EU Commission publishes first-ever European Media Industry Outlook
Brussels, 18 May 2023 Today, the Commission published the first-ever European Media Industry Outlook, analysing trends in the audiovisual, video game and news media industries. Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton presented the report at the European Film Forum, organised at the Festival de Cannes. The Media Outlook report provides market data and identifies challenges and underlying technological trends common to the media industries. Among other findings, it stresses the structural impact of the ongoing shift
ERC: Science Journalism Initiative
Brussels, 13 April 2023 The ERC wishes to support an organisation or a consortium of organisations to set up a funding scheme that would facilitate 3-5-month stays of journalists at research institutions. The purpose is to give the journalists opportunities to learn and work on in-depth reporting projects by immersing themselves in the research environment and interacting with scientists and scholars. Such opportunities – organised for example in collaboration with
Journalists to get better access to data in EU fight against money-laundering and terrorist financing
Brussels, 28 March 2023 Consistent application of rules and sanctions Verified information about beneficial owners Journalists, civil society will have access to beneficial owners’ registers New European Anti-Money Laundering Authority to enforce rules MEPs approved stricter rules to close existing gaps in combating money laundering, terrorist financing and evasion of sanctions in the EU. On Tuesday, MEPs from the Economic and Monetary Affairs and Civil Liberties, Justice and
EU Commission wants young people to discover European authors
Brussels, 24 March 2023 On 27 March 2023, the Commission launches the first edition of the Day of European Authors, a new initiative led by the Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Mariya Gabriel. The day will be the occasion to reconnect younger generations with book reading and show them how literature can be a tool for individual empowerment. Reading can enable especially pupils in secondary education to
European Media Ownership Monitor launches its website
13 March 2023 The mission of the European Media Ownership Monitor is to enhance the transparency of ownership and control of the news media in the countries of the European Union. The European Media Ownership Monitor (EurOMo) monitors media ownership transparency in 15 European countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. It provides a database with information on ownership
Grammy Awards: U.S. Census Bureau publishes industry data
February 02, 2023 Written by: Adam GrundyThe Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is celebrating the 65th annual Grammy Awards February 5, and the U.S. Census Bureau is tuning in by doing what it does best: provide demographic and business statistics, this time related to categories the awards recognize. For example, how many U.S. music directors and composers were there in 2021? There were 45,636, according to the 2021 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year
European Media Freedom Act: EU Parliament assesses draft
Brussels, 31 January 2023 On Tuesday, the Committee on Civil Liberties, joined by experts and stakeholders in a public hearing, discussed the proposed rules aiming to strengthen media pluralism and freedom in the EU. During the public hearing that took place in association with the Committees on Culture and on the Internal Market, MEPs exchanged views with experts and stakeholders. Panel 1 Marie FRENAY, Member of Cabinet of Commission Vice-President