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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 718 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

1case from 1 jurisdiction
€500Total of monetary amounts
€500Largest single case: WH Media GmbH
€500Median per case with an amount

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1 case

19 Aug 2026 WH Media GmbHKommAustria penalises person responsible for W24 over advertising in news programme AustriaMisleading advertising and pricing €500

On 29 May 2024, the Vienna broadcaster W24 aired advertising in split screen within the programme ‘24 Stunden Wien’, did not adequately separate advertising from programming and, at around 50 minutes, significantly exceeded the permitted 12 minutes of advertising per hour. The Austrian Communications Authority (Kommunikationsbehörde Austria, KommAustria) imposed fines totalling 500 EUR (plus 50 EUR in costs) on the body authorised to represent the company externally; the GmbH is jointly and severally liable under § 9 (7) VStG (Austrian Administrative Penal Act).

What organisations can take from it

Advertising time limits and the separation requirement also apply to small regional broadcasters – management is personally liable via § 9 VStG.

Authority / court
Kommunikationsbehörde Austria (KommAustria)
Area of law
Consumer protection and online retail · Misleading advertising and pricing
Legal basis
§ 64 Abs. 2 Z 9 i. V. m. §§ 43 Abs. 2, 44 Abs. 1, 45 Abs. 1 AMD-G; § 9 VStG
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Media and online platforms
Culpability
negligent
Mitigating circumstances
No previous record, duration of proceedings, remorseful confession and remedial measures initiated.
Liability of senior managers
Fine imposed on the body responsible externally (§ 9 (1) VStG); the company is jointly and severally liable.
Published
19 Aug 2026

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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