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Representation of women in media - outcome of Catalan regulator's assessment
posted on 14 November, 2013 01:00   (public)
Representation of women in media - outcome of Catalan regulator's assessment The Audiovisual Council of Catalonia (CAC) published in April 2013 a detailed
Three new Resolutions adopted at CoE Ministerial Conference
posted on 14 November, 2013 01:00   (public)
Three new Resolutions adopted at CoE Ministerial Conference The Council of Europe, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture...
Television news channels: A European Overview
posted on 08 November, 2013 01:00   (public)
Television news channels: A European Overview
Archiving Scheme: Irish BAI unveils successful applications
posted on 05 November, 2013 01:00   (public)
Archiving Scheme: Irish BAI unveils successful applications The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) announced on 4 November 2013 an award of funding totalling...
Media Literacy: German LfM reports on 2012/13 activities
posted on 05 November, 2013 01:00   (public)
Media Literacy: German LfM reports on 2012/13 activities
Digital TV switchover completed in Hungary
posted on 04 November, 2013 01:00   (public)
Digital TV Switchover completed in Hungary
Independence of NRAs: Regulators' Responses to the Commission's Public Consultation
posted on 31 October, 2013 01:00   (public)
Regulators' Responses to the Public Consultation on the Independence of the Audiovisual Regulatory Bodies
Young People and Media - outcome of Belgian CSA assessment
posted on 29 October, 2013 01:00   (public)
Young People and Media - outcome of Belgian CSA assessment
On-demand Services: Made in the Likeness of TV?
posted on 22 October, 2013 02:00   (public)
On-demand Services: Made in the Likeness of TV? The European Audiovisual Observatory published recently in its IRIS plus 2013-4 the article entitled:
Conference of Council of Europe Ministers responsible for Media and Information Society
posted on 21 October, 2013 02:00   (public)
Conference of Council of Europe Ministers responsible for Media and Information Society The Council of Europe is organising - with Serbia as the host -
REFRAM meets in N’Djamena and publishes activity report for 2012-2013
posted on 17 October, 2013 02:00   (public)
REFRAM meets in N’Djamena and publishes activity report for 2012-2013 The REFRAM, the  network of French speaking regulatory authorities, met on 14-15...
Regulators' Responses to the HLG Report on Media Freedom and Pluralism
posted on 15 October, 2013 02:00   (public)
Regulators' Responses to the HLG Report on Media Freedom and Pluralism The...
Ofcom reports on disabled consumers’ use of communications services
posted on 26 September, 2013 02:00   (public)
Ofcom has published its most comprehensive study into disabled consumers’ use of...
Digital Radio: Ofcom unveils 2013 Report
posted on 25 September, 2013 02:00   (public)
On 25 September Ofcom has published its Digital Radio Report for 2013 as part of the
First Country Ranking of Community Media in Europe
posted on 12 September, 2013 02:00   (public)
The Community Media Forum Europe (CMFE), an international non-profit organisation which provides a common platform for networks, national federations and projects active in the "third media" sector,...
Ofcom publishes its 10th Communications Market Report
posted on 01 August, 2013 02:00   (public)
Ofcom’s 10th Communications Market Report, which was published on 1 August 2013, reveals that people are still coming together to watch TV in the living room with 91% of UK adults view TV on the main set each week, up from 88% in 2002....
Council of Europe addresses role of regulators on gender equality in the media
posted on 31 July, 2013 02:00   (public)
On 10 July 2013, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted a Recommendation on gender equality and media. In its preamble, the recommendation emphasises that:
Short extracts: French CSA consults on the implementation of new rules
posted on 23 July, 2013 02:00   (public)
On 17 July 2013, French broadcasting regulator Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) opened a public consultation on the implementation of recently introduced rules concerning the broadcast of short extracts of sports events....
Assessing PSB funding: Irish regulator publishes recommendations
posted on 22 July, 2013 02:00   (public)
On 18 July 2013, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has published recommendations in respect of the required levels of funding for the public service broadcasters (PSBs), TG4 and RTÉ, over the...
EIGE reports on gender equality in decision-making in media organisations
posted on 11 July, 2013 02:00   (public)
Advancing gender equality in decision-making in media organisations, EIGE Report   On 21 June 2013, the European Institute for Gender Equality...
What Future for DTT Platforms: French Ministry opens a consultation
posted on 10 July, 2013 02:00   (public)
The Direction générale des médias et des industries culturelles (DGMIC) of the...
Update on media freedom issues: new report of the OSCE - RFOM
posted on 20 June, 2013 02:00   (public)
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, delivered her regular report on the status of media freedom within the OSCE region to the OSCE Permanent Council on 13 juin 2013, three months after she was re-elected for a...
Macedonia completes analogue terrestrial switch off
posted on 20 June, 2013 02:00   (public)
As planned, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia switched off the analog terrestrial television signal on 31 May 2013, at midnight after a five-year period of simulcasting. The two regulatory authorities in charge, the
Irish BAI issues revised Rules on Food Advertising to Children
posted on 07 June, 2013 02:00   (public)
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has issued on 4th June 2013 revised versions of its General and Children’s Commercial Communications...
Ofcom reports on children’s increased exposure to alcohol advertising on TV
posted on 28 May, 2013 02:00   (public)
On 24 May Ofcom published a report on children’s and young people's exposure to alcohol advertising, which...
Standard Settings for Media Freedom: European Parliament adopts Resolution
posted on 21 May, 2013 02:00   (public)
On 21 May, the European Parliament approved the initiative report of Romanian...
Belgian CSA publishes study on representation of homosexuality in the audiovisual media
posted on 17 May, 2013 02:00   (public)
On the occasion of the International Day against Homophobia, the CSA of the French speaking Community of Belgium has published the outcome of its first assessment of...
Accessibility: Ofcom's proposals to improve the quality of subtitling
posted on 17 May, 2013 02:00   (public)
On 17 May, Ofcom has published proposals for consultation aimed at improving live subtitling to provide a better viewing experience for people who are deaf and hard-of-hearing in the UK. While pre-prepared subtitling is generally of a good...
European Commission consults on rapidly converging audiovisual market
posted on 25 April, 2013 02:00   (public)
The European Commission adopted on 24 April 2013 a Green Paper inviting stakeholders...
ECHR rules that ban on paid political advertising in the UK justified
posted on 23 April, 2013 02:00   (public)
The European Court of Human Rights held on 22 April 2013, by nine votes to eight, that there was no violation of Article 10 (freedom of expression) of the European Convention on Human...