AER comments on the High Level Group on Media Freedom and Pluralism Independent Report

14 June 2013 – AER COMMENTS ON THE HIGH LEVEL GROUP ON MEDIA FREEDOM AND PLURALISM INDEPENDENT REPORT The Association of European Radios (AER) is a Europe-wide trade body representing the interests of over 4,500 commercially funded radio stations across the EU27 and in Switzerland. AER is located at: Association Européenne des Radios 76, av. […]

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AER 2013 Conference – 27/02/13 – European Parliament – Brussels

AER 2013 CONFERENCE – FEBRUARY 27TH – EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT – BRUSSELS AER RECALLS THAT COMMERCIAL RADIO IS MAINLY LOCAL AND REGIONAL, DELIVERS SERVICES OF GENERAL INTEREST AND REQUIRES EASIER LICENSING FOR THE USE OF MUSIC / L’AER RAPPELLE QUE LA RADIO PRIVEE EST UN MEDIA PRINCIPALMENET LOCAL ET REGIONAL, QU’ELLE OFFRE DES SERVICES D’INTERET GENERAL […]

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AER Position on Gambling Advertising – 2013

2013 – AER ONE-PAGER ON GAMBLING ADVERTISING Commercially funded radio depends almost 100% on advertising: adding advertising restrictions equates to fewer and poorer free-to-air programmes. Introducing information messages in radio advertising is not the appropriate tool to enable improved consumer information, in order to allow well-informed purchase decisions. In the particular case of gambling, advertising […]

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Review of the Existing Legislation on VAT Reduced Rates – AER Comments

04 January 2013 – AER COMMENTS ON THE REVIEW OF THE EXISTING LEGISLATION ON VAT REDUCED RATES The Association of European Radios (AER) is a Europe-wide trade body representing the interests of over 4,500 commercially-funded radio stations across the EU27 and in Switzerland. AER is located at: Association Européenne des Radios 76, av. d’Auderghem, 1040 […]

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Joint Declaration on Signal Piracy By The World Broadcasting Unions

2013 – JOINT DECLARATION ON SIGNAL PIRACY BY THE WORLD BROADCASTING UNIONS In September the World Broadcasting Unions signed a declaration urging WIPO-Member governments to build on their constructive engagement through the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) and request the General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO): – to prioritise […]

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CUP Common Concerns on Directive on Collective Rights Management

2013 – CUP COMMON CONCERNS ON DIRECTIVE ON COLLECTIVE RIGHTS MANAGEMENT The Copyright Users’ Platform (CUP) is a forum for informal dialogue between representative organisations of major copyright users. CUP members meet regularly to discuss EU copyright policy and have actively debated the recent European Commission proposal for a Directive on collective rights management. Building […]

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