Ziggo has the right to have the opinion of four programme councils to ignore and channels from the analog channel package. That says the office of the Commissioner for the Media. The matters covered by the other programme councils are instituted in the distance.
The ruling means that the deleted channels such as BBC 2 for the time being not to return to the analog channel package from Ziggo in the regions of Delft, Amstelveen, the province of Limburg and Friesland. The commissariaat voor de Media to supervise on the compliance of the media law, Ziggo in the case against these four programme councils equal given, reports news agency ANP. The things that other nine programme councils have instituted against the repeal of the foreign channels are still. The programme councils can appeal against the decision of the Commissioner.
The programme councils advise kabelaars which channels in each case in the analog channel package. That advice is in principle binding, but the kabelaar may vary as the programme councils, their advice is not well substantiated. The programme councils advise to eight channels. In addition, seven stations are always required: the Netherlands 1,2 and 3, the Belgian public networks Eén and Ketnet/Canvas, a regional station and a local station.
Ziggo deleted in various regions including the Uk’s BBC Two and the German tv station ZDF. The programme councils had, however, advised that stations in the analog channel package. The programme councils stepped to the Commissariat for the Media, acting on behalf of the government in ensuring compliance with the Law.
According to TotaalTV has the so-called ‘strategic advice’ to the programme councils of the das times. It is as a commercial channel, for example, National Geographic or the Discovery Channel advised as programme councils assume that channels like RTL4 or SBS6 anyway in the analogue channel package can be included.
The office of the Commissioner refers, however, to a judgment of the court in Groningen, which holds that the preferences of viewers into account. “A pluriform legal minimum set should consist of programs of both public and private page setup. Taking into account the population living preferences will, for what concerns the latter programs, usually the best viewed (or listened to) Dutch commercial programs.” For example, by the Discovery Channel and not SBS6 to advise, programme councils, according to Ziggo a not sufficiently substantiated, the advice given, because many viewers prefer to SBS6 see, and with the advice and the wish of many viewers thus is ignored. Therefore, the kabelaar the advice so ignore, the office of the Commissioner.
Ziggo announced in may the number of analog channels back to want to make room for more digital offerings. In addition, various channels are deleted that the programme councils advised. Programme councils are independent councils that are to ensure that people have a varied range of channels can be received.