Accessibility of television programmes: report by French CSA
CSA continues its work to encourage accessibility of programmes and of audiovisual sector in generalOn 29 May 2018, the French CSA published its annual report on Accessibility of television programmes...
View ArticleEAO identifies Key Trends of Audiovisual Sector for 2017/2018
Convergence, disintermediation and uberisation among latest trendsThe European Audiovisual Observatory has issued in May 2018 its annual Key Trends publication, which is available for free for the...
View ArticleDigital News Report 2018: there is hope for the news industry
Use of social media for news overtaken by messaging appsThe Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism has published on 14 June 2018 its seventh annual edition of the Digital News Report. The report...
View ArticleOfcom's New Reference Publication unveils decline of Pay TV revenues
High level of investment in original content is a key driver On 18 July 2018, Ofcom published the very first edition of Media Nations 2018, a comprehensive study of major trends in the UK’s television,...
View ArticleFrench CSA study highlights disruption in the advertising market
Study identifies turning point for the advertising sectorOn 25 July 2018, the French Ministry of Culture and the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) the French regulatory authority for the media...
View ArticleCoE issues comparative analysis and recommendations on "Media regulatory...
Submitting online media to audiovisual media regulation is not compliant with European practiceOn 20 August 2018, the Media and Internet Division of the Council of Europe has published a study titled...
View ArticleCombatting hate speech in the media: OIF publishes practical guide
A comprehensive instrument of particular relevance for broadcasting regulatorsOn the occasion of the International Conference for the Dialogue of Cultures and Religions, held in Fez, Morocco, from 10...
View ArticleAddressing Harmful Content Online: Ofcom's contribution to the online...
Broadcasting content frameworks cannot be transferred wholesale to the online world even though principles from broadcasting regulation could be relevantOn 18 September 2018, Ofcom published a...
View ArticleLicensing systems for AVMS in EU-28: in-depth analysis by the EAO
Reinforced cooperation between NRAs is crucial given the variety of licensing procedures The European Audiovisual Observatory published a Mapping of licensing systems for audiovisual media services in...
View ArticleMedia developments in Denmark: Summary and Discourse 2018
Shift in media use points to Danes' acceptance of new media and adaptability to new ways to access media content In early October 2018, the Danish Agency for Culture and Palaces published the fifth...
View ArticleEAO reports on localised, targeting and language media offers in Europe
One third of all AV media services established in the EU exist as locally adapted versions On 16 October 2018, the European Audiovisual Observatory issued its annual report based on data gathered in...
View ArticleTransparency of media ownership and opinion-forming power: OFCOM launches...
Analysis for 2017 shows a sufficiently diversified market and no media with a dominant positionOn 13 November 2018, the Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) launched the Swiss Media Monitoring, an...
View ArticleHate speech Council of Europe Conference: presentations and conclusions now...
National audiovisual media regulatory authorities should play an important role in promoting democracy, a culture of tolerance and diversityThe Council of Europe, in partnership with the Croatian...
View ArticleAssessing Media Pluralism across Europe: MPM2017 results published
This year's MPM edition highlights a general trend of stagnation and even deteriorationOn 26 November 2018, the European University Institute's Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (CMPF) in...
View ArticleRevised AVMSD: publication in the Official Journal of the EU
Member States will have until 19 September 2020 to transpose the textOn 28 November 2018, the consolidated text of the revised Directive (EU) 2018/1808 of the European Parliament and of the Council of...
View ArticleEAO reports on Brexit impact on the European audiovisual market
Legal report highlights Brexit's impact on flow of persons, goods, services and fundsThe United Kingdom is by far the largest European audiovisual market and its withdrawal from the European Union...
View ArticleAustrian regulator organises event on future of regulatory policy based on...
KommAustria/RTR event: "What do we believe: Living in a web of communications, commerce and artificial intelligence", Vienna 5 December The Austrian Regulator KommAustria is organising with RTR Media...
View ArticleNew composition for the Moroccan audiovisual regulator
New composition for the Moroccan audiovisual regulatorOn 3 December 2018, the Moroccan King Mohammed VI appointed Ms. Latifa Akharbach as President of the "Haute autorité de la communication...
View ArticleComparing AVMSD provisions: updated legal tool
EMR updates Synopsis of Audiovisual Media Services Directive As previously reported, on 28 November 2018, the consolidated text of the revised Directive (EU) 2018/1808 of the European Parliament and of...
View ArticleAustrian study on Children, adolescents and young adults in the age of VOD...
Outcomes of KommAustria/RTR event: "What do we believe: Living in a web of communications, commerce and artificial intelligence"Panel "Freedom of expression and ensuring diversity: what can we expect...
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