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IRIS Special
Broadcasters’ Obligations to Invest in Cinematographic
Production
62,50 EUR
ISBN 10 : 92-871-5971-8
ISBN 13 : 978-92-871-5971-7
133 pages
Edition 2006

This edition of IRIS Special, "Broadcasters' Obligations
to Invest in Cinematographic Production", focuses on the
ways in which the television industry is required to support cinematographic
film, and the instruments on which these obligations are based.
This legal question is given particular emphasis because of
the economic significance of the television industry's co-financing
of cinematographic film. Direct investment from broadcasters represents
between 20 and 30% of film production budgets in some large European
countries. In addition to this direct funding, indirect support
is provided through broadcasters' contributions to the budgets
of film funding bodies. Across Europe, these amount to around
one-third of the budget of such bodies.
The European Audiovisual Observatory has investigated some key
questions relating to these broadcasters' investments:
- What obligations has the state imposed on broadcasters in
terms of support for cinematographic film?
- What obligations have broadcasters entered into voluntarily?
- What exactly is regulated by the main provisions?
- What are the differences between obligations on public and
private broadcasters?
- Do the broadcasters receive anything in return?
- Which obligations lead to direct and which to indirect support?
- What are the key economic figures?
This publication answers these questions for virtually all European
countries. We put them to 40 experts in the 37 member states of
the European Audiovisual Observatory. Responses from 34 countries
are included in this study, which shows clearly that the television
industry's support of cinematographic film remains a theme that
is as complex as it is topical. The main reason for this is the
diversity of possible ways of arranging both simple and complex
support mechanisms. The lack of common European standards means
that the legal framework is constituted by national laws and varies
considerably from country to country. At the heart of this study
are the individual reports on 25
countries which were collected thanks to the support from
the Institute
of European Media Law (EMR) and the co-operation of the team
of experts. A comparative legal analysis of the overall situation
and a look at the economic dimension complete the picture and
offer an excellent overview.
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