A New Chairwoman for the German DLM
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15 February, 2018
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Under their regime of rotating responsibilities in a biennial rhythm, Cornelia Holsten, President of the Media Authority of Bremen (brema), took over the chair of the Conference of Directors (Direktorenkonferenz der Landesmedienanstalten) on 1 Jan. 2018, succeeding Siegfried...
Live TV resilient despite growth in VoD services according to Ofcom's ICMR
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19 December, 2017
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Ofcom releases 12th edition of International Communications Market report On 18 December 2017, Ofcom, the converged regulator in the UK, published its twelfth International Communications Market Report (ICMR) which provides comparative international data on the...
New Chair and Board for Portuguese ERC
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18 December, 2017
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New Chair and new Board for Portuguese ERC On 14 December 2017, the President, the Vice President and three members of the Board of the Entidade Reguladora para a Comunicação Social, the Portuguese Regulatory Authority for the Media, took office in front of the...
Council of Europe´s Report identifies strategies to tackle disinformation
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11 December, 2017
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Recently published CoE report provides conceptual framework and structure for dialogue about information disorder "Information Disorder: Toward an interdisciplinary framework for research and policy making", which was published on 31 October 2017 by the Council of...
Mediterranean network of regulators commits to objectives of social cohesion for 20th anniversary
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04 December, 2017
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MNRA celebrates 20th anniversary in Marseilles and commits to a regulation fostering social cohesion within the digital environment The 19th Plenary Assembly of the Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities (MNRA) met in Marseilles on 16 and 17 November 2017 at the...
Ofcom's newest Children Media Literacy research reveals differentiated media use among age groups
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29 November, 2017
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Children’s Media Literacy: Ofcom’s media use and attitudes report 2017 On 29 November 2017, Ofcom published its Annual Report on Children and Parents Media Use and Attitudes. It provides detailed evidence on media use, attitudes and understanding among children and...
EAO Report on Commercial Communications provides practical insight on AVMS implementation
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28 November, 2017
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EAO Report on Commercial Communications provides practical insight on AVMS implementation The European Audiovisual Observatory has published a IRIS Plus report titled “Commercial communications in the AVMSD revision” in October 2017. The objective of this...
A New President and new Bureau for the Belgian CSA
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23 November, 2017
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New President and new Bureau for the Belgian CSA The Government of the Federation Wallonia-Brussels decided on 15 November 2017 on the composition of the new Bureau of the Belgian Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel. Following this decision, Mr. Karim IBOURKI was...
REFRAM celebrates its 10th anniversary and innovates on content and formats
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22 November, 2017
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REFRAM celebrates its 10th anniversary and innovates on content and formats The 5th Conference of the “Réseau francophone des régulateurs des medias” (REFRAM), held from 24 to 25 October 2017 in Geneva, brought together 63 participants, including 45...
New Director General for the Slovenian AKOS
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09 November, 2017
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New Director General for the Slovenian AKOS On 7 November 2017, the Slovenian government has appointed Tanja Muha as the new director of the Slovenian Agency for Communications Networks and Services (AKOS) for a term of office of five years. Ms. Muha was the acting director of...
Children’s TV channels in Europe: new EAO report
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09 November, 2017
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Children’s TV channels in Europe: new EAO report In October 2017, the European Audiovisual Observatory published a report on “Children’s TV channels in Europe” which focuses on the key players in the sector. This report provides an analysis of the ...
The image of women in television advertising: report by the French CSA
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08 November, 2017
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The image of women in television advertising: report by the French CSA On 31 October 2017, the French “Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel” (CSA) published a report on “The image of women in television advertising". The report addresses,...
Gender Equality in the Audiovisual Sector: Council of Europe Recommendation
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19 October, 2017
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Gender Equality in the Audiovisual Sector: Council of Europe Recommendation On 27 September 2017, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has adopted a landmark Recommendation on Gender Equality in the Audiovisual Sector. The recommendation was drafted by a wide...
New President for the Cyprus Radio Television Authority
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26 September, 2017
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New President for the Cyprus Radio Television Authority Ms. Rona Petri Kassapi was appointed in July 2017 by the President of the Republic of Cyprus as President of the Cyprus Radio Television Authority. She took over the position from Mr. Alecos Evangelou who resigned earlier...
News coverage of terrorism: a new report by the Catalan Audiovisual Council
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26 September, 2017
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News coverage of terrorism: a new report by the Catalan Audiovisual Council The Catalan Audiovisual Council (CAC) has published a report on the News coverage of the attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils. This publication analyses how these terrorist attacks that took place in...
RTR publishes study on economic and societal importance of Youtube Channels in Austria
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21 September, 2017
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RTR publishes study on economic and societal importance of YouTube Channels in Austria In July 2017, RTR, the organisation providing support for the Austrian Communications Authority KommAustria, published for the first time a study on the economic and societal relevance of...
Danish Media Report highlights impact of globalisation on industry
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20 September, 2017
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Danish Media Report highlights impact of globalisation on industry On 13 September 2017, the Danish Agency for Culture and Palaces (Slots- og Kulturstyrelsen) has published an extensive study on the impact played by international players (such as Google and Facebook) on the...
Mapping media landscapes: new EJC Tool
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19 September, 2017
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Mapping media landscapes: new EJC Tool The European Journalism Centre has recently published the 2017 Edition of its Media Landscapes tool, an online resource mapping the state of the media in 20 countries. It features 20 expanded reports and additional facts, a legal section...
Ofcom reports on diversity of UK television industry
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19 September, 2017
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Ofcom reports on diversity of UK television industry On 14 September 2017, Ofcom has issued the first in a series of annual publications measuring the Diversity and equal opportunities in television, which uncovers the scale and nature of the diversity challenge facing the TV...
Regulatory authorities and hate speech in Southeast Europe: a new Council of Europe publication
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14 September, 2017
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Regulatory authorities and hate speech in Southeast Europe: a new Council of Europe Publication In July 2017, the Media and Internet Division of the Council of Europe, in collaboration with several national regulatory authorities (NRAs) from Southeast Europe, has published a...
New OSCE Media Freedom Representative building new coalition defending media freedom
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12 September, 2017
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New OSCE Media Freedom Representative building new coalition defending media freedom A coalition of international journalist and media freedom organisations, as well as intergovernmental institutions met in Brussels on 5 September under the initiative of Harlem...
Is there a need for privileging plurality? The 2017 Digitisation report by the German regulators
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08 September, 2017
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Is there a need for privileging plurality? The 2017 Digitisation report by the German regulators The German media regulatory authorities Die Medienanstalten (DLM), have published the 2017 edition of the Digitisation report. The research, commissioned by the DLM, analyses the ...
New Director General for the Norwegian Media Authority
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08 September, 2017
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New Director General for the Norwegian Media Authority Starting from the 1st September 2017, the Norwegian Media Authority Medietilsynet will have a new Director General - Ms. Mari Velsand. She will take over the position from Mr. Tom Thoresen, who has been heading the...
Community Media Sustainability: UNESCO’s Policy Series targeting broadcasting regulators
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29 August, 2017
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Community Media Sustainability: UNESCO’s Policy Series targeting broadcasting regulators The recently launched UNESCO Community Media Sustainability Policy Series has been created to assist media regulators and government institutions to provide a regulatory environment...
Protection of Minors: Belgian CSA assesses compliance of audiovisual services with legal obligations
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11 August, 2017
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On 11 August 2017, the Belgian CSA (Conseil supérieur de l’Audiovisuel) published for the first time an overall assessment on how audiovisual services complied with their legal obligations towards minors’ protection in 2016 in the Wallonia-Brussels...
The representation of diversity in TV and radio broadcast content - French CSA Report
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10 August, 2017
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On 2 August 2017, the French Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA) published its Report on the representation of diversity in the French society in television and radio broadcast content, which was submitted to Parliament. Under article 3-1 of the Act of...
Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf rules: ARD and ZDF have to pay cable carriage fees
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07 August, 2017
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As the latest development of a high profile legal dispute which started in 2012, the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf (Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf) decided on July 12, 2017 that the German public service broadcasters have to pay a total of around €3.5...
Accessibility of disabled persons to TV programmes and disability representation on air – French CSA report
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01 August, 2017
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The French CSA (Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel) published in June 2017 its annual report entitled: “Accessibility of disabled persons to TV programmes and disability representation on air”. Ensuring the widest possible access to television services...
Media coverage of elections : the legal framework in Europe - EAO report
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31 July, 2017
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The European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO) has published in July 2017 a report entitled: “Media coverage of elections: the legal framework in Europe”. The main focus of the report is on the regulation of media, including broadcast, print and online media, ...
Sport and Television - French CSA Report
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10 July, 2017
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Sport and Television - French CSA Report The French CSA has published in June 2017 a new report entitled: “Sport and television”. The study seeks to identify financial cross-contributions between sport and television. It also highlights the diversity of sport on...