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

EE	MS	EW (% of TQT)		IP (%TQT)
RW (%IP)
Broadcaster	Channel	2005	2006	2005	2006	2005	2006
Estonian Television ETV	ETV	86.40%	86.20%	60.60%	75.00%	23.50%	43.80%
Kanal 2	Kanal 2	48.00%	51.00%	33.90%	33.80%	22.80%	19.80%
TV 3	TV 3	51.00%	51.00%	43.80%	37.80%	32.10%	28.70%
Compliance rate (IND 3/5)		67%	100%	100%	100%
Average % (IND 2/4/6)		61.80%	62.73%	46.10%	48.87%	26.13%	30.77%

A) Reasons given by Member State for failure to achieve the proportions

1. Majority proportion of European works (Article 4)

The commercial broadcaster Kanal 2 did not meet the 50% minimum in 2005 as it underwent some changes in the structure of its programming, changing at the same time its software used for planning and assessment of the programme schedule. This caused some inaccuracies and the failure to achieve the proportions became evident at a later stage only.

B) Measures taken or envisaged by the Member State

Kanal 2 submitted its explanations for failure to achieve the required proportion (see section A) and was given a warning. It reached the target in 2006.

C) Further comments

Cable TV broadcasters under Estonian jurisdiction are regarded as local broadcasters not forming part of a national network. In accordance with Article 9 of the Directive, which states that Articles 4 and 5 do not apply to ‘television broadcasts that are intended for local audiences and do not form part of a national network’, information concerning cable TV channels has not been submitted.

During the reporting period 2005-2006, none of the cable TV broadcasters operational in Estonia had a nationwide coverage. They remained regional, addressing local audiences and not forming part of a national network. As an exemption for such channels is allowed under Article 9 of the Directive and under the Estonian Broadcasting Act, their non-inclusion has seemed appropriate and reasonable so far. Estonia is a sparsely populated country where cable TV is accessible only in bigger towns and settlements. In smaller villages, cable networks have not been installed for economic reasons. Therefore, the potential audience of cable channels is considerably smaller than for terrestrial transmission. As the Estonian audiovisual sector is extremely small and with a restricted language area, these specific characteristics should be taken into account when imposing obligations on TV channels.

GREECE

Number of channels	Reference period	Monitoring method
Total identified: 48 Covered (IND 1): 40 (2005); 38 (2006)	2005/2006	Greek National Council for Radio and Television (NCRTV)