Press Release: What changes will be made to the Community’s audiovisual policy? Work programme for reviewing the ‘Television without frontiers’ Directive

The European Commission adopted a report on 7 January 2003 on the application of the 'Television without Frontiers' (TVSF) Directive, together with a work programme for 2003 aimed at reviewing the Directive. The 2003 work programme will consist of a series of consultations with a view to arriving at operational conclusions on the relevance bearing in mind economic and technological developments of the existing Community rules, in particular concerning matters such as access to events of major importance to society, the promotion of cultural diversity, television advertising and the protection of minors.