Table of contents Broadcasting law
| A. The history of broadcasting in Germany I. | The broadcasting organisation from 1923 to 1949 | II. | The broadcasting regulations after 1949 | III. | The development of the dual broadcasting system in the FRG | IV. | The broadcasting organisation in a united Germany | V. | Summary | | | B. Basic concepts of broadcasting technology I. | Terrestrial broadcasting | II. | Broadband cable network and narrowband telephone network | III. | Satellite systems | IV. | The digitisation of broadcasting | V. | Communication in computer networks | VI. | Summary | | | C. Constitutional framework of the broadcasting organisation I. | Concept of freedom of broadcasting according to the Federal Constitutional Court | II. | State freedom of broadcasting | III. | Organisation of freedom of broadcasting 1. | Design laws | 2. | Constitutional justification | | IV. | Restriction of freedom of broadcasting 1. | General laws | 2. | Laws on the protection of minors and honour | | V. | Legislative competences | VI. | Summary | | | D. European framework conditions I. European fundamental right to freedom of broadcasting 1. | Art. 10 ECHR | 2. | Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU | | EC Television Directive 1. | Context of origin | 2. | Definition of television | 3. | Regulatory scope | | III. Convention on Transfrontier Television | IV. Summary | | | E. | The concept of broadcasting I. | Constitutional concept of broadcasting 1. | Definiteness for the general public | 2. | Performances of all kinds | 3. | Dissemination by means of telecommunications | | II. | Simple legal definition of broadcasting | III. | Differentiation from media, telecommunications and telecommunication services 1. | System of graduated regulatory density | 2. | Media services | 3. | Relationship between RStV and MDStV | 4. | Teleservices | 5. | Relationship between TDG and MDStV | 6. | Relationship between TDG and RStV | 7. | Differentiation from the Telecommunications Act | | IV. | Summary | | F. | Overview of the broadcasting laws | G. | The dual broadcasting system | H. | Public service broadcasting I. | The functional area of public service broadcasting 1. | Basic service | 2. | The guarantee of existence and development a. | The guarantee of continued existence | b. | The development guarantee | | 3. | From the basic supply to the functional mandate | 4. | Content and scope of the functional mandate | 5. | The statutory programme mandate | 6. | Economic activity | | II. | Broadcasting organisations as institutions under public law | III. | Structure of the public broadcasters 1. | Intendant | 2. | Broadcasting Council | 3. | Board of Directors | | IV. | Supervision 1. | Internal supervision | 2. | External supervision | | V. | Financing of public service broadcasting 1. | Principle of functionally appropriate overall financing | 2. | Broadcasting licence fee a. | Legal nature | b. | Priority of the licence fee | c. | Procedure for determining and setting the financial requirements aa. | Constitutional background | bb. | Notification of requirements by the broadcasters | cc. | Review by the KEF | dd. | Fee setting by the federal states | | d. | Collection of the licence fee | e. | Distribution of the licence fee | f. | Aspects of the licence fee under European law | | 3. | Income from advertising | 4. | Other sources of revenue | | VI. | Summary | | I. | Private broadcasting I. | State Media Authorities 1. | Legal form | 2. | Internal structure of the state media authorities | 3. | Tasks | 4. | Means of supervision | 5. | Co-operation between the state media authorities a. | General | b. | Co-operation within the framework of concentration control | c. | Co-operation in the context of the protection of minors | d. | Co-operation in other matters | | 6. | State supervision of the state media authorities | 7. | Financing | | II. | Access to private broadcasting 1. | Jurisdiction | 2. | Licence obligation a. | Broadcasting | b. | Broadcasting-like communication services | | 3. | Licence requirements a. | Personal requirements | b. | Material requirements | | 4. | Allocation of transmission capacities a. | Conventional authorisation models | b. | The driving licence model | | 5. | Procedure | 6. | Withdrawal, revocation, ancillary provisions | | III. | Concentration control 1. | General information | 2. | General requirements for diversity of opinion in private broadcasting | 3. | The audience share model a. | Predominant power of opinion | b. | Bonus system | c. | Determination of audience shares | d. | Attribution of programmes | e. | Legal consequences of dominant position | | | IV. | Financing of private broadcasting 1. | Revenues from advertising and teleshopping | 2. | Other sources of income | 3. | Exclusion from the licence fee | | V. | Summary | | J. | General requirements for the organisation of broadcasting I. | Programme principles | II. | Safeguarding cultural identity | III. | Broadcasting times for third parties | IV. | Protection of minors 1. | Constitutional background | 2. | Interstate Treaty on the Protection of Minors in the Media | 3. | Co-regulation | | V. | Advertising 1. | General information | 2. | Definition of terms a. | Intention to promote sales | b. | Third-party advertising | c. | Self-promotion | d. | Media advertising | | 3. | Content requirements | 4. | Prohibition of influence | 5. | Principle of separation | 6. | Prohibition of non-material advertising | | VI. | Sponsoring | VII. | Summary | | K. | Media literacy and media user protection I. | Media literacy | II. | Discussions with citizens | III. | Complaints procedures | IV. | Counterstatement | V. | Media-specific data protection | VI. | Summary | | L. | Redistribution I. | General | II. | The analogue cable assignment 1. | Priority model | 2. | Selection model | | III. | The allocation of digitised cable systems 1. | General information | 2. | Must-carry area | 3. | Can-carry area | 4. | Non-must-carry area | 5. | Legal protection options | | IV. | Summary | | M. | Digital broadcasting I. | Switch-Over 1. | General information | 2. | Grandfathering | 3. | Basic supply during the switch-over | | II. | Freedom of access 1. | General information | 2. | Non-discriminatory access | | III. | Summary | | |
