IRIS Special

The publications in the IRIS Special series tackle current issues in media law and related legal fields.

The themes covered are of direct practical relevance and are explored with academic rigour. The particular value of the IRIS Special series lies in its international approach or the comparison of different legal systems as the case may be. Recognised as a reliable source of information, the series has a track record of supplying both the audiovisual industry and also legislators and other decision makers at national and European level with highly useful data, overviews, ideas and analyses.

The European Audiovisual Observatory publishes one or two IRIS Specials annually. Depending on their theme, they each contain 50-150 pages. In many cases, background material – standard-setting legal texts for example – is included.

Publications of the IRIS Special series:

• Converged Markets – Converged Power? Regulation and Case Law
  (March 2013)

• The Regulation of On-demand Audiovisual Services: Chaos or Coherence?
  (December 2011)

• Digitisation and Online Exploitation of Broadcasters' Archives
  (December 2010)

• The Regulatory Framework for Audiovisual Media Services in Russia
  (February 2010)

• Ready, Set... Go? (2009)

• Creativity Comes at a Price (2009)

• Searching for Audiovisual Content (2008)

• Editorial Responsibility (2008)

• Legal Aspects of Video on Demand (2007)

• The Public Service Broadcasting Culture (2007)

• Audiovisual Media Services without Frontiers (2006)

• Broadcasters’ Obligations to Invest in Cinematographic Production (2006)

• To Have or Not to Have - Must-carry Rules (2005)

• Tomorrow's Delivery of Audiovisual Services (2005)

• Political Debate and the Role of the Media (2004)

• Regulating Access to Digital Television (2004)

• Co-Regulation of the Media in Europe (2003)

• Jurisdiction over Broadcasters in Europe (2002)

• Television and Media Concentration (2001)