TV and platforms to the challenge of visibility: the Tar confirms Agcom safeguards
Being there is not enough. In the crowded field of digital screens, a television or radio service can be available and yet remain almost invisible. This is the profound meaning of prominence, a battle which broadcasters...
Italy's Lazio Administrative Court has rejected appeals from Samsung Electronics, Google, and Anitec-Assinform against Agcom guidelines that ensure prominent placement of general-interest audiovisual and radio services. The guidelines, outlined in resolution 250/25/CONS, aim to make these services easily accessible on devices and interfaces.
The court ruled that the guidelines strike a balance between promoting general-interest services and economic interests, and that simply making content available is not enough to guarantee its consumption. As a result, smart TVs and other devices will be required to display icons for major Italian broadcasters, local TVs, and radios, with the goal of promoting accessible and reliable information.
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