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Commissioned by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW), Dialogic conducted a comparative study in the summer of 2015 on the approval procedure for new services of the public broadcaster in six countries: the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Flanders, and France. This procedure in the Netherlands applies to applications from the public broadcaster for new media services or their termination (for example, an application for a new radio channel).
The Broadcasting Communication 2009 from the European Commission allows member states to tailor the procedure to their national context. Dialogic mapped out the differences and similarities of the procedures consulted. The observed differences are often rooted in varying national contexts and/or political choices (such as public broadcaster's market position, legal embedding of the procedure, etc.). The country comparison provides insights into differences that are relevant for the current policy discussion on the effectiveness and efficiency of the Dutch procedure. Based on this, the research outlines focal points that provide concrete input for adjustments to the Dutch procedure.
Recently (November 2015), State Secretary Dekker informed the Dutch House of Representatives of the research results via a parliamentary letter. He also presented his policy response to the House, including proposals for adjustments to the Dutch procedure. The proposals for amending the Dutch procedure were discussed on November 16, 2015, during the committee meeting of OCW. Currently, these proposed amendments are being further developed into legislation by the State Secretary.
Dialogic's report is now publicly available and can be accessed through this link.
For more information on this study, please contact Sven Maltha or Leonie Hermanussen.