INITIATIVES AT NATIONAL LEVEL FRANCESIRTI – LE SYNDICAT DES RADIOS INDÉPENDANTESSIRTI estimates 3 out of 4 independent radio stations will have to lay off stayIndependent radio station representative SIRTI says that 300 to 450 jobs are at risk staff and more than a third of the stations fear to have to close down. 95% of […]
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AER special bulletin – 8th edition – Radios and COVID19 – 14 May 2020
NEWS AND MEASURES FROM THE EU EUROPEAN COMMISSION State Aid to support the European EconomyThe European Commission supported Member States in their support measures for citizens and companies by relaxing its rules with regard to State aid (within the meaning of Article 107 (1) of the TFEU). This support was done through the Temporary Framework […]
AER special bulletin – 7th edition – Radios and COVID19 – 28 April 2020
INITIATIVES AT NATIONAL LEVEL FINLANDRADIOMEDIA Podcast Research 2020: Awareness and listening continue to growAccording to a recent survey by RadioMedia, popularity of audio continues to grow with a continued rise in podcast listening alongside radio listening. The survey, commissioned by Norstat in February 2020 on a sample of 1043 surveyed participants aged 15-64, reported that […]
AER special bulletin – 6th edition – Radios and COVID19 – 21 April 2020
INITIATIVES AT NATIONAL LEVEL BELGIUMUBA asks for a tax incentive on investments in Belgian mediaThe Belgian media sector reported a loss of almost 40% in advertising investments in March 2020. A recent study conducted by WFA (World Federation of Advertisers) in the last week of March 2020, also confirmed this dramatic trend: 81% of advertisers […]
AER special bulletin – 5th edition – Radios and COVID19 – 08 April 2020
INITIATIVES AT NATIONAL LEVEL AUSTRIAVÖP – THE ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL BROADCASTERS IN AUSTRIA Corona aid package to help the media sector: an important step for media diversityVÖP, the Association of Commercial Broadcasters in Austria welcomed the increase in funding for commercial broadcasters (TV & Radio) of 15 millions € in 2020approved by the National Parliament, […]
AER special bulletin – 4th edition – Radios and COVID19 – 02 April 2020
INITIATIVES AT NATIONAL LEVEL DENMARKDANSKEMEDIER DanskeMedier calls for temporary relief package to ensure that media, as primary source of trustworthy news, does not succumb to the current crisis, and Parliament agreesDanish media is heavily impacted by the corona crisis. Drops in advertising revenue is likely to have dramatic and permanent financial consequences. Therefore, the industry […]
AER special bulletin – 3rd edition – Radios and COVID19 – 27 March 2020
NEWS AND MEASURES FROM THE EU EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Plenary: MEPs call for a more unified EU responsePrior to a crucial urgency vote on the first batch of measures proposed by the Commission to help members states tackle the pandemic in an efficient and coordinated way, MEPs called for EU countries to collaborate and to keep internal […]
AER special bulletin – 2nd edition – Radios and COVID19 – 25 March 2020
INITIATIVES AT NATIONAL LEVEL CROATIAHRF – HRVATSKI RADIJSKI FORUM Akcija radijskih postaja: Točno u podne Hrvatska će se ujediniti pjesmom – Croatian radio stations united with a songOn March 23, the most-listened-to and most popular Croatian radio stations across the country united in playing same songs – “My Homeland” by the Band Aid and “Insieme” […]
AER special bulletin – 1st edition – Radios and COVID19 – 24 March 2020
NEWS AND MEASURES FROM THE EU EUROPEAN COMMISSION A European Coordinated response The European Commission announced on 13 March 2020 its response to mitigate the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. A European coordinated response would use instruments to:– Ensure the necessary supplies to the European health systems;– Support people so that income and jobs […]
Commercial radio in Europe: Leading the audio revolution
Matt Payton, Secretary General, Association of European Radio (AER) Based on speech to Croatian Radio Forum on World Radio Day 13 February 2020 Radio across the world remains a strong and powerful medium, but to succeed in future it will need to tackle some significant shared challenges. World Radio Day is a great opportunity to […]