Competencies of the Council for Broadcasting and Retransmission

The main competencies of the Council are as follows:

  • The Council decides on broadcasting licences and registrations for retransmission services, on the suspension of retransmission of a programme service and also on the assignment of additional frequencies to the public service broadcasters;
  • The Council supervises compliance with the duties laid down in the Act on Broadcasting and Retransmission and other specific legislation;
  • The Council imposes sanctions on broadcasters, retransmission operators and the providers of on-demand audiovisual media services, and on those who broadcast or operate a retransmission service without authorization;
  • The Council makes regular reports to the European Commission on the performance of selected duties by broadcasters and providers of on-demand audiovisual media service and cooperates with the Commission in the application of the provisions of the Act on Broadcasting and Retransmission, in particular in compiling and publishing a list of events of major importance for society;
  • The Council processes statistics on broadcast programmes, focusing on statistics relating to the broadcasting of European works and independent productions based on broadcasters’ documentation, and statistics on the share of European works in the area of providing on-demand audiovisual media services;
  • The Council handles complaints against violations of the Act on Broadcasting and Retransmission;
  • The Council participates in the drafting of laws and other acts of general application in the area of broadcasting, retransmission, and provision of on-demand audiovisual media services;
  • The Council supervises compliance with the European Convention on Transfrontier Television and represents the Slovak Republic in the Standing Committee for Transfrontier Television of the Council of Europe;
  • The Council takes part in the exchange of information and cooperates with international organisations or bodies of other countries with responsibilities in the area of broadcasting, retransmission and the provision of on-demand audiovisual media services;
  • The Council draws up a list of events of major importance for society in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic, the rights holders and the broadcasters.

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