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On behalf of 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. In the Netherlands, this procedure applies to requests from the public broadcaster for new media services or their termination (e.g. application for a new radio channel).
The Broadcasting Communication 2009 of the European Commission allows member states to align the procedure with their national context. Dialogic mapped out the differences and similarities of the consulted procedures. The identified differences are often rooted in a different national context and/or political choice (e.g. market position of the public broadcaster, legal embedding of the procedure, etc.). The country comparison provides insights into differences relevant to the current policy discussion on the effectiveness and efficiency of the Dutch procedure. Based on this, we highlight key points in the research that provide concrete input for adjusting the Dutch procedure.
Recently (November 2015), State Secretary Dekker informed the Dutch House of Representatives about the results of the study 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 16th November 2015 during the committee meeting of OCW. Currently, these proposed changes are being further developed into legislation by the State Secretary.
The report by Dialogic is now public and available via this link.
For more information about this study, please contact Sven Maltha or Leonie Hermanussen.