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The European Audiovisual Oservatory publishes a round-up of COVID-19 measures
New IRIS Plus report: The European audiovisual industry in the time of COVID-19.
The world is currently experiencing a classic nightmare scenario most thought would remain confined to films and TV series: a global pandemic. This new report offers a clear comparative overview of support measures in Europe to carry the audiovisual sector through this crisis.
European Audiovisual Observatory publishes state of the art on European media law
Which EU countries have transposed the AVMSD into national legislation?
The 19 September 2020 is the deadline set by the European Commission for the transposition of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive into the national legislation of each EU Member State. Read our tabulated research to find out the state of play in each country.
European Audiovisual Observatory announces an online Focus Session hosted by the German Minister of State for Culture and the Media under the auspices of the German EU Presidency
Regulation and Responsibility of Video-Sharing Platforms
EU Member States are up against a close deadline to adopt the rules contained in the AVMSD, revised in autumn 2018. Join this online Focus Session on the regulation and responsibility of video-sharing platforms on Thursday 24 September 2020, 11.00-12.30 CET.
Featured report
Key Trends 2019/2020 
Understanding the European film, television and VOD industries
Where were we before the COVID crisis?
To understand how COVID-19 has hit the film, TV and VOD sectors, we need to know how they were performing before it started. Key Trends 2019/2020 gives you a complete overview of the European audiovisual markets before the current crisis hit us.
- Which players are dominating today’s European audiovisual landscape?
- What are the latest market trends for cinema, television and on-demand services?
- How does Europe finance the production of new content and how well does it circulate?
These are some of the question explored in our new edition of Key Key Trends 2019/2020
The brand-new Key Trends 2019/2020 is free to download here. It gives you a one-volume overview of the latest developments in the European film, television and VOD industries, including market trends, financing models and circulation figures for European works. Key Trends is an executive summary of data contained in the European Audiovisual Observatory’s Yearbook – Television, VOD, cinema and video in 40 European states.
Featured Newsletter
IRIS Newsletter – our latest legal observations
The IRIS Newsletter reports monthly on the most important legal developments for the audiovisual industry in 39 European countries.
In more than 30 short articles, it provides a regular, free overview of what has been happening at national and international level. In short, the IRIS Newsletter is an indispensable publication for all decision-makers and experts in the audiovisual sector, produced by us to improve the flow of information and transparency in the sector.
Featured Workshop
Artificial Intelligence in the audiovisual industry
In the audiovisual industry, as in other sectors, the increasing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is likely to announce a paradigm shift, as it can transform the entire value chain.
The Observatory decided to take a closer look at these effects and devoted the 2019 edition of its annual workshop in December to discussing the opportunities and challenges raised by AI in the audiovisual sector, particularly in the journalistic field and in the film sector.
Tracking COVID-19 measures in the audiovisual sector
We are tracking measures in our Member States and on a European level to support the audiovisual sector during and after the
COVID-19 crisis.
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Yearbook Online Service 2019/2020
The BEST SOURCE OF DATA on:• television • film • video • on-demand audiovisual services in 40 European countries and Morocco
Published: 16/11/2019
► 400 tables collecting more than 25 000 data
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► Data from 2014 to 2018
Price: 370 €
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IRIS Newsletter
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Yearbook Online
Online access to the tables & graphs of the Observatory's Yearbook
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AVMS Database
Database on the transposition of the AVMS Directive into national legislation
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IRIS Merlin
Database on legal information relevant to the audiovisual sector in Europe
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LUMIERE
Database on admissions to films released in Europe
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MAVISE
Database on TV and on-demand audiovisual services and companies in Europe
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LUMIERE VOD
The European film directory on European films available on VOD services in Europe
Database of studies and data from the European film agencies
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