Download the PDF here BRUSSELS, 25 NOVEMBER 2021. The European media sector, through the voice of public and commercial broadcasters, radios and the press, acknowledges the General Approach adopted by the Council of the European Union on the Digital Markets Act (“DMA”). This step forward reflects the political consensus across Member States that swift […]
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Broadcasters welcome political advertising initiative; encourage co-legislators to address political advertising online and deliver on transparency
Download the PDF here BRUSSELS, 25 NOVEMBER. Public and Private broadcasters welcome the European Commission’s legislative proposal on political advertising and call on bold transparency measures and a proper framing of the micro-targeting of political advertising online through the proposed regulation on the transparency and targeting of political advertising. Broadcasters play a major part […]
Times of opportunities and challenges for the radio sector – Radiodays Europe 2021
Welcome address – Radiodays Europe, 10.10.2021, Lisbon – Marianne Bugge Zederkof, Vice-President of AER Dear colleagues, friends and radio people from across the globe, I am very happy to welcome you all to the 2021 edition of Radiodays Europe in Lisbon. I am Marianne Bugge Zederkof, Director of Danske Medier, the industry body for private […]
AER joins EDRA and EBU in calling the co-legislators to include Voice Assistants in the Digital Markets Act
AER, the European Digital Radio Alliance (EDRA) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) came together to co-sign a letter highlighting and addressing the growing dominance of digital voice assistant platforms: they are gatekeepers for radio services and they are going to have more prominent role in the future. The three organisations urge the co-legislators to clarify the […]
European media call on policymakers to further strengthen the Digital Services Act proposal and to ensure that citizens can continue to engage online with the media they most trust and value
Download the PDF here Brussels, 22 June 2021 Europe’s media sector welcomes the Commission’s proposal on the Digital Services Act (DSA) and supports its aim of creating a safer, fairer, and more transparent online environment, based on European values and the protection of fundamental rights. Global online platforms have become an important gateway […]
AER position on the Digital Markets Act
Download the PDF here Background Radio content reaches 85% of European citizens each week with a mix of music, news, entertainment and talk that brings great economic, societal and cultural value to a wide variety of Europeans on a local and national level To remain relevant to its listeners, commercial radio has innovated, developed its […]
AER joins European media and journalists, civil society groups, professional organisations and technology companies letter on decision makers to protect fundamental rights
Trilogue negotiations on the e-evidence proposal European media and journalists, civil society groups, professional organisations and technologycompanies call on decision makers to protect fundamental rights Dear European Parliament’s Rapporteur and Shadow Rapporteurs, Dear Members of the Working Party on Cooperation in Criminal Matters (COPEN), We, the undersigned organisations, are writing to you to underline […]
10 Confidence building measures for platforms to deliver verifiable and tangible actions to tackle disinformation online
Europe has announced that it will be stepping up its efforts in the fight against online disinformation and publish guidance to strengthen the Code of Practice on disinformation. We call on the Commission to enshrine the following CONFIDENCE building measures in the upcoming Guidance. This is an opportunity for the EU to deliver high standards, effective monitoring and […]
AER response to the public consultation on a Proposal for an initiative on greater transparency in sponsored political content and other supporting measures
Commercial radio provides significant social and public value, reaching large and diverse audiences across Europe. Its mix of music, news, entertainment and speech is highly valued by listeners who constantly identify radio as the most trusted medium in Europe[1]. Political advertising on radio and other broadcast platforms must follow strict regulatory obligations adopted at national […]
AER comments on the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) Draft Opinion on a Radio Spectrum Policy Programme (RSPP)
AER supports a multi-platform future for commercial radio: ensuring reception of terrestrial free-to-air analogue and digital broadcasting, complemented by online transmission, is crucial to maintain a healthy radio market in Europe. To this end, spectrum capacity for the sub 700 MHz band should be secured for radio, through frequency allocation decisions taken at national level, […]