commiss decis june pursuant articl ec treati exclus broadcast televis advertis flander french dutch text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun articl thereof belgian author privat televis compani vlaams televisi maatschappij nv notic submit comment commiss object monopoli televis advertis flander fact state measur decis relat monopoli grant privat compani vlaams televisi maatschappij nv vtm flemish commun kingdom belgium broadcast televis advertis aim flemish commun flemish legisl media consolid decre govern flemish commun januari ratifi decre council flemish commun februari hereinaft refer codex codex consolid provis decre januari retransmiss radio televis programm radio televis cabl network approv public televis compani hereinaft refer decre decre june lai rule radio televis advertis sponsorship hereinaft refer decre decre radio televis cabl network author requir establish exploit network promot broadcast product televis programm hereinaft refer cabl decre pursuant paragraph articl codex flemish govern author broadcast belong approv broadcast commerci commerci advertis aim flemish commun provis codex origin decre articl ident provis pursuant articl point codex privat broadcast author flemish govern broadcast entir flemish commun provis articl decre structur privat broadcast articl decre laid inter alia statu privat compani capit subscrib publish dutch languag newspap magazin head offic flander brussel articl codex maintain requir locat sharehold head offic requir compani capit subscrib publish dutch languag newspap magazin articl codex maintain provis decre requir head offic privat broadcast organ locat flander brussel provis read privat compani head offic flander brussel capit held dutch languag publish author broadcast televis advertis flander territori aim flemish commun emerg parliamentari document decre statement repres flemish execut refer document purpos grant monopoli televis advertis protect exist flemish newspap magazin publish offici statement minist cultur affair contain parliamentari document decre adopt order prevent entri foreign oper flemish televis market protect aim allow televis advertis revenu accru flemish press minist compens loss advertis revenu experienc exclus confer vtm pursu cultur object mainten plural press undertak vtm privat dutch languag televis compani establish flander decis flemish execut novemb adopt basi decre vtm approv privat televis compani author broadcast flemish commun exclus author grant period year royal order decemb confirm decis flemish govern date decemb adopt basi decre vtm receiv author broadcast advertis programm period year consequ abovement legisl act relev provis codex vtm privat televis compani author flemish govern broadcast televis programm televis advertis aim flemish commun flemish televis compani flemish commun public radio televis compani brtn run own flemish commun author broadcast televis advertis monopoli grant vtm run vtm form associ interest flemish press hold capit present compani vlaams media hold vmh hold vtm share vmh own equal proport de persgroep nv roularta media group nv vtm sharehold tijdschriften uitgev maatschappij nv tijdschriften verenig vlaanderen nv perexma nv subsidiari netherland media group verenigd nederlands uitgeverijen vnu vtm sharehold activ wholli part flemish press sector de persgroep nv publish daili newspap oper magazin market largest flemish press group vlaams uitgev maatschappij nv concentra hold nv share vtm cim belgian press monitor agenc publish daili newspap stake vtm hold market share flemish newspap market servic econom activ decis relat broadcast televis advertis flemish public televis major advertis medium commun usual indic assess develop advertis gross invest advertis advertis invest mass media televis press radio cinema poster advertis increas belgium period ecu million ecu million ecu million ecu million ecu million ecu million breakdown total advertis invest belgium ecu million televis ecu million newspap magazin ecu million radio ecu million cinema ecu million poster advertis ecu million advertis invest televis trend belgium ecu million ecu million ecu million ecu million ecu million ecu million percentag term amount make total invest mass media year period percentag remain stabl close amount flander invest amount ecu million ecu million amount region channel flander receiv vtm receiv equival ecu million ecu million flemish channel combin receiv market share advertis invest vtm vtm household flemish commun connect cabl network receiv televis programm channel member state addit flemish broadcast brtn vtm french languag belgian channel assum televis programm member state compet extent flemish programm fact commiss court proceed case commiss belgium station question substitut flemish channel brtn vtm dutch channel flemish audienc concern overwhelm part audienc interest programm broadcast languag dutch shown market share flander januari june peak view time vtm vt brtn public channel netherland dutch languag channel rtbf eurosport figur dutch languag channel tf rtl bbc period market share flemish viewer lack interest televis programm broadcast languag dutch contradict high percentag household connect cabl televis network flemish commun commiss consid channel broadcast televis programm languag dutch good substitut flemish televis channel channel broadcast netherland dutch speak belgian interest foreign dutch languag channel januari june peak view time audienc share flander netherland public channel combin vtm share brtn view fact televis advertis netherland channel target belgian channel substitut vtm televis advertis concern brtn disregard broadcast advertis advertis market nation market larg restrict cross border suppli advertis space result condit competit vari belgium netherland belgium vtm author broadcast televis advertis sell advertis spot netherland organ respons sell advertis spot behalf public channel ster account impact advertis broadcast channel flander flemish audienc includ paramet ster calcul price advertis spot part vtm sell advertis spot netherland programm carri dutch cabl oper differ exist belgium netherland term rule govern advertis advertis aim children prohibit flander forbidden broadcast advertis minut children programm final rang combin advertis broadcast gener determin prefer audienc target territori belgium netherland consid constitut separ advertis market repli vtm state televis channel eurosport superchannel broadcast televis advertis aim flemish public belgian author point letter septemb channel mtv cnn tf rtl broadcast advertis belgian author vtm volum advertis broadcast channel aim flemish public compar total advertis state audienc share tf rtl flander proceed link case abovement provis point articl decre requir capit privat compani held publish daili weekli newspap magazin dutch languag head offic region flander bilingu capit region brussel capit subject proceed initi commiss august kingdom belgium failur meet oblig pursuant articl ec treati proceed commiss contest compat articl decre commun rule freedom provid servic mean articl televis programm member state transmit cabl network languag languag countri origin programm foreign privat broadcast obtain author flemish execut power impos condit grant author true cabl decre repeal requir televis programm member state state nation languag maintain system prior author region flander provis subject fresh proceed brought commiss belgium court justic court rule maintain system prior author kingdom belgium fail fulfil oblig mean direct eec octob coordin provis laid law regul administr action member state pursuit televis broadcast activ provis issu articl codex repeal requir locat sharehold head offic flander brussel maintain requir capit vtm held dutch languag newspap publish provis subject reason opinion notifi belgian author claim monopoli televis advertis flander favour privat broadcast vtm disadvantag foreign televis broadcast compani vt vt lodg complaint commiss vt sole sharehold luxembourg compani scandinavian broadcast system sa sb compani establish london english law main activ broadcast televis programm septemb vt obtain licenc unit kingdom author broadcast programm satellit domest satellit broadcast licenc februari vt broadcast televis programm licenc vt programm target flemish public produc titl dutch televis signal transmit satellit uk territori letter octob uk author inform commiss vt fall uk jurisdict mean articl direct eec letter juli commiss ask belgian govern provid detail compat flemish legisl televis advertis monopoli commun rule freedom provid servic belgian govern repli septemb state word legisl question prohibit televis channel establish member state broadcast advertis target flemish public consist articl treati flemish author vt broadcast approv member state ground flemish broadcast establish uk order circumv legisl flemish commun flemish author argu vt fall scope articl point cabl direct requir cabl oper distribut programm author public televis compani cover flemish commun vtm author privat broadcast reason vt ministeri order refus access flemish cabl network order suspend belgian raad van state conseil état refer matter court justic preliminari rule view determin broadcast fall member state jurisdict mean direct eec judgment june court rule televis broadcast establish member state fall jurisdict member state territori centr activ locat court consid mere fact programm target flemish public vt regard establish unit kingdom ii legal assess articl articl ec treati state member state grant special exclus right undertak enact maintain forc measur contrari rule treati undertak hold exclus incompat treati articl impli undertak enjoi special exclus right follow special exclus right necessarili compat treati compat assess light rule treati articl refer vtm privat undertak flemish commun grant exclus broadcast advertis aim flemish public exclus deriv state measur flemish decre paragraph articl thereof paragraph articl codex refer conjunct decre articl thereof articl point codex articl ec treati state restrict freedom establish nation member state territori member state abolish vtm monopoli broadcast televis advertis aim flemish public prevent oper member state establish flander set secondari establish view broadcast televis advertis aim flemish public belgian cabl distribut network provis issu appli distinct undertak establish belgium vtm undertak member state serv preferenti treatment vtm scope articl treati fact televis advertis restrict singl domest undertak mean market televis advertis benefit home economi object effect incontest protectionist purpos grant legal monopoli vtm discriminatori circumst condit laid decre exclud nation member state outset avow intent flemish execut council establish monopoli corpor control flemish press prevent access foreign televis compani flemish broadcast system belgian govern letter septemb state rule execut prevent broadcast establish member state broadcast dutch languag programm advertis aim flemish public broadcast kind competit disadvantag compar vtm oper distanc flemish viewer advertis market measur appli distinct belgian oper belgian oper vtm conclud constitut disguis form discrimin effect protectionist effect genuin appli distinct accept found justifi imper requir public interest suitabl secur attain object pursu order attain proceed case commiss belgium cite belgian author put forward argument part vtm advertis revenu transfer press compens loss incom due introduct commerci advertis radio televis intent maintain plural flemish press flemish govern initi invok argument cultur polici justifi grant monopoli televis advertis vtm light present structur vtm develop media flemish press merger allianc flemish govern take view letter februari repli commiss letter januari measur longer secur object public interest flemish govern doubt measur qualifi save claus articl vtm argu line vtm transfer advertis revenu publish flemish newspap essenti compon function public interest directli relat monopoli aspect function complement public broadcast brtn local televis station provid gener new inform servic independ basi broadcast educ entertain programm commiss accept cultur polici preserv plural aspect freedom express constitut imper requir public interest justifi restrict freedom establish mean end limit freedom establish treati object present case pursu method elimin competit domest broadcast face media organ wish establish belgium order distribut advertis cabl distribut network depriv articl effect whatsoev commiss take view case relationship purport cultur polici object preserv plural flemish press grant flander privat commerci televis monopoli vtm codex guarante flemish newspap publish distinct sharehold vtm receiv return profit newspap publish part set vtm case enter flemish press market law confer entitl share profit gener vtm exclus confer vtm favour group publish expens publish enjoi privileg secur monopoli incom guarante law enabl compet effect competitor entrant flemish press market includ member state addit guarante vtm advertis revenu divid sharehold proport hold capit newspap overcom financi difficulti revenu equal activ cultur purpos whatsoev unconnect support flemish press vtm monopoli run counter state object ensur plural flemish press condit laid codex structur privat televis corpor flander receiv author flemish execut provis reserv vtm capit flemish press publish ill suit attain state cultur aim imposs vtm capit reserv portion concentr hand singl sharehold expens preserv plural media vtm origin consist sharehold left todai turn question viabil broadcast station reason suppos privat televis station surviv flemish commun monopoli televis advertis fact vtm launch televis channel carri advertis show believ privat channel profit flander sum commiss vtm monopol advertis revenu justifi imper ground public interest ensur plural hope maintain flemish govern recours measur imped econom integr great extent articl except applic treati rule case undertak entrust oper servic gener econom interest applic rule obstruct perform law fact task assign belgian author cite save provis event vtm entrust oper servic gener econom interest articl codex author vtm arrang televis broadcast aim flemish commun provis codex requir vtm ensur balanc program contribut gener develop flemish public maintain object journal broadcast programm contrari public moral secur stand evid vtm assign task gener econom interest flemish author gener requir respect vtm programm content point conclus flemish commun vtm task carri cultur polici distinct made hand condit author privat televis corpor satisfi ground public interest condit kind impos vtm hand state assign privat firm task public interest commiss note codex expressli respons act public televis corpor brtn capit held flemish commun perform role public televis corpor brtn subject specif public servic oblig requir carri flemish govern broadcast parti polit broadcast provid air time associ repres school thought requir appli vtm recent amend codex specifi public servic oblig impos brtn renam vrt vrt requir conclud manag contract flemish author spell vrt public servic mission detail lastli accept vtm public servic function mean perform exclus right subject decis affect trade extent disproportion contrari interest commun depriv articl effect fact effect competit televis advertis flander facilit televis broadcast permit establish fact oper close audienc advertis make work easier burdensom adopt decis articl paragraph articl articl point codex flemish rule radio televis broadcast sponsor cabl distribut provid flemish govern author privat broadcast broadcast flemish commun broadcast commerci commerci advertis commun broadcast privat televis compani vlaams televisi maatschappij nv decis flemish execut novemb royal order decemb confirm decis flemish execut decemb vtm recogn sole privat televis compani broadcast flemish commun author includ commerci advertis programm incompat articl ec treati read conjunct articl thereof articl belgian author bring end infring refer articl inform commiss month notif decis measur compli therewith articl decis address kingdom belgium brussel june commiss karel van miert member commiss belgisch staatsblad moniteur belg belgisch staatsblad moniteur belg march belgisch staatsblad moniteur belg august belgisch staatsblad moniteur belg june report flemish parliamentari committe media novemb pp minut plenari session council flemish commun decemb centrum von informati de media centr inform média data statist yearbook cinema televis video media europ edit european audiovisu observatori eao strasbourg pp mediamarkt eao statist yearbook ecr eao statist yearbook ibid appar analysi geograph market televis advertis carri commiss decis case iv rtl veronica endmol oj eao statist yearbook case commiss belgium ecr oj order flemish minist cultur affair brussel januari publish case corbeau ecr case gebhard ecr explain paragraph condit subject reason opinion decre april convers brtn limit compani establish public law belgisch staatsblad moniteur belg