Further efforts will be needed to align Romanian legislation with the Community acquis . The legal framework for the audio-visual sector was established by the Law on radio and television services. A National Audio-visual Council was established as an independent regulatory agency in July 1992. Romania still has a public television service, but many national and local companies were set up during the 1990s. ProTV, a national private commercial channel, was the dominant broadcaster in early 1997.
Cable television retains a large share of the market.
There is no direct involvement of foreign companies in film distribution. The 1992 Law on radio and television broadcasting was amended and standards were laid down by the National Audio-visual Council in 1999, bringing Romania's legislation more closely into line with the Community acquis . Some further adjustments are required. An inter-ministerial working group has been set up to make recommendations and analyse the problems caused by the alignment process. The new framework law covering the audiovisual domain has not yet been adopted.