欧洲共同体在克服了内部的争论和来自美国政府及电影业的攻击后,于去年10月通过建立“无疆界电视”计划。这一计划将大大简化跨国卫星广播。欧共体这一计划中的节目限额决定是针对美国制作商的。它引起美国与欧洲的贸易争端。许多美国人和欧洲人却认为,欧共体决定中的限额计划将能保证和扩大目前欧洲向美国的10亿多美元的节目出口市场。与此同时,美国政府官员受到来自美国电影协会的压力,美国官员表示将采取贸易行动 The European Community passed the plan to establish “borderless television” in October last year after overcoming internal disputes and attacks from the U.S. government and the film industry. This plan will greatly simplify transnational satellite broadcasting. The EC’s program quota decision in this plan is aimed at U.S. producers. It caused a trade dispute between the United States and Europe. Many Americans and Europeans believe that the quota plan set by the EC will ensure and expand the current export market of more than 1 billion U.S. dollars of programs in Europe to the United States. Meanwhile, US government officials are under pressure from the Motion Picture Association of America and U.S. officials said they will take trade action