In preparation to the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related rights: Forty-Fifth Session starting on April 15 in Geneva (Switzerland), European commercial and public service broadcasters, both TV and radio, have called the Member States of the WIPO SCCR to convene a Diplomatic Conference for the adoption of the WIPO Broadcasting Organizations Treaty to […]
Author: Francesca Fabbri
“40 years on” : celebrating 40 years of private broadcasting in Germany
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of private radio broadcasting in Germany, VAUNET will host a session at Radiodays Europe Munich on the role of radio in the future of news consumption. 2024 has also been declared the “Year of News” by a joint nationwide media initiative (#UseTheNews). In today’s digital news world, it […]
Radiodays Europe Munich: what NOT to miss
Radiodays Europe is around corner with its insightful programme and line-up of brilliant speakers. Here’s an AER selection of unmissable sessions: Monday 18 Tuesday 19 ..and MORE! Full programme at https://radiodayseurope.com/programme/ ABOUT Radiodays Europe Munich: Radiodays Europe is the event in the Radio, Podcast and Audio World bringing together over 1,300 visitors from 65 countries […]
Industry strongly concerned for Apple’s proposed scheme for DMA compliance
34 companies and associations operating across a wide range of digital sectors, including aviation, publishing/press, gaming, commercial radios , audio streaming, applications software, communications, marketing, payment, fintech, crypto and marketplaces, wrote a joint letter to EVP Vestager and Commissioner Breton to express their deep concerns about Apple’s proposed scheme for compliance with the Digital Markets […]
World Radio Day 2024: Celebrating Radio, the Trusted Guide in a Changing World
UNESCO, together with AER, EBU, and 12 world industry associations, has prepared a joint statement ‘Radio, the Trusted Guide in a Changing World’ on the importance of radio as a trusted source of timely and reliable news, companionship and education all over the world and of protecting radio’s accessibility to everyone, everywhere and via all […]
Political agreement achieved by co-legislators during third trialogue on EMFA
On December 15th, 2023, the European Parliament and Council reached a provisional political agreement on the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA). We, at AER, support the main objectives of the EMFA to promote the independence and pluralism of media in Europe. In order to do so, it should not forget the essential public value role […]
The long-term viability of radio is at risk: open letter from radio broadcasters on the regulation of user interfaces under the EMFA
A coalition of radio broadcasters wrote an open letter calling EU’s trialogue negotiators for urgent regulation of user interfaces under article 19. Stefan Möller, President of the AER, said: “the EMFA is a crucial opportunity to enshrine in legislation the support that EU lawmakers recognise is necessary to secure the future of radio and […]
Media Sector calls on the EMFA Negotiators to support a strong Article 17
Brussels, 28 November 2023 Tomorrow’s trilogue will be decisive to determine the final shape of most provisions of the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA). At this critical conjunction, we – the undersigned European organizations representing media outlets, journalists, and media workers – join together to call on you to protect legal editorial content from […]
Market concentrations affecting the media environment
European associations representing the breadth of Europe’s commercial media sector, called on EU’s trialogue negotiators for the full and explicit inclusion of very large online platforms and search engines in the scope of Article 21 and 22 of the European Media Freedom Act on market concentrations affecting media pluralism. Read the full joint statement below.
Preserving a pluralistic European media landscape and the viability of commercial media in the EMFA
A coalition of European associations representing tens of thousands of commercial media brands, newspapers, magazines, radio and broadcasters across the EU, called on EU’s trialogue negotiators to protect the viability of commercial and independent media in the European Media Freedom Act. The EMFA primary objective of promoting and securing media pluralism and independence across the […]