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Romania TMO Consultation
Can the public find out who owns the media through free access to the essential information required? Under the strict definition of what constitutes transparency of media ownership, as stated above, it is not possible to find out who owns the print, online or broadcast media in Romania. However, it may be possible identify owners using corporate law if both
Norway TMO Consultation
Can the public find out who owns the media through free access to the essential information required? It is possible to finds out who owns print, broadcast and online media in Norway through information reported to the Norwegian Media Authority. Under the 1997 Media Ownership Act, on the request of the Norwegian Media Authority, all media must report sufficient information
Netherlands TMO Consultation
Can the public find out who owns the media through free access to the essential information required? It is not possible to find out who owns print, online or broadcast media in the Netherlands through media-specific or company laws. The Media Act does not require broadcast media (and some online media) to submit the basic data required to establish ownership;
Morocco TMO Consultation
Can the public find out who owns the media through free access to the essential information required? It is completely impossible to find out who owns the media – or any other company - in Morocco. The Moroccan media market is very limited because of the lack of freedom of speech, a lack of political pluralism and the high rate
Macedonia TMO Consultation
Can the public find out who owns the media through free access to the essential information required? The public in Macedonia are able to find out who owns broadcast media via the ownership reporting obligations under the Law on Broadcasting Activity. All the essential information outlined above must be disclosed to the Broadcasting Council and made public via its website.
Luxembourg TMO Consultation
Can the public find out who owns the media through free access to the essential information required? It is not possible to find out who owns print, online or broadcast media in Luxembourg through media-specific or company laws. The Law on the Electronic Media, which covers broadcast and online media, does not specifically set out ownership disclosure obligations but does
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