Hot legal topics examined from different anglesLegal, technological or economic developments in the audiovisual sector generate immediate priority information needs for professionals. IRIS plus identifies these issues and provides the relevant legal background. It features a combination of a lead article, related reporting and a Zoom section, comprising overview tables, market data or practical information. This brand new format provides you with the knowledge to follow and join in the latest and most relevant discussions concerning the audiovisual sector.
LEAD ARTICLE
The Digital Dividend: Opportunities and Obstacles
The Lead Article sets out to trace the main lines of relevant law and policy debates about the digital dividend at the European level. It identifies the key issues at stake and critically analyses how the Council of Europe and European Union are engaging with the same. Other international standards and debates on other international platforms are examined too. The article concludes with a distillation of continuing and expected opportunities and challenges relating to the digital dividend.
Sections of the lead article:
- General Introduction
- Institutional and Regulatory Framework
- Policy Developments
- Conclusion: Towards the Adoption of the First Radio
- Spectrum Policy Proposal
RELATED REPORTING
Digital Television's Eastbound End
The Related Reporting shows, much remains to be done on the legal side for the switch-over to digital television in many European countries. The short reports originate from the following countries:
- Albania
- Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Greece
- Latvia
- Poland
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Ukraine
ZOOM
Overview of Digital Television Switchover in Europe
The Zoom section gives an overview of the transition to digital terrestrial television (DTT) through some examples and key elements focusing on the much more advanced situation in five major national markets: Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Spain.
