Infso-2008-00093-00-02-en-rev-01

Indicator 1: Number of channels covered by Articles 4 and 5¹.

Indicator 1 was calculated for each Member State and for all Member States taken together.

These figures were obtained by determining the total number of channels identified by Member States less the number of non-operational channels (NO) and the number of channels that were exempted (EX) due to the nature of their programmes (news, sports events, games, advertising, teletext services or teleshopping) or due to legal exceptions:

- Article 9 of the Directive: television broadcasts that are intended for local audiences and do not form part of a national network;

- Article 2(6) of the Directive: broadcasts intended exclusively for reception in third countries, and which are not received directly or indirectly by the public in one or more Member States;

- Recital 29 of Directive 97/36/EC: channels broadcasting entirely in a language other than those of the Member States should not be covered by the provisions of Articles 4 and 5.

Channels for which Member States did not communicate data for Articles 4 or 5 (NC) were included.

Indicators concerning Article 4 (European works)²