The study has highlighted the emergence and/or consolidation of a number of trends such as the continuous growth of multi-channel and/or digital platforms, the maintenance of traditional audience share by Public Service and commercial free-to-air stations, the decreasing financial strength and progressive consolidation of all operators, the increase in the importance of subscription revenues, the creation of large integrated and international groups, some of which originate from operators active on other markets: press, consumer electronics, civil engineering and construction.

The study has highlighted the emergence and/or consolidation of a number of trends such as the continuous growth of multi-channel and/or digital platforms, the maintenance of traditional audience share by Public Service and commercial free-to-air stations, the decreasing financial strength and progressive consolidation of all operators, the increase in the importance of subscription revenues, the creation of large integrated and international groups, some of which originate from operators active on other markets: press, consumer electronics, civil engineering and construction.

As far as Euratom nuclear material safeguards are concerned, checks of the diameter of pellets are not covered since operators' declarations for safeguards are based on pellet weights and not on a diameter measurement.

In particular, as far as Euratom safeguards is concerned, the falsifications do not have any consequences, since operators' declarations for safeguards purposes are based on pellet weights and not diameter measurements.

This third important alliance developing in this sector involves the telecommunications operators of the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland, which have set up a company named "Unisource"; as confirmed by press statements made by the parties, the Spanish telecommunications operator Telefonica is to join Unisource as a fourth shareholder.

OTHER DECISIONS (Adopted without debate. Where these are legislative acts, votes against or abstentions are indicated. Decisions involving statements which the Council has decided to make available to the public are indicated by an asterisk; the statements in question may be obtained from the Press Office.) PROTECTION OF THE COMMUNITIES' FINANCIAL INTERESTS * The Council adopted a Regulation concerning on-the-spot checks and inspections carried out by the Commission (UCLAF) on the economic operators concerned in order to protect the Communities' financial interests against fraud and other irregularities.