Every publisher of television programming must obtain a television broadcasting license before they begin to broadcast their television programme, regardless of the platform of dissemination. The procedure for obtaining a licence is governed by Articles 79 and 80 of the Media Act and the General Act on the Licence for the Exercise of Radio or Television Activities.
Procedure for obtaining a broadcasting licence
The Agency shall issue a license upon application by the broadcaster. The condition for obtaining a license is registered television activity. The application for a license must contain:
- information on the broadcaster (personal name, address and tax number for natural persons, or company name, registered office, tax number, registration number and legal representative for legal persons),
- information on the type of activity (i.e. television activity),
- the name of the television programme, its identification and logo,
- a completed form on the basic programme requirements which the broadcaster will take into account in the distribution of the programme,
- the identification of the type of thematic programme, if any,
- local windows, if any,
- the possible integration into a programme network and the programme requirements that the broadcaster will take into account in its dissemination, its name, identification and logo,
- copies of the contracts concluded with the collecting societies for the management of copyright and related rights in the works to be broadcast on its programme.