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6 B 32/11, 6 B 32/11 (6 C 39/11) AI generated

Claim to exploit remaining term of broadcasting license following change of more than 50% ownership shares

Case Number 6 B 32/11, 6 B 32/11 (6 C 39/11)
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Jurisdiction Germany (DE)
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Legislator summary

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The Federal Administrative Court (BVerwG) admitted a revision appeal for fundamental legal significance, allowing the proceeding to continue pending a ruling on whether a broadcasting license holder is entitled to utilize the remaining license period following corporate structural changes. The dispute concerns the validity and consequences of altering more than 50% of the ownership and participation shares in a broadcasting company, specifically examining if such changes trigger an obligation to allow the use of the license's remaining term rather than resulting in revocation or non-renewal. The court identified the decisive legal issues as the constitutional principles of proportionality and fundamental rights to freedom of expression (Art. 5 Abs. 1 Satz 2 Alt. 2 GG) and occupational freedom (Art. 12 Abs. 1 GG), which must be balanced against regulatory requirements for changes in provider ownership structures. The decision fixes the court costs and assigns a provisional value to the litigation for the upcoming revision phase.

Legislator headnote

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§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO, Art. 12 Abs. 1 GG, § 52 Abs. 1 GKG, § 63 Abs. 1 Satz 1 GKG, § 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1 und Abs. 3, § 52 Abs. 1 GKG, § 47 Abs. 1, § 52 Abs. 1 i.V.m. § 63 Abs. 1 Satz 1 GKG; Claim to exploit remaining term of broadcasting license following change of more than 50% ownership shares: The dispute concerns the validity and consequences of altering more than 50% of the ownership and participation shares in a broadcasting company, specifically examining if such changes trigger an obligation to allow the use of the license's remaining term rather than resulting in revocation or non-renewal. The court identified the decisive legal issues as the constitutional principles of proportionality and fundamental rights to freedom of expression (Art. 5 Abs. 1 Satz 2 Alt. 2 GG) and occupational freedom (Art. 12 Abs. 1 GG), which must be balanced against regulatory requirements for changes in provider ownership structures. The decision fixes the court costs and assigns a provisional value to the litigation for the upcoming revision phase.

Keywords

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broadcasting right right of use co-ownership value in dispute fundamental rights media law

Cited Legislation

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§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO
Main ground for admitting the revision appeal due to the fundamental legal significance of the case.
Art. 12 Abs. 1 GG
2 GG und Art. 12 Abs. 1 GG ein Anspruch auf Ausnutzung der Restlaufzeit einer Sendegenehmigung erwachsen kann.
§ 52 Abs. 1 GKG
3, § 52 Abs. 1 GKG; die vorläufige Streitwertfestsetzung für das Revisionsverfahren beruht auf § 47 Abs.
§ 63 Abs. 1 Satz 1 GKG
Die Streitwertfestsetzung für das Beschwerdeverfahren folgt aus § 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1 und Abs. 3, § 52 Abs. 1 GKG; die vorläufige Streitwertfestsetzung für das Revisionsverfahren beruht auf § 47 Abs. 1, § 52 Abs. 1 i.V.m. § 63 Abs. 1 Satz 1 GKG.
§ 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1 und Abs. 3, § 52 Abs. 1 GKG
Basis for the fixed court fees in the complaint proceedings.
§ 47 Abs. 1, § 52 Abs. 1 i.V.m. § 63 Abs. 1 Satz 1 GKG
Basis for the provisional determination of the amount in dispute in the revision proceedings.
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Key legal questions extracted by Legislator

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§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO

Main ground for admitting the revision appeal due to the fundamental legal significance of the case.

§ 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1 und Abs. 3, § 52 Abs. 1 GKG

Basis for the fixed court fees in the complaint proceedings.

§ 47 Abs. 1, § 52 Abs. 1 i.V.m. § 63 Abs. 1 Satz 1 GKG

Basis for the provisional determination of the amount in dispute in the revision proceedings.

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Anspruch auf Ausnutzung der Restlaufzeit einer Sendegenehmigung

[GRUENDE]

Die Revision ist gem. § 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO wegen grundsätzlicher Bedeutung der Rechtssache zuzulassen. Das Revisionsverfahren kann zur Beantwortung der bisher in der Rechtsprechung des Bundesverwaltungsgerichts nicht ausreichend geklärten Frage beitragen, ob und unter welchen Umständen bei Änderungen von 50 v.H. und mehr der Inhaber- und Beteiligungsverhältnisse der Anbietergesellschaft eines Rundfunkprogramms aus Gründen des verfassungsrechtlichen Grundsatzes der Verhältnismäßigkeit und der Grundrechte aus Art. 5 Abs. 1 Satz 2 Alt. 2 GG und Art. 12 Abs. 1 GG ein Anspruch auf Ausnutzung der Restlaufzeit einer Sendegenehmigung erwachsen kann.

Die Streitwertfestsetzung für das Beschwerdeverfahren folgt aus § 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1 und Abs. 3, § 52 Abs. 1 GKG; die vorläufige Streitwertfestsetzung für das Revisionsverfahren beruht auf § 47 Abs. 1, § 52 Abs. 1 i.V.m. § 63 Abs. 1 Satz 1 GKG.