Traduction de «television producing » (Anglais → Français) :

23. Points to the outstanding issues arising from the discrepancies between fundamental legal concepts which are used as key concepts in the application of the Directive, such as the concepts of a ‘European work’ and an ‘independent producer’, and problems caused by the complicated relations between television producers and channels;

49 written comments [9] were received from Member States, national regulatory and self-regulatory authorities, authors artists, film and television producers and directors, cinema operators, video and DVD publishers/distributors, television broadcasters, industry associations, consumer representatives and trade unions.

Others (notably, film and television producers) considered that the existence of different definitions, as well as the different national interpretation of these definitions, hampers any attempt to clearly assess the economic development of the European production industry as a whole.

In line with Article 151 (4) of the Treaty, which imposes an obligation on the Community to take cultural aspects into account in its action under other provisions of the Treaty with a view to respecting and promoting cultural diversity [77], the dual objective of promoting cultural diversity and the competitiveness of the European programme industry finds its concrete expression in a series of measures in favour of the distribution and production of European television programmes contained in the "television without frontiers" Directive This mechanism, which is linked to complementary financial support mechanisms such as the Media progr ...[+++]amme, is based on the provisions contained in Chapter III of the "television without frontiers" Directive: Article 4 (promotion of European works), Article 5 (promotion of European works by independent producers), Article 6 (definition of "European works"), Article 7 (chronology for broadcasting cinematographic works) and Article 9 (exemption of local television broadcasts not forming part of a national network).

In the case of the former, the report explains that under Article 2(3) of Law No 122/98 transposing the "Television without Frontiers" Directive, national television broadcasters have to broadcast a minimum of 10% (20% for RAI) of European works by independent producers, and that under Article 2(5) of this Law, that they must invest, through purchase or production, not less than 10% (20% for RAI) of their net annual advertising revenue in European works, including those created by independent producers.

Whereas a commitment, where practicable, to a certain proportion of broadcasts for independent productions, created by producers who are independent of broadcasters, will stimulate new sources of television production, especially the creation of small and medium-sized enterprises; whereas it will offer new opportunities and outlets to the marketing of creative talents of employment of cultural professions and employees in the cultural field; whereas the definition of the concept of independent producer by the Member States should ta ...[+++]ke account of that objective by giving due consideration to small and medium-sized producers and making it possible to authorize financial participation by the coproduction subsidiaries of television organizations;