Media
Regulatory and institutional structure
Summarise the regulatory framework for the media sector in your jurisdiction.
Under Bulgarian law, content is regulated separately from the transmission and therefore the rules governing the provision of media services are stipulated in a separate set of legislative acts. Currently, audio-visual media services (both linear – programmes provided at a scheduled time and watched simultaneously by the audience and non-linear or on-demand services) and radio services are regulated as media services under the Law on Radio and Television (LRT) and the related subsidiary legislation. Said law also regulates the services of video-sharing platforms, although such services are explicitly excluded from the statutory definition of media services. Except for a few rules with respect to transparency of ownership and the ultimate beneficial owners set…
