpose of which is the provision of programmes in order to inform, entertain or educate. The principal purpose requirement should be also considered to be met if the service has audiovisual content and form which is dissociable from the main activity of the service provider, such as stand-alone parts of online newspapers featuring audiovisual programmes or user-generated videos where those parts can be considered dissociable from their main activity. Social media services are not included, except if they provide a service that falls under the definition of a video-sharing platform. A service should be considered to be merely an indissociable complement to the main activity as a result of the links between the audiovisual offer and the main activity. As such, channels or any other audiovisual services under the editorial responsibility of a provider may constitute audiovisual media services in themselves, even if they are offered in the framework of a video- sharing platform which is characterised by the absence of editorial responsibility. In such cases, it will be up to the providers with editorial responsibility to abide by the provisions of this Directive.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) In order to protect the editorial responsibility of the media service provider and the audiovisual value chain, it is essential for the integrity of the programmes and services supplied by media service providers to be guaranteed. Programmes and services must be transmitted without being shortened, altered or interrupted. Programmes and services should not be modified without the consent of the media service provider.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) While this Directive does not increase the overall amount of admissible advertising time during the period from 7:00 to 23:00, it is important for broadcasters to have more flexibility and to be able to decide when to place advertising in order to maximise advertisers' demand and viewers' flow. The hourly limit should thus be abolished while a daily limit of 20% of advertising within the period from 7:00 to 23:00 should be introduced. In order nevertheless to guarantee an adequate level of consumer protection and protect viewers against an excessive amount of advertising during prime time, a limit of 20% of advertising time should additionally apply between 20:00 and 23:00.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) This Directive is without prejudice to the ability of Member States to impose obligations to ensure non-discriminatory discoverability and accessibility of content of general interest under defined general interest objectives such as media pluralism, freedom of speech and cultural diversity. Such obligations should only be imposed where they are necessary to meet general interest objectives clearly defined by Member States in conformity with Union law. In this respect, Member States should in particular examine the need for regulatory intervention against the results of the outcome of market forces. Where Member States decide to impose discoverability rules, they should only impose proportionate obligations on undertakings, in the interest of legitimate public policy considerations.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point aa – point iii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point aa – point iii
(iii) the principal purpose of the service or a dissociable section thereof is devoted to providing programmes and user- generated videos to the general public, in order to inform, entertain or educate;
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
(11a) The following article is inserted: ‘Article 9a Member States shall ensure that media service providers‘ programmes and services may not be modified, for example through commercial overlays, without their consent.’
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
(1) The daily proportion of television advertising spots and teleshopping spots within the period between 7:00 and 23:00 shall not exceed 20 %. In addition, the proportion of television advertising spots and teleshopping spots within the period between 20:00 and 23:00 shall not exceed 20 %.
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28a – paragraph 5
Article 28a – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall not impose on video-sharing platform providers measures that are stricter than the measures referred to in paragraph 1 and 2. Member States shall not be precluded from imposing stricter measuresbe precluded from imposing more detailed or stricter measures, in particular with respect to illegal content. When adopting such measures, they shall respect the conditions set by applicable Union law, such as, where appropriate, those set in Articles 14 and 15 of Directive 2000/31/EC or Article 25 of Directive 2011/93/EU.