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European Audiovisual Observatory publishes new legal analysis of Russian media law

How does Russia fight fake news?

19/09/2019 Strasbourg, France

Ever vigilant to new developments in media law, the European Audiovisual Observatory has published a report providing an overview of the legislation and case law concerning disinformation in the Russian Federation and analysing five specific cases in Russia where disinformation is deemed illegal.

European Audiovisual Observatory publishes new free report on the production and circulation of TV fiction in the EU28

The EU produces over 12,000 hours of TV fiction per year

10/09/2019 Strasbourg, France

The booming market for TV fiction has prompted the European Audiovisual Observatory and DG Connect of the European Commission to undertake production of this ground-breaking report.

European Audiovisual Observatory releases new study on theatrical and TVOD releases in 5 major EU countries

Average release window between cinema and VOD is 19.4 weeks

10/09/2019 Strasbourg, France

This study provides the first analysis of these cinema /TVOD release windows. It looked at 1794 releases in cinemas and TVOD in 5 major EU countries between 2014 and 2018.

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PAY TV AND CORD CUTTING IN RUSSIA

What are the latest trends in the Russian TV market?
How many pay TV services are available?
How are they being affected by the “Cord Cutting” trend of audiences moving away from pay-TV and subscribing to OTT services such as Netflix?

Join us in Moscow on Tuesday 29 October 2019 for this free public conference.

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MAVISE database for TV, VOD services and their licences.

MAVISE, our free access database provides information on television channels, on-demand services and licences in 41 European countries and in Morocco.
Find the licensing country and owners of audiovisual services available in Europe. Create lists of services in Europe based on your criteria. Explore the European registries of licences, and download your search results.

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Mapping of film and audiovisual funding criteria in the EU.

This latest report has tracked over 800 schemes of public national/federal and regional film and audiovisual funds in the EU in order to provide the big picture of film funding criteria in Europe today. The analysis covers funding for pre-production (script development, project development), production, distribution and promotion for cinema films, TV films and series as well as other audiovisual content.

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