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 […]
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 […]
Shaping the future of EU media policy
AER is co-organising an all-day media policy event, together with the Association of Commercial Televisions in Europe (ACT) , the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and News Media Europe (NME). The event, endorsed by the European Commission, will take place on December 3rd in Brussels at BIP – Rue Royale 2-4, 1000 Brussels, from 9.00 – 16.30, and […]
AER Statement on Radioplayer
AER Statement on Radioplayer ———————————————————————————————————————————————————— A small but growing proportion of radio listening is now on internet connected devices. Radio needs to provide the best possible experience for listeners on these devices to help secure its future. Radioplayer provides an important way of achieving this. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1. Radio’s online presence is vital for its future […]