The Future of Radio is Multi-Platform: Radios need access to 5G for Broadcasting ———————————————————————————————————————————————————— AER continues to support a multi-platform future for radio: ensuring reception of terrestrial free to air analogue and digital broadcasting, complemented by IP, is crucial to maintain a healthy radio market in Europe. Multi-standard solutions – which allows the listener to […]
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 […]
AER Position on Consumer Credit Directive (CCD)
8 April 2019 – AER’S COMMENTS ON THE REVIEW OF THE CONSUMER CREDIT DIRECTIVE (CCD) ———————————————————————————————————————————————————— Advertising is already regulated by strict rules set at EU and national level, usefully complemented by self-regulation. Commercially funded radio depends almost 100% on advertising: adding advertising restrictions equates to fewer and poorer free-to-air programmes. Warning messages in radio […]
Speakers’ line-up – AER Special Focus Workshop @RadiodaysEurope
Read all about the panel of great experts who will be speaking at AER Special Focus Workshop at Radiodays Europe! Lausanne – 31.03.2019 Alexander Erk, Sen Engineer, Head of Media Services and Applications – IRT, the Institution for Broadcasting Technology Alexander Erk, born 1971, studied Computer Science at the University of Applied Sciences in Würzburg. […]
Is Internet reinventing broadcast radio?
AER will organise a workshop on March 31st, from 2pm until 4pm, at Radiodays Europe, the most important annual conference for radio professionals in the world, which will be held on March 31st – April 2nd, 2019, in Lausanne, Switzerland, @ SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL campus. The workshop, called “Special Focus Workshop“, will be featured […]
EIIRA
The Association of Athens Private Radio Broadcasters (EIIRA) is a non-profit trade body, representing the interests of the Athens-based private/commercial radio stations. EIIRA’s main objective is to advocate for public policies in the fields of media, copyrights, taxation, telecommunications and private radio transmission. By building transparent partnerships, solid alliances and joint teams with institutions, academia, […]
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 […]
AER announces departure of Vincent Sneed and welcomes new team
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 of the Sounding Board on Disinformation
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, […]
Radiodays Europe – Lausanne – 31/03-02/04/2019
Radiodays Europe is a pan-European radio conference created by European public and private radio broadcasters. The next one will take place from March 31st to April 2nd, 2019, in Lausanne. The conference is primarily aimed at management, middle-management and programme developers. In 2018, 1500+ radio leaders from 60+ countries took part in this pan-European radio […]