Addressing regulatory asymmetries - Outcome of third OBS/EPRA Workshop
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07 June, 2017
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Addressing regulatory asymmetries - Outcome of third OBS/EPRA Workshop © Maja Cappello As part of their long-lasting collaboration, the European Audiovisual Observatory (OBS) and the EPRA jointly organised in Strasbourg on 12 December 2016 a workshop on "Addressing...
EPRA Edinburgh: Detailed Agenda & Speaker Line-up
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10 May, 2017
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EPRA Edinburgh: Detailed Agenda & Speaker Line-up The final detailed Agenda for the 45th EPRA meeting, which will take place on 17-19 May in Edinburgh is now available. The conference, hosted by Ofcom, the convergent communications regulator in the UK, will gather...
EPRA Website - Technical update
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06 March, 2017
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EPRA Website - Technical update You may have noticed that the EPRA Website looks a little bit different today. The reason for this is a technical update of our Web Application (Ruby on Rails). After 5 years, some technical features were not supported any more and had to...
EPRA Chairperson's Report for 2016
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06 February, 2017
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EPRA Chairperson's Report for 2016 The meeting of the EPRA Executive Board on 27 January 2017 in Brussels was the occasion to adopt the EPRA Annual Work Programme, which lays out EPRA’s priorities and anticipated work for 2017. It also provided an...
The EPRA list of major broadcasting laws per country is up to date
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13 December, 2016
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The EPRA list of major broadcasting laws per country is up to date The EPRA list on media legislation - the most visited section of the EPRA website - gathering the major broadcasting laws in EPRA-member countries has recently been updated taking into account the latest...
Public Service Media and Democracy - EPRA participates in EBU/CoE conference in Prague
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18 November, 2016
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Public Service Media and Democracy - EPRA participates in EBU/CoE conference in Prague On 10 and 11 November 2016, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the Council of Europe and its Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), the Czech Parliament and Czech TV organised an...
EPRA Work Programme 2017: Call for topics
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17 November, 2016
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EPRA Work Programme 2017: Call for topics In accordance with our Strategy commitment to consider our members’ needs and interests in all aspects of our work, we would like to warmly encourage you all to respond to our call for topics for the EPRA Work programme...
EPRA meets in Yerevan for its 44th Meeting
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17 October, 2016
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EPRA meets in Yerevan for its 44th Meeting The 44th EPRA Meeting in Yerevan is starting on 19 October 2016. During two days, 126 representatives of 42 regulatory authorities from 40 countries and other media experts will discuss the current issues of audiovisual media...
Last chance to comment on EPRA's draft three-year organisational Strategy
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04 July, 2016
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Last chance to comment on EPRA's draft three-year organisational Strategy On 7 June, EPRA's Executive Board launched a Consultation with members and stakeholders on a draft three-year organisational Strategy for EPRA. The deadline for submitting responses is...
The grey areas between media regulation and data protection - Outcome of second joint OBS/EPRA Workshop
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08 February, 2016
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The grey areas between media regulation and data protection - Outcome of second joint OBS/EPRA Workshop ©Elena Sotirova As part of their long-lasting collaboration, the European Audiovisual Observatory...
Research & Regulators: a comparative overview
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15 July, 2015
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Research & Regulators: a Comparative Overview A comparative overview paper on Research and Regulators has been published on the EPRA website on 13 July 2015. This final output document, authored by Tanja Kerševan Smokvina, AKOS (SI), is based on the outcome of...
The Protection of minors in a converged media environment: Free-to-download IRIS plus Report
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11 June, 2015
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The Protection of minors in a converged media environment: Free-to-download IRIS plus Report The European Audiovisual Observatory has just published an IRIS plus Report on the Protection of minors in a converged media environment as a free-to-download PDF. After some...
Monitoring Media Pluralism - an exercise in futility?
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10 June, 2015
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Monitoring Media Pluralism - an exercise in futility? How to ensure a sustainable ecosystem for media in Europe that is financially viable and offers a plurality and diversity of content was at the centre of the debates at the 41st EPRA Meeting which took place in Berne on...
EPRA Berne: Detailed Agenda & Speaker Lineup
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21 April, 2015
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EPRA Berne: Detailed Agenda & Speaker Line-up The detailed Agenda for the 41st EPRA meeting, which will take place on 14-15 May in Berne is now available on the EPRA website. Two Plenary Sessions will focus on how to ensure a sustainable ecosystem for media in...
EPRA to meet in Berne to address core objectives of Media Regulation
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19 March, 2015
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EPRA to meet in Berne to address core objectives of Media Regulation The 41st EPRA meeting will take place in Berne, on 13-15 May 2015 at the joint invitation of the Federal Office for Communications (OFCOM) and the Independent Complaints Authority (ICA). On this...
Outcome of joint EAO-EPRA Workshop on “Empowering users”
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12 February, 2015
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Outcome of joint EAO-EPRA Workshop on “Empowering users: rating systems, protection tools and media literacy across Europe” As part of their long-lasting collaboration, the European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO) and the European Platform of Regulatory Authorities...
EPRA-CERRE joint Seminar: Media Regulation for a New Landscape
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07 November, 2014
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EPRA-CERRE joint Seminar: Media Regulation for a New Landscape EPRA is jointly organising an Executive Seminar with CERRE, the Centre on Regulation in Europe, on 13 November 2014 from 9:00 to 13:00 in Brussels entitled "Audio-visual Media: What Regulation for a New...
EPRA and EAO signed revised Memorandum of Understanding
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28 October, 2014
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EPRA and EAO signed revised Memorandum of Understanding The revised Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the EPRA Board Association represented by the Chairperson of the EPRA Board, Ms. Helena Mandić and the European Audiovisual Observatory, represented by its Executive...
EPRA meets in Tbilisi to address challenges of media regulation
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29 September, 2014
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EPRA meets in Tbilisi to address challenges of Media Regulation The 40th EPRA meeting will take place in Tbilisi, Georgia, from 8 to 10 October 2014 at the invitation of the Georgian National Communications Commission. On this occasion, about 140 delegates from over 50...
EPRA meeting in Budva to address Key Challenges of Media Regulation
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02 June, 2014
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EPRA meeting in Budva to address key challenges of media regulation The 39th EPRA meeting will take place in Budva, Montenegro, from 4 to 6 June 2014 at the invitation of the Agency for Electronic Media of Montenegro. On this occasion, about 150 delegates from over 50...
What Limits to Global Convergence: EPRA Chairman joins EUROREG conference
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16 April, 2014
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What Limits to Global Convergence: EPRA Chairman joins EUROREG conference The President of EPRA, Jean-François Furnémont, has represented EPRA at the fourth EUROREG conference on Limits to Global Convergence held in Zurich on 27 March 2014 at the invitation of...
Updated EPRA list on Media Legislation in Europe
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10 March, 2014
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Updated EPRA list of Media Legislation in Europe We are pleased to let you know that the most visited section of the EPRA website - Media Legislation - has recently been updated taking into account the latest legislative changes in the field of broadcasting in the EPRA...
EPRA spring meeting in Budva rescheduled
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09 January, 2014
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EPRA spring meeting in Budva rescheduled Owing to certain technical and logistical problems which are completely beyond the control of our hosts of the Agency for Electronic Media of Montenegro, the 39th EPRA meeting which was originally planned for 28-30 May needs to be...
Are current audiovisual models future-proof? EPRA joins French Parliamentary Conference
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25 October, 2013
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EPRA Chairman joins French Parliamentary Conference on the future of current audiovisual models Jean-François Furnémont represented EPRA at the first meeting of the Rencontres parlementaires sur l’audiovisuel, initiated by Madame Catherine Morin-Desailly,...
EPRA Chairman joins IIC discussion on challenges raised by connected devices
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16 October, 2013
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EPRA Chairman joins IIC discussion on challenges raised by connected devices EPRA Chairman Jean-François Furnémont participated as a speaker in the annual conference of the International Institute of Communications (IIC) which was held in London on 9-10 October...
Transparency of media ownership: what role for regulators?
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26 September, 2013
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Transparency of media ownership: what role for regulators? EPRA Chairman Jean-François Furnémont participated in a conference co-organized by Access Info and the Open Society Media Programme on the transparency of media ownership in Europe in Brussels on 24...
EPRA Chairman joins discussion on financing and governance of public service media
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20 September, 2013
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Jean-François Furnémont, Chairman of EPRA, participated in a seminar on the financing and governance of public service broadcasters. The seminar took place on 11 September in Brussels and was organised by Cullen International. The seminar provided a platform...
Vilnius EPRA Meeting: the Supervision of new Media at the centre of the debates
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28 August, 2013
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Vilnius EPRA meeting: the supervision of new media at the centre of the debates The 38th EPRA meeting will take place in Vilnius, Lithuania, on 2-4 October 2013 at the invitation of the Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania. On this occasion, about 150 delegates from...
Access Services: What Role for the Regulator?
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10 July, 2013
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On the occasion of the 37th EPRA meeting, which took place on 8-10 May 2013 in Kraków in Poland, a working group gathered representatives from over 25 regulatory authorities in Europe for a round table discussion on Access to Audiovisual Media Services for persons with...
Outcome of the CSA-ReSIC-EPRA Workshop on Community Radio
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20 June, 2013
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[News items updated on 9 July 2013 with links to presentations] "By the People, for the People: Community Radio - Current Status and Perspectives" On 1-2 July 2013, the CSA of the French speaking Community of Belgium and ReSIC (Centre for Research in Information...