Policy paper

Satellite and Cable Directive review: EU consultation response

The government's response to a European Commission consultation on the review of the EU Satellite and Cable Directive.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
• Published: 15 January 2016

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

Documents

Government response to the consultation on the review of the EU Satellite and Cable Directive

Ref: BIS/16/33

PDF, 78.6 KB, 17 pages

Details

This publication is the government’s response to a review of the EU Satellite and Cable Directive.

The consultation looked to gather information to assess whether the current rules relating to satellite broadcasting and cable retransmission are still fit for purpose. It also sought views on extending the scope of the directive to cover online TV and radio transmission.

Published 15 January 2016