EUROPEAN AUDIOVISUAL OBSERVATORY

10 Years of Transparency in the Audiovisual Sector

On the occasion of its 10th anniversary, the European Audiovisual Observatory published a 116 page commemorative book, "10 Years of Transparency in the Audiovisual Sector".

This publication provides testimonials from a number of prominent persons, 13 articles on transparency by experts drawn from the Observatory's networks and a comprehensive presentation of Observatory achievements in 10 years of activity (publications, databases, participation in conferences throughout Europe...).

Testimonials

Walter Schwimmer, Secretary General of the Council of Europe

"The rule of law, protection of human rights, and pluralist democracy, [...] are underlying the work of the Observatory."

Viviane Reding, European Commissionner for Education and Culture

"... a model of international integration between the activities of private sector and public authorities"

Robert Grossmann, Deputy Mayor of Strasbourg and Chair of the "Communité urbaine de Strasbourg"

"... the Observatory confirms Strasbourg's status as a European city with a strong audiovisual dimension."

Jukka Liedes, President of the European Audiovisual Observatory's Executive Council 2003. Director, Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland

"... the Audiovisual Observatory has been able to build up a strong and well-operating network"

Joao Correa, Chair of the European Audiovisual Observatory's Advisory Committee. Secretary General,FERA (Federation of European Film Directors)

The vital role of the European Audiovisual Observatory in our combat

Walter Lerouge, Executive Director of AUDIOVISUAL EUREKA

"The original reason for creating a European Audiovisual Observatory was connected with the launch of Audiovisual Eureka."

Foreword

Wolfgang Closs, Executive Director of the European Audiovisual Observatory

10 Years of the European Audiovisual Observatory

Ismo Silvo, Director of Programmes YLE TV1 and YLE Teema, Helsinki (Finland)

Enhancing transparency in Europe: from facts to acts

Nils Klevjer Aas, Special Advisor on Research and Policy to the Norwegian Film Fund and the Royal Norwegian Ministry for Cultural and Church Affairs, Oslo (Norway)

The efficiency of our contribution

André Lange, Head of Department "Markets and Financing Information" at the European Audiovisual Observatory, Strasbourg (France)

Transparency and its asymmetric secrets

Susanne Nikoltchev, Head of Department "Legal Information" at the European Audiovisual Observatory, Strasbourg (France)

Transparency - A daily challenge

Michael Botein, Professor of Law and Director of the Communications Media Center, New York Law School, New York (United States)

The US information superhighway a decade later: high bandwidth, low visibility decisionmaking

Yves Gassot, Director General, IDATE, Montpellier (France)

Public television sector in Europe

Jo Groebel, Director General of the European Institute for the Media in Düsseldorf (Germany) and Paris (France)

Can myths be transparent? European stories, the media and the public

Allan Hardy, Director General of Screen Digest, London (Great Britain)

Transparency and the new media

Bernt Hugenholtz, Professor of Law at the Institute for Information Law, IViR, University of Amsterdam (Netherlands)

Media convergence and transparency in copyright law

David Kessler, Managing Director, Centre national de la cinématographie, CNC, Paris (France)

Transparency

Richard Paterson, Head of Knowledge, British Film Institute, BFI, London (Great Britain)

Education, information and archives - the BFI in the digital world

Kirill Razlogov, Director of the Russian Institute for Cultural Research, Moscow (Russia)

The battle of transparency

Alexander Scheuer, Attorney, General Manager and Member of the Executive Board, Institute of European Media Law, EMR, Saarbrücken (Germany) and Brussels (Belgium)

Transparency of quotas

List of Publications
Web Site
Online Databases
Conferences
Statutory and Institutional Milestones
Executive Council Members - Presidencies of the Executive Council
Advisory Committee Members - Presidencies of the Advisory Committee
Audit Committee Members
Observatory Team Members

Proceeding of the Conference

Pictures of the Conference (Council of Europe portal)

Detailed conference programme

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Contact:

European Audiovisual Observatory
Markus Booms, PR
Email: Markus.BOOMS@coe.int - Tel: +33 (0) 3 90 21 60 06

The European Audiovisual Observatory

Set up in December 1992, the European Audiovisual Observatory's goal is to gather and distribute information on the audiovisual industry in Europe.  The Observatory is a European public service body comprised of 35 member states and of which the European Community is also a member.  It operates within the legal framework of the Council of Europe and works alongside a number of partner and professional organisations from within the industry together with a network of correspondents.  In addition to its contributions to conferences, other major activities are the publication of statistics and newsletters, compilation and management of databases and the provision of information through the Observatory's Internet site.