Seanad debates

Wednesday, 5 March 2003

Broadcasting (Major Events Television Coverage) (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage.

 

The Bill represents an attempt by the Minister to achieve a balance between the competing interests of event organisers and qualifying broadcasters in line with the EU television without frontiers directive. Balance has been achieved by providing for arbitration to agree a reasonable price which is fair to the event organiser and by providing for a legal course of action for a broadcaster should an organiser refuse to allow it access to a designated event. I commend the Minister for his swift action in formulating the Bill and the designated lists of events but reiterate my slight disappointment that Six Nations matches have only made it to the deferred list.

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