RT Book,_Section T1 Audiovisual Regulatory Authorities in the European Union A1 Fernández Lombao, Tania A1 Faustino, Paulo A2 Túñez López, Miguel A2 Martínez Fernández, Valentín Alejandro A2 López García, Xosé A2 Rúas Araújo, Xosé A2 Campos Freire, Francisco K1 Regulatory authorities K1 Audiovisual K1 European Union AB All EU member states have independent regulatory authorities for the audiovisual sectors which are, in general, responsible for the concession of licenses, the supervision of public and private media, and the enforcement of punishments for non-compliance with the rules. Despite sharing a good number of capabilities, differences exist in the ways these bodies proceed, the number of members that make them up, and their processes of appointment. Upon these foundations, lies the key that distinguishes the degree of independence and the democratic well-being of their mission PB Springer SN 978-3-319-91860-0 SN 978-3-319-91859-4 SN 978-3-030-06314-6 SN 2198-4182 YR 2019 FD 2019 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/38200 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/38200 LA eng NO Fernández-Lombao, T., Faustino, P. (2019). Audiovisual Regulatory Authorities in the European Union. In: Túñez-López, M., Martínez-Fernández, VA., López-García, X., Rúas-Araújo, X., Campos-Freire, F. (eds) Communication: Innovation & Quality. Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol 154. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91860-0_6 NO This version of the book chapter has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) and is subject to Springer Nature’s AM terms of use, but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91860-0_6 DS Minerva RD 24 abr 2026