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181 articles available in total starting from 17/05/2002. Last article published on 27/03/2019.

Commission warns Italy about breaking EU TV advertising rules

The European Commission sent Italy on 11 December a letter of formal notice for violating EU advertising rules under the Television without Frontiers Directive. "Broadcasters need advertising and...  

12/12/2007 | Legislation | Europe

State aid: Commission approves UK film support schemes

The European Commission has approved a number of UK Lottery-funded film support schemes under the EU state aid rules until 31 December 2012. The schemes, which provide over £22 million (€30.6...  

12/12/2007 | Legislation | Europe

Filmmakers threaten to mobilise against TV lobbies

The Centoautori movement has expressed its preoccupation in a letter to Minister of Culture Francesco Rutelli and Minister of Communication Paolo Gentiloni over "the amendments presented to the...  

10/12/2007 | Legislation | Italy

Centoautori “write” to audiences

The most applauded film of the last day of the RomeFilmFest was Lettera agli spettatori (“Letter to Spectators”). Just a few minutes long, it was directed (collectively) by Centoautori (“One...  

29/10/2007 | Legislation | Italy

Court places levy on private copies

After three years of proceedings, the Swiss Federal Court has delivered its decision: regardless of the media used to make private copies, right holders have to be paid for the use of their works....  

27/07/2007 | Legislation | Switzerland

Operating tax: Yes or no?

In the past few weeks four film law proposals have been submitted to Parliament, with a fifth one is on the way. All come from the majority but one, which is cross-party. The most articulate...  

20/07/2007 | Legislation | Italy

Tax shelter gets green light for extension

The European Commission yesterday gave Belgium its permission to extend until December 31, 2009 its tax incentive scheme known as the tax shelter, aimed at supporting audiovisual production. The...  

20/07/2007 | Legislation | Belgium

TWF: Brussels issues warning to Spain for not complying with television advertising rules

The Commission sent Spain a letter of formal notice today for failing to comply with the television advertising rules contained in the Television without Frontiers Directive (TWFD). A report by an...  

17/07/2007 | Legislation | Europe

AGIS against reform

Alberto Francesconi, president of AGIS (an umbrella association within the entertainment industry), rejected the two proposed cinema reforms presented in Parliament by the Ulivo and the Communist...  

16/07/2007 | Legislation | Italy

Over 90% of exhibitors on strike

Yesterday, approximately 93% of Spain's cinema exhibitors took part in a one-day strike organized by the Federation of Spanish Film Theatres (FECE). The suspension of exhibition activities was the...  

19/06/2007 | Legislation | Spain

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