Communications Regulatory Authority

television content providers to allocate to recent works (i.e. works produced in the
last 5 years) at least 50% of their total broadcasting time reserved to all European
works. This provision is actually different from the one set forth in the “TV without
frontiers” Directive, according to which 50% of independent producers’ works have
to be produced in the last 5 years. In other words, Italian law-makers extended the
obligation to programme 50% of recent works to the broadcasting time devoted to
all European works, instead of limiting it just to independent productions, as
provided for by the “TV without frontiers” Directive.
In the light of the above considerations it should be kept in mind that the
percentage of recent works shown in the relevant column of the following tables
refers to European works, rather than to independent producers’ works.
Table 2.14. shows percentages of broadcasting time reserved to European works,
independent producers’ works and recent works with respect to the 2003-2004 twoyear
period and to broadcasters and different types of channels.
Table 2.14. TV Broadcasters, types of channels, and broadcasting time reserved to European
works, independent producers’ works and recent works
Broadcaster European Indep. prod. Recent
or group of Channel Type works works works
broadcasters 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004
RAI Rai Uno terr. 78.1 77.2 20.9 26.3 77.8 69.29
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TOTAL 79.0 79.8 25.9 25.9 70.0 70.59
RTI
RTI Canale 5 terr. 61.8 73.1 15.9 17.3 91.0 91.4
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TOTAL 60.0 59.5 70.4 74.1
RMTV + LA7
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