TELEVISION WITHOUT FRONTIERS DIRECTIVE : DIRECTORS DEFEND STATUS OF FILMS ON TELEVISION.

• Position: Ruth Hieronymi of European Union. European Parliament - European Federation of Audiovisual Directors

European directors have spoken out against the vote by MEPs reducing to 30 minutes the interval between two commercial breaks in films and television dramas, compared with the current 45 minutes.

The European Parliament opted on 13 December in first reading for the more liberal option proposed by its rapporteur, Ruth Hieronymi (EPP-ED, Germany), and the Liberals - this against the opinion of the EP's Committee on Culture and Education, which bears primary responsibility for the dossier, which reintroduced the 45-minute limit for films, television dramas and documentaries.

The European Federation of Audiovisual Directors...