Resumen de European Commission: : Public consultation on the review of the Satellite and Cable Directive
Francisco Javier Cabrera Blázquez
In its Communication on a Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe (see IRIS 2015-6/3), the Commission stated its intention to review the Satellite and Cable Directive (93/83/EEC) in order to assess the need to enlarge its scope to broadcasters' online transmissions and the need to tackle further measures to ensure enhanced cross-border access to broadcasters' services in Europe. Following up on this, on 24 August 2015 the European Commission launched a public consultation with the aim of, on the one hand, gathering input for the evaluation process in order to assess the current rules, and on the other, seeking views on a possible extension of the Directive in light of market and technological developments. The Commission wants to assess, first, to what extent the Satellite and Cable Directive has improved consumers' cross-border access to broadcasting services in the Internal Market, and also what would be the impact of extending the Directive to TV and radio programmes provided over the Internet, notably broadcasters' online services
