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In fact, local TV channels are transmitted, for instance, via cable in numerous areas of North Rhine-Westphalia, while there are no local TV channels transmitted via the digital terrestrial platform in this Land.
Pravzaprav se lokalni televizijski kanali na številnih območjih Severnega Porenja-Vestfalije prenašajo, na primer, prek kabla, medtem ko v tej zvezni deželi ni nobenih prenosov lokalnih televizijskih kanalov prek digitalne prizemne platforme.
The tender for the broadcasting licences did not specifically address the dimension of regional or local programming.
Razpis za dovoljenja za radiodifuzijo ni posebej obravnaval razsežnosti oblikovanja regionalnih in lokalnih programov.
None of the beneficiaries is a regional or local broadcaster and the receipt of the funding is not conditional upon the broadcast of regional or local programmes by the commercial broadcasters.
Noben od prejemnikov ni regionalni ali lokalni izdajatelj televizijskega programa, prejetje finančnih sredstev pa ni pogojeno z radiodifuzijo regionalnih ali lokalnih programov s strani komercialnih izdajateljev televizijskega programa.
Safeguarding universal coverage
Varovanje univerzalne pokritosti
Furthermore, regarding the alleged safeguarding of universal coverage, the measure does not target areas where there could be a problem of coverage as a result of the switchover.
Poleg tega glede domnevnega varovanja univerzalne pokritosti ukrep ne obravnava območij, kjer bi zaradi preklopa lahko prišlo do problema s pokritostjo.
The German authorities have admitted that from a technical point of view, practically every building may receive free-to-air television via satellite in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Nemški organi so priznali, da lahko s tehničnega vidika praktično vsaka stavba v Severnem Porenju-Vestfaliji sprejema brezplačne televizijske programe prek satelita.
This is currently not the case for DVB-T; the present measure is limited to urban areas with high population density where cable is also widely available.
To za DVB-T trenutno ne velja: ukrep je omejen na urbana območja z visoko gostoto prebivalstva, kjer je širokopasovni kabel na splošno na voljo.
Introduction of DVB-T in rural and remote areas
Uvedba DVB-T na podeželskih in odročnih območjih
The argument concerning the promotion of the introduction of DVB-T in rural and remote areas at a later stage has not been substantiated by the German authorities and there is no indication that the measure would have an effect on the promotion of DVB-T in less densely populated areas as the measure only targets the most populated areas of NRW.
Nemški organi niso utemeljili argumenta spodbujanja uvedbe DVB-T na podeželskih in odročnih območjih v poznejši fazi, prav tako pa ni nobenega kazalnika, da bi ukrep kakor koli vplival na spodbujanje DVB-T na območjih z manjšo gostoto prebivalstva, saj je ukrep večinoma usmerjen le v najgosteje poseljena območja Severnega Porenja-Vestfalije.
Moreover, the measure does not contain any specific incentive for the broadcasters to move to remote areas.
Poleg tega ukrep ne vsebuje nobene specifične spodbude za izdajatelje televizijskega programa, da se premaknejo v odročna območja.
Indeed, already when using the analogue transmission platform, the commercial broadcasters were never transmitting their programmes in North-Rhine Westphalia outside the main population centres.
Pravzaprav pri uporabi analogne prizemne platforme komercialni izdajatelji televizijskega programa v Severnem Porenju-Vestfaliji nikoli niso oddajali svojih programov zunaj najbolj poseljenih središč.
Promotion of innovation
Spodbujanje inovacij
Concerning the alleged objective of promoting innovation, the Commission notes, first of all, that the envisaged public funding is not focused on innovative media or telecommunications services, but only serves to subsidise the operational costs of broadcasters to transmit television programmes.
V zvezi z domnevnim ciljem spodbujanja inovacij Komisija najprej ugotavlja, da načrtovano javno financiranje ni usmerjeno v inovativne medijske ali telekomunikacijske storitve, temveč bi bilo uporabljeno le za subvencioniranje obratovalnih stroškov izdajateljev televizijskega programa pri prenosu televizijskih programov.
According to the information available to the Commission, the DVB-T network used in North Rhine-Westphalia uses the compression standard MPEG-2 whereas the more advanced MPEG-4 standard, which provides for a better use of frequency spectrum, will soon be available on the market (DVB-T 2).
V skladu z informacijami, ki so na voljo Komisiji, mreža DVB-T v Severnem Porenju-Vestfaliji uporablja kompresijski standard MPEG-2, medtem ko naj bi bil na trgu kmalu na voljo naprednejši standard MPEG-4, ki zagotavlja boljšo uporabo frekvenčnega spektra („DVB-T 2“).
As regards mobile TV reception, the DVB-T platform used in North Rhine-Westphalia does not match the capabilities of advanced mobile TV technologies such as DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcast transmission to handheld terminals) [85] which offer a more stable signal reception and lower energy consumption.
Glede mobilnega televizijskega sprejema platforma DVB-T v Severnem Porenju-Vestfaliji ni primerljiva z zmogljivostmi naprednih mobilnih televizijskih tehnologij, kot je DVB-H (prenos digitalne video radiodifuzije na ročno upravljane terminale) [85], ki ponuja stabilnejši sprejem signala in manjšo porabo energije.
As regards potential innovation involving interactive services, DVB-T does not provide for a return channel and only carries the signal to the end user.
Glede potencialnih inovacij, ki vključujejo interaktivne storitve, DVB-T ne zagotavlja povratnega kanala in prenaša signal le končnemu uporabniku.
Thus, interactivity is not an intrinsic feature of DVB-T.
Tako interaktivnost ni bistvena lastnost DVB-T.
Accordingly, DVB-T does not represent a clearly superior technological solution in terms of innovation.
Skladno s tem DVB-T ne predstavlja očitno boljše tehnološke rešitve v smislu inovacije.
Moreover, as outlined above, the envisaged public support for DVB-T may hamper innovation based on other transmission platforms and technologies.
Poleg tega, kot je razloženo zgoraj, lahko načrtovana javna podpora za DVB-T ovira inovacije, ki temeljijo na drugih platformah prenosa in tehnologijah.
Maintaining the terrestrial platform
Ohranjanje prizemne platforme
The German authorities have also asserted that the funding is necessary to maintain the terrestrial platform as such.
Nemški organi so tudi izjavili, da je financiranje potrebno za ohranjanje prizemne platforme kot take.
They argue that the presence of commercial broadcasters and in particular of the big broadcasting groups RTL and ProSiebenSat.1 is necessary to maintain the attractiveness of the platform from the viewers’ point of view.
Uveljavljajo stališče, da je navzočnost komercialnih izdajateljev televizijskih programov in predvsem velikih radiodifuznih skupin RTL in ProSiebenSat.1 potrebno za ohranitev privlačnosti platforme z vidika gledalcev.
According to the information provided by the German authorities, these broadcasting groups were only willing to participate on the condition that the digital terrestrial transmission does not involve additional costs for them compared to the analogue mode.
V skladu z informacijami, ki so jih predložili nemški organi, sta bili ti radiodifuzni skupini pripravljeni sodelovati samo, če digitalen prizemni prenos zanju ne vključuje dodatnih stroškov v primerjavi z analognim načinom.
Furthermore, the German authorities maintain that although the RTL group did not ask for funding, it made its participation conditional upon the presence of ProSiebenSat.1 on the platform.
Nemški organi nadalje menijo, da skupina RTL sicer ni zaprosila za financiranje, vendar pa je svoje sodelovanje pogojila z navzočnostjo ProSiebenSat.1 na platformi.
The Commission considers that the information submitted by the German authorities does not demonstrate that the funding is necessary for securing the existence of the terrestrial platform.
Komisija meni, da informacije, ki so jih predložili nemški organi, ne dokazujejo, da je financiranje potrebno za zavarovanje obstoja prizemne platforme.
In the Commission’s view, the German authorities have not demonstrated the incentive effect between the envisaged funding and the presence of the private broadcasters on the terrestrial platform.
Po mnenju Komisije nemški organi niso dokazali spodbujevalnega vpliva med načrtovanim financiranjem in navzočnostjo zasebnih izdajateljev televizijskega programa na prizemni platformi.
It has not been proven that the envisaged aid measure really changes the behaviour of the recipients.
Ni bilo dokazano, da bo načrtovani ukrep pomoči zares spremenil vedenje prejemnikov.
The general agreement on the introduction of DVB-T in North-Rhine Westphalia contained a binding timetable for the switchover without providing any clear indication about the envisaged funding measure.
Splošni sporazum o uvedbi DVB-T v Severnem Porenju-Vestfaliji je vseboval zavezujoč urnik za preklop brez kakršne koli jasne navedbe glede načrtovanega ukrepa financiranja.
As highlighted under recital 19 above, the agreement only contained vague references to funding ‘for the technical infrastructure for DVB-T transmission’ and ‘for citizens on social grounds’.
Kot je poudarjeno v uvodni izjavi 19, je sporazum vseboval le nedoločna sklicevanja na finančna sredstva „za tehnično infrastrukturo prenosa prek DVB-T“ in „za državljane na socialni podlagi“.
The announcement for the attribution of broadcasting licences did not contain any reference to the funding.
Objava razpisa za podelitev dovoljenj za radiodifuzijo ni vsebovala nobenega sklicevanja na financiranje.
The terms of the financial assistance were only laid down by means of the directive on financial support of 19 November 2004 after the attribution of the broadcasting licences and several months after the launch of DVB-T.
Pogoji finančne pomoči so bili z Direktivo o finančni podpori z dne 19. novembra 2004 opredeljeni šele po dodelitvi licenc za radiodifuzijo in več mesecev po uvedbi DVB-T.
It follows from the above that commercial broadcasters were willing to engage in DVB-T without any concrete details regarding the financial assistance.
Iz zgornjega sledi, da so bili komercialni izdajatelji televizijskega programa pripravljeni sodelovati pri DVB-T brez kakršnih koli konkretnih podrobnosti o finančni pomoči.
Those broadcasters present on the analogue platform agreed to the binding timetable for the switchover without any clear indication about the funding measure.
Tisti izdajatelji televizijskega programa, ki so bili navzoči na analogni prizemni platformi, so se strinjali z zavezujočim urnikom preklopa brez kakršne koli jasne navedbe glede ukrepa financiranja.
Moreover, as regards those commercial broadcasters which have previously not been present on the analogue platform, the submitted information indicates that LfM has received considerably more applications for digital licences than the number of channels available.
Poleg tega navedene informacije v zvezi s tistimi komercialnimi izdajatelji televizijskega programa, ki niso bili navzoči na analogni platformi, kažejo, da je LfM prejel precej večje število vlog za digitalna dovoljenja, kot je bilo na voljo kanalov.
In this respect, the German authorities maintain that on the basis of the general agreement concluded on 20 October 2003, all broadcasters knew about the possibility of funding.
V zvezi s tem nemški organi menijo, da so na podlagi splošnega sporazuma, sklenjenega 20. oktobra 2003, vsi izdajatelji televizijskega programa vedeli za možnost financiranja.
However, even if all applicants were aware of the general agreement to which they were not parties, this did not provide them with any clear indication about the funding measure.
Vendar pa, čeprav so vsi prosilci vedeli za splošni sporazum (čeprav niso bili vsi njegovi podpisniki), jim to ni zagotovilo nobene jasne navedbe glede ukrepa financiranja.
In addition, the Commission notes that private broadcasters have already been present on the digital terrestrial platform for more than three years without public funding.
Poleg tega Komisija ugotavlja, da so zasebni izdajatelji televizijskega programa oddajali prek DVB-T že več kot tri leta brez javnega financiranja.
Although more recently, TerraNova has left the platform, it has been replaced by another broadcaster, Tele5, following seven applications from commercial broadcasters.
Čeprav je TerraNova pred kratkim zapustila platformo, jo je po sedmih vlogah komercialnih izdajateljev televizijskega programa nadomestil drug izdajatelj Tele 5.
In the case of these broadcasters, there was clearly no guarantee for funding in light of the decision of the Commission in the Berlin-Brandenburg case and of the present procedure.
Pri teh izdajateljih televizijskega programa ni bilo zaradi odločbe Komisije v primeru Berlin-Brandenburga in tekočega postopka nobenega jamstva financiranja.
In other Länder, for example in the Rhein-Main area and in the North of Germany, the commercial broadcasters are transmitting over the DVB-T platform without State aid [86].
V drugih zveznih deželah, na primer na območju Rena in Majne ter na severu Nemčije, oddajajo komercialni izdajatelji televizijskega programa prek platforme DVB-T [86] brez ugodnosti državne pomoči.
Regarding those broadcasters already present on the analogue platform, the German authorities maintain that the measure was necessary to cover their ‘additional costs’ arising from digital transmission.
Glede izdajateljev televizijskega programa, navzočih na analogni platformi, nemški organi menijo, da je bil ukrep potreben zaradi pokritja njihovih „dodatnih stroškov“, ki izhajajo iz digitalnega prenosa.
However, as assessed in recitals 74 and 123 above, the alleged ‘additional costs’ incurred by ProSiebenSat.1 and the RTL group are merely due to the increase in the number of channels, given that the digital transmission costs per channel are lower than the costs for analogue transmission.
Vendar pa je, kot je ocenjeno v uvodnih izjavah 74 in 123, domnevne „dodatne stroške“, ki sta jih imela ProSiebenSat.1 in skupina RTL, pripisati izključno povečanju števila kanalov, saj so stroški digitalnega prenosa na kanal nižji od stroškov za analogni prenos.
The German authorities have not substantiated why it was necessary for these broadcasters to be present with more channels in digital mode and why the commercial revenues from these channels were not taken into account in the calculation of the envisaged aid.
Nemški organi niso navedli razlogov, zakaj so morali biti ti izdajatelji televizijskega programa navzoči z več kanali v digitalnem načinu in zakaj poslovni prihodki iz teh kanalov niso bili upoštevani pri izračunu načrtovane pomoči.
As regards the argument concerning the other areas of North Rhine-Westphalia where DVB-T is being launched without the participation of commercial broadcasters, the Commission considers that these areas are not comparable to the urban areas targeted by the present measure in terms of population density and attractiveness for commercial broadcasters.
Glede argumenta, ki zadeva druga območja Severnega Porenja-Vestfalije, kjer se DVB-T uvaja brez sodelovanja komercialnih izdajateljev televizijskega programa, Komisija meni, da ta območja niso primerljiva z urbanimi območji, ki so cilj obravnavanega ukrepa v smislu gostote prebivalstva in privlačnosti za komercialne izdajatelje televizijskega programa.
At the same time, these examples also indicate that it is possible to launch the digital terrestrial platform without the participation of commercial broadcasters, by means of a participation of the public service broadcasters.
Ti primeri tudi kažejo, da je mogoče uvesti digitalno zemeljsko platformo tudi samo z javnimi izdajatelji televizijskega programa in brez sodelovanja komercialnih.
Remedying market failures with regard to the switchovers
Odprava tržnih nepopolnosti glede preklopa
The German authorities maintain that the measure addresses specific market failures which hinder the switchover to digital terrestrial television.
Nemški organi menijo, da ukrep obravnava specifične tržne nepopolnosti, ki ovirajo preklop na digitalno prizemno televizijo.
By reference to the Switchover communication, they invoke the coordination problem among market players, risk, positive externalities and short-term cost increases associated with the switchover.
Z navajanjem Sporočila o preklopu se sklicujejo na problem usklajevanja med akterji na trgu, tveganje, pozitivne zunanje učinke in kratkoročna povišanja stroškov, povezanih s preklopom.
On these points, it should be analysed first whether these are genuine market failures which prevent the market to deliver the maximum outcome in terms of societal welfare.
V zvezi s temi točkami bi bilo treba najprej analizirati, ali so to dejanske tržne nepopolnosti, ki preprečujejo kar največji prispevek trga v smislu družbene blaginje.
Second, it has to be assessed whether State aid is necessary and appropriate to remedy such market failures, and whether the present measure is proportionate to achieve this objective.
Drugič, treba bi bilo oceniti, ali je državna pomoč potrebna in ustrezna za odpravo takih tržnih nepopolnosti ter ali je tukaj obravnavani ukrep sorazmeren temu cilju.
It is only if the measure is both necessary and proportionate that the measure can be considered compatible under Article 87(3)(c) EC Treaty.
Ukrep lahko velja za združljivega po členu 87(3)(c) Pogodbe ES samo, če je tako potreben kot sorazmeren.
Regarding the coordination problem invoked by the German authorities, the Commission recognises that this may, in principle, represent a market failure hindering the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting.
Glede problema uskladitve, na katerega so se sklicevali nemški organi, Komisija priznava, da bi to načeloma lahko pomenilo tržno nepopolnost, ki ovira prehod z analogne na digitalno radiodifuzijo.
The problem arises because broadcasters need to agree on common dates for switching off analogue transmission and for switching on digital transmission so as to overcome the lack of frequency spectrum and to minimise the costs of parallel transmission.
Ta problem nastane, ker se morajo izdajatelji televizijskega programa dogovoriti o skupnih datumih za izklop analognega in priklop digitalnega prenosa, da premagajo pomanjkanje frekvenčnega spektra in čim bolj zmanjšajo stroške vzporednega prenosa.
Consumers might not be willing to shift to digital transmission until the digital platform carries a large number of programmes.
Uporabniki morda ne bodo pripravljeni na prehod na digitalni prenos, dokler je na platformi veliko število programov.
At the same time, broadcasters might wish to await the arrival of other broadcasters on the digital platform before they switch over themselves.
Hkrati bodo izdajatelji televizijskega programa morda želeli čakati na prihod drugih izdajateljev televizijskega programa na digitalno platformo, preden preklopijo še sami.
In the absence of coordination, these issues might delay the switchover.
Brez uskladitve bi lahko ta vprašanja odložila preklop.
The Commission also acknowledges that accelerating the switch-off of analogue transmission is, in principle, a valid objective for public intervention in order to reap the benefits of the better use of the freed-up spectrum.
Komisija tudi priznava, da je pospeševanje izklopa analognega prenosa načeloma utemeljen cilj za javno intervencijo, da bi imeli koristi zaradi boljše uporabe sproščenega spektra.
Regarding the coordination problem indicated above and in line with the approach taken in the Berlin-Brandenburg decision [87], the Commission considers that State aid is neither necessary, not an appropriate instrument to address this issue.
Glede navedenega problema uskladitve in v skladu s pristopom iz odločbe v primeru Berlin-Brandenburga [87] Komisija meni, da državna pomoč ni niti potreben niti ustrezen instrument za obravnavanje tega vprašanja.
The need for coordination arising in the context of the digital switchover can be, and indeed was in the present case, resolved by other means which are more suitable for this purpose and at the same time involve less distortion on the market.
Potrebo po uskladitvi, ki izhaja iz okvira digitalnega preklopa, je mogoče rešiti z drugimi sredstvi, ki so za ta namen primernejši in hkrati pomenijo manjše izkrivljanje na trgu, kot je bilo dejansko storjeno v obravnavanem primeru.
In the present case, LfM has agreed on a timetable in the general agreement concluded with the broadcasters present on the analogue platform on 20 October 2003.
V obravnavanem primeru se je LfM z izdajatelji televizijskega programa, navzočimi na analogni platformi, o urniku dogovoril v splošnem sporazumu z dne 20. oktobra 2003.
Moreover, it has managed to fix a common date for the return of the analogue broadcasting licences.
Poleg tega je uspel določiti skupni datum za vračilo dovoljenj za analogno radiodifuzijo.
Furthermore, it has coordinated the switchover process with the Länder of Northern Germany.
Nadalje je uskladil postopek preklopa z zveznimi deželami severne Nemčije.
These measures have allowed launching the digital terrestrial platform in line with a common timetable and without any simulcast period for commercial broadcasters at the same time in several Länder.
Ti ukrepi so omogočili hkratno uvedbo digitalne prizemne platforme v skladu s skupnim urnikom in brez obdobja sočasnega oddajanja za komercialne izdajatelje televizijskega programa v več zveznih deželah.
Thus, in addition, the funding of the broadcasters’ transmission costs does not appear necessary for this specific purpose.
Tako se financiranje stroškov prenosa izdajateljev televizijskega programa v ta specifični namen ne zdi potrebno.
The German authorities have declared that the envisaged payments are not only made to alleviate the commercial broadcasters from the ‘additional costs’ of broadcasting over the terrestrial platform but also claim that they are a compensation for the specific commercial risks (for instance through reduced commercial revenues) for the commercial broadcasters.
Nemški organi niso le izjavili, da so načrtovana plačila namenjena omilitvi „dodatnih stroškov“, ki jih imajo komercialni izdajatelji televizijskega programa zaradi radiodifuzije prek prizemne platforme, temveč so tudi trdili, da gre za nadomestilo za specifična poslovna tveganja (na primer kot posledica nižjih prihodkov iz poslovanja) komercialnih izdajateljev televizijskega programa.
Indeed, the authorities never substantiated or quantified these claims or the magnitude of the alleged risks.
Organi dejansko niso nikoli utemeljili ali količinsko opredelili teh trditev oziroma velikosti domnevnih tveganj.
The Commission doubts that, in view of the successful switchover carried out without funding so far, there are such specific risks for the commercial broadcasters [89] in the case at hand apart from the general commercial risks associated to their activity which are independent from the platform over which they transmit broadcasting signals.
Komisija dvomi, da, glede na uspešen preklop, ki je bil doslej izveden brez financiranja, v obravnavanem primeru obstajajo taka specifična tveganja za komercialne izdajatelje televizijskega programa, razen splošnih poslovnih tveganj [89], povezanih z njihovo dejavnostjo, in neodvisno od platforme, prek katere oddajajo radiodifuzne signale.
The fact that there were more applicants for a licence to broadcast over digital terrestrial in North-Rhine Westphalia than licences available shows that commercial broadcasters are ready to participate in DVB-T, to pay the necessary transmission costs and take the commercial risk, even without guaranteed public funding.
Dejstvo, da je število prosilcev za dovoljenje za radiodifuzijo prek digitalne prizemne platforme v Severnem Porenju-Vestfaliji presegalo število razpoložljivih dovoljenj, kaže, da so izdajatelji televizijskega programa pripravljeni sodelovati pri DVB-T, plačati potrebne stroške prenosa in prevzeti poslovno tveganje, tudi brez zagotovljenega javnega financiranja.