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 […]
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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 […]
AER welcomes HRVATSKI RADIJSKI FORUM (HRF) into its membership
Hrvatski Radijski Forum (HRF), the Croatian association of commercial radios, has joined AER, the Europe-wide trade body for commercial radio in Europe, as its newest member. AER President, Stefan Möller said: “On behalf of AER members, I warmly welcome HRF into the AER family. HRF joining AER will strengthen our efforts on the ongoing policy […]
Happy World Radio Day! February 13, 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 reflect on this and think about the future. Radio in Europe remains in a strong position. On average 85% of the EU population […]
AER Policy Priorities 2020-2024
LEADING THE AUDIO REVOLUTION: AER PRIORITIES The Association of European Radios (AER) is the Europe-wide trade body for commercial radio, representing the interests of companies operating over 5,000 commercial radio stations to the EU Institutions. AER promotes the development of commercially funded radio broadcasting in Europe, by ensuring a fair and sustainable economic framework for […]
Europe’s media sectors call on new Commission to deliver a comprehensive EU media strategy
BRUSSELS, DECEMBER 3 2019. In a joint conference organised today and opened by Vice President Jourová, representatives of European media sectors called on the Commission to adopt a comprehensive and ambitious approach to EU media policy, to support the sector’s competitiveness and cultural diversity. With the new Commission taking office, the news media, commercial and […]
AER conference focusses on radio’s adaptability in the digital world
AER held its annual conference at the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday 9th of October to gather relevant stakeholders from the European institutions, the media and tech ecosystem, to discuss radio’s adaptability to the digital world and some of the critical issues facing radio and audio across Europe. The audio landscape has been changing […]
Corinna Drumm is the new Vice-President of AER
Corinna Drumm, Managing Director of the Association of Commercial Broadcasters in Austria (VÖP), was unanimously elected Vice-President at AER’s General Assembly on Wednesday 9th of October. Corinna Drumm has been a member of the AER Executive Committee since 2012. Stefan Möller, President of AER and CEO of Radiomedia Finland welcomed AER Members’ decision and said: […]
Matt Payton is the new Secretary General of AER – London, 12 June 2019
The Association of European Radios (AER) today elected at its extraordinary General Assembly, Matt Payton (Radiocentre, UK) as new AER Secretary General, and Daniela Beaujean (VAUNET, Germany) as new Executive Board Member. Matt Payton takes over from Julia Maier-Hauff (VAUNET, Germany) who is leaving VAUNET to head for new challenges. As Secretary General, he will […]
World Radio Day, February 13th, 2019: radio’s power of dialogue, tolerance and peace / Journée Mondiale de la Radio, 13 février 2019: la radio en tant que vecteur de dialogue, tolérance et paix
PRESS RELEASE / COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE EN WORLD RADIO DAY, FEBRUARY 13TH, 2019 – Dialogue, tolerance and peace Every February 13th, the Association of European Radios (AER), representing more than 4500 commercially funded radios from all across Europe, celebrates radio as the medium reaching the widest audience in the world. This year, World Radio […]