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Journalists to get better access to data in EU fight against money-laundering and terrorist financing

March 28, 2023March 28, 2023j.o.weideANALYSIS, MEDIA, NEWS, SECURE

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 […]

European Media Ownership Monitor launches its website

March 13, 2023March 14, 2023j.o.weideMEDIA, NEWS

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 2, 2023February 2, 2023j.o.weideBACKGROUND, MEDIA, MUSIC

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

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023j.o.weideBACKGROUND, MEDIA

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 […]

Europe’s Digital Services Act enters into force

November 17, 2022November 17, 2022j.o.weideBACKGROUND, DIGITAL, MEDIA

Brussels, 16 November 2022 Today a landmark new set of EU rules for a safer and more accountable online environment enters into force with the Digital Services Act (DSA). The DSA applies to all digital services that connect consumers to goods, services, or content. It creates comprehensive new obligations for online platforms to reduce harms and counter risks online, introduces strong protections for users’ rights online, and places digital platforms under a […]

EU Commission Q&A: The EU copyright rules

November 17, 2022November 17, 2022j.o.weideBACKGROUND, DIGITAL, MEDIA

Brussels, 4 June 2021 What is the new Copyright Directive about? Digital technologies have transformed the way creative content is produced, distributed and accessed. The Copyright Directive is a new piece of EU legislation that brings the copyright rules up to date with those changes and with the online world. It aims to create a comprehensive framework, which will benefit a wide range of players acting in the digital environment: internet users, […]

The European Digital Rights and Principles – Background

November 15, 2022November 17, 2022j.o.weideBACKGROUND, DIGITAL, MEDIA

Link The Commission has proposed a declaration on European digital rights and principles to promote a digital transition shaped by European values. The Commission wants to ensure people are empowered to fully enjoy the opportunities that the digital decade brings. So, it has proposed a set of European digital rights and principles that reflect EU values and promote a sustainable, human-centric vision for the digital transformation. The European digital rights […]

The EU Directive on television and radio programmes – EU Commission Q&A

November 2, 2022November 2, 2022j.o.weideBACKGROUND, MEDIA

By CM – June 04, 2021 Brussels, 4 June 2021 What were the challenges for online transmission and retransmission of television and radio programmes that the new Directive on television and radio programmes is addressing? Broadcasters are increasingly offering their broadcasts online (for instance through their simulcasting or catch-up services). However, such online programming often remained unavailable in other Member States, even if there was interest abroad to access it. The ‘clearance of rights’ […]

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