Jan Slagter appeal against The Great British Bake Off-penalty – Elsevier

                 
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                     Apr 2, 2015

                 The Media Commission explains Broadcasting Max fined 162,000 euros. The reason for this is the The Great British Bake Off-product, which is sold by Albert Heijn.
             

Ahold because the product can “benefit from the success of a publicly financed programs, the supervisory judge. Broadcaster Max is appealing against the ruling.

Penalty

Although the merchandise is not in the hands of Broadcasting Max, but the commercial arm of the BBC, the broadcaster has made this possible by the rights from the hands to give. “This has Omroep Max violated the prohibition of servitude and for that reason, the broadcaster fined by the commissioner.”

In addition to the merchandise rights, the logo of the program was transferred to the British broadcaster. The Company has an agreement with the British and gave it the rights of the products

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The Media Commission deems that Ahold has benefited from publicly funded The Great British Bake Off. “This money is intended for the public media task, broadcasting of programs to fund. For public broadcasters is that they must adhere to the service ban.

Jan Slagter

Omroep Max boss Jan Slagter has already expressed its dissatisfaction the commissariat. “We have nothing to do, and we deserve nothing about it. The BBC booty from our success and I bale, “said Slagter in September against The Telegraph .

Slagter has now indicated that he does not agree with the penalty and will appeal. “If it has to the State Council,” says the boss against the broadcaster NOS. He finds 162,000 euros disproportionately high.

He compares the situation with that of children’s program Sesamtraat . “In stores everywhere you see Sesame Street -poppetjes like Bert and Ernie are. He who did not NTR. But that seems to be allowed.

    The Great British Bake Off next television season is just another broadcast by Omroep Max. “There even get some extra episodes at the end of the year. So in this regard will be fine. “

    Robert Beckhoven and Janny van der Heijden on the jury of The Great British Bake Off (photo: AP)