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 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, 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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Association of European Radios – AER announces that Vincent Sneed, Regulatory Affairs Director and AER Manager, is leaving to start the next chapter of his career in the media industry. Over the past 13 years, Vincent Sneed successfully managed the Brussel’s office of the association and AER closer to the EU institutions. Vincent Sneed […]
JOINT PRESS STATEMENT – SEPTEMBER 26 JOINT PRESS STATEMENT THE SOUNDING BOARD OF THE FORUM ON DISINFORMATION ISSUES THEIR UNANIMOUS FINAL OPINION ON THE SO-CALLED CODE OF PRACTICE Brussels September 26th 2018. Today the Members of the Sounding Board of the Multistakeholder Forum1 on disinformation online comprising representatives of the media, civil society, […]
AER together with 66 other organisations, co-signed a letter calling for the EU to better fund the Cultural and Creative Sector: -To double the budget allocated to the successor of Creative Europe, the EU’s programme dedicated to the cultural sectors, and; -Ensure these sectors also have access to other sources of EU funding. Julia Maier-Hauff, […]
WORLD RADIO DAY, FEBRUARY 13TH, 2018 – WHY RADIO IS IMPORTANT FOR SPORT / JOURNEE MONDIALE DE LA RADIO, 13 FEVRIER 2018 – POURQUOI LA RADIO EST IMPORTANTE POUR LE SPORT MEDIA RELEASE / COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE EN World Radio Day celebrates the importance of Radio for Sport! Wherever you are, radio makes sure you […]
AER 2017 CONFERENCE – MAY 31ST / CONFÉRENCE AER 2017– 31 MAI WHERE IT IS RECALLED THAT COMMERCIAL RADIO’S FUTURE IS MULTIPLATFORM, IN THE INTEREST OF ALL: CITIZENS, CLIENTS AND RIGHTHOLDERS / OU IL EST RAPPELE QUE LE FUTUR DE LA RADIO PRIVEE EST MULTIPLATFORME, DANS L’INTERET DE TOUS : CITOYENS, CLIENTS ET TITULAIRES DE […]