Legal Regime of Competition in Audiovisual. Comparative Aspects
Legal Regime of Competition in Audiovisual. Comparative Aspects

Author(s): Ovidiu Horia Maican
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Law on Economics, Commercial Law, Comparative Law
Published by: Societatea de Stiinte Juridice si Administrative
Keywords: competition; audiovisual; Romania; European Union; legislation; harmonization;
Summary/Abstract: The exercise of competition in the audiovisual field is closely linked and cannot be separated from the maintenance and expansion of pluralism in the mass media field. Media pluralism has a crucial role for the democratic process within the community space. The European Union is determined to protect media pluralism to the same extent as the right to information and freedom of expression. As an expression of these realities, the European Commission elaborated in 1984 a Green Paper on the creation of a Common Market in the field of radio and television, and in December 1992 a Green Paper on media pluralism and concentration within the internal market. Reports in this sense were developed by the European Parliament and the Council of Europe. The application of competition legislation in the audiovisual field plays an important role not only in preventing the creation of a dominant position or the abuse of a dominant position, but also in ensuring the access of new competitors (competitors) to the market. Thus, pluralism is ensured, both in the traditional television markets and for the new markets.

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