National Statistical Institute

 'Education and Culture Statistics' Department

David Milanov

Chief Expert

2, P. Volov Str.; 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria

[email protected]

+ 359 2 9857 602

The data refers to the number of TV operators. In the survey are included indicators for the broadcasted programmes (by origin and function) in hours and the revenue and expenditure of TV operators.

· Classification by origin of the TV programmes;

· Classification by function of the TV programmes;

· Nomenclature of territorial units for statistical purposes in Bulgaria (NUTS).

Cover the activity of the Bulgarian National Television, licensed and registered TV operators.

Audio-visual broadcasting is a series of moving images with or without sound, which is a distinct part from program scheme or catalog, established by a provider of audiovisual media services and whose form is comparable to the form and content of television broadcast. They are produced for distribution among the population by function - news, information, topical, entertainment, educational, artistic programmes (feature, television and video films), music and more.

Units of observation are Bulgarian National Television and private TV operators licensed and registered by national origin.

The target population are all licensed and registered TV operators

For the Republic of Bulgaria.

2000 - 2018

Not applicable.

Number; Hours; Thousand BGN

Yearly.

· Law on Statistics;

· Law on Radio and Television.

There are agreements to exchange data with:

· Eurostat questionnaire for audiovisual statistics - completed on the basis of a gentlemen's agreement;

· Ministry of Culture.

· Law on Statistics;

· Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recital 24 and Article 20(4)) of 11 March 2009 (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society.

Individual data are not published in accordance with article 25 of the Law on Statistics. The publishing of individual data can be performed only in accordance with article 26 of the same law.

The date for publication of statistical information is listed in the Release Calendar presenting the results of the statistical surveys carried out by the National Statistical Institute.

The calendar is available on the NSI website: http://www.nsi.bg/en/node/480

Data is published on the NSI website, section Culture in accordance with the Law on Statistics and the European Statistics Code of Practice respecting the professional independence and aimed at objectivity, transparency and equal treatment of all consumers.

Annual.

Regular press releas, related to the data.

· Statistical Yearbook;

· Statistical Reference Book;

· 'Bulgaria' (brochure);

· Regions, districts and municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria.

Data on television programme activity are available to all users of the NSI website under the heading Culture - TV programmes activities: http://www.nsi.bg/en/node/4629

Anonymised individual data can be provide for scientific and research purposes, and for individual request according to the Rules for the provision of anonymised individual data for scientific and research purposes.

Information service on request, according to the Rules for the dissemination of statistical products and services to NSI.

Survey Methodology: http://www.nsi.bg/sites/default/files/files/metadata/Culture_6_Methodology_en.pdf

Quality documents are under preparation.

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The main users of statistical information by the survey of the Television programme activity are:

· Ministry of Culture;

· End users - including the media ? interested from the Television programme activity in the Republic of Bulgaria.

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High degree of completeness is ensured according to the methodology.

NSI conducts an annual exhaustive survey which characterized the activity of the TV operators. There have been several preliminary estimates for incomplete or missing data, using final methods when it is possible.

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The data for Television programme activity are available in the form of tables 5 months after the end of the data collection.

The terms of the previous position are strictly observed.

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The data are comparable.

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The average length for filling the statistical report by the respondents is about 80 minutes.

Not applicable (preliminary data not published).

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Source of data are all licensed and registered TV operators.

Yearly.

Data are collected via electronic questionnaire "Report on the TV programme activity of the Bulgarian National Television, licensed and registered TV operators". Respondents send the questionnaire by e-mail.

· The logical control of data in the RSO;

· The logic control of aggregate data in the head office of the NSI.

Data processing is performed with statistical software.

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