Celebrating our 30th anniversary in 2022

What’s the place for women in the European audiovisual industries? March is our gender month and you’ll find here all our reports and analysis focusing on gender issues in European film, TV and VoD!

• Female professionals in European film production, published on 11 January 2022;
• Female audiovisual professionals in European TV fiction production, published on 1 September 2021;
• Diversity and inclusion in the audiovisual sector, published on 8 July 2021;
• Female directors and screenwriters in European film and audiovisual fiction production, published on 31 July 2020;

Who owns the media in Europe?

Who are the top players in the European audiovisual industry?

How can Europe protect the independence of public service media ?

In April we focus on media ownership and you’ll find here all our reports and analysis on the topic.

Department for Legal Information

• Transparency of media ownership, published on 22 February 2022;
• Governance and independence of public service media, published on 22 February 2022;
• Overview tables of governance safeguards of PSM in Europe, published on 22 February 2022;
• The implementation of EU sanctions against RT and Sputnik, published on 17 March 2022;
• Media pluralism and competition issues, published on 27 November 2020;

 Department for Market Information

• Yearbook 2021/2022 - Key trends, published on 24 March 2022;
• Top players in the European AV industry Ownership and concentration, published on 18 January 2022;
• Audiovisual media services in Europe: Supply figures and AVMSD jurisdiction claims - 2020 edition, published on 28 June 2021;
• Supply of audiovisual media services in Europe: MAVISE insights - 2019, published on 17 February 2020;

What are the most significant trends affecting European films? May is the month of the Cannes Film Festival and that is why we focus on cinema.

Here you can find our reports and analysis on the topic as well as links to the two conferences we organise during the Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes: 

• Circulation of European films on VOD and in cinemas, published on 12 April 2022;
• Fiction film financing in Europe: A sample analysis of films released in 2019, published on 15 March 2022;
• Yearbook 2021/2022 - Key trends, published on 24 March 2022;
• Animation films and TV series in Europe – Key figures, published on 2 December 2021;
• Investing in European works: the obligations on VOD providers, published on 18 May 2022;
• Overview tables - Promotion of European works, published on 18 May 2022;
• Focus 2021 - World Film Market Trends, published on 9 July 2021;
• Conference "FOCUS 2022: Key Trends in the Film Sector session" during the Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes on 19 May 2022;
• Conference "Circulation of European films: is availability enough?" during the Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes on 21 May 2022;

VSPs provide an incredible online world of content. In June, we look at the European audiovisual legislation and the new rules concerning this new media.

• Mapping report on the rules applicable to video-sharing platforms, published on 26 October 2021;
• Introductory conference: The new Digital Services Act Package: a paradigm shift? on 11 February 2021;
• Mapping: rules on commercial communications applicable to VSPs – coming up soon;

The AVMSD is one of the keystones of media law in the European Union and we help you understand its new implications for national media law in Europe. In July we focused on the Directive and here you can find a summary of our reports, analysis, databases and presentations, which we have done on the topic.

Databases:

• AVMSDatabase 
• AVMSD Tracker

Reports:

• The visibility of audiovisual works on TVOD 2021 Edition, published in December 2021;
• Film and TV content in TVOD and SVOD catalogues 2021 Edition, published in October 2021;
• Audiovisual media services in Europe, Supply figures and AVMSD jurisdiction claims -2020, published in June 2021;

Presentations:

• “Overview of the AVMS Industry and its Regulatory Framework: The EU AVMSD” by Maja Cappello during an online seminar in February 2022, organised by the University of Amsterdam;
• “The promotion of European works under the AVMS Directive” by Sophie Valais during an online conference in January 2022, organised by the UNESCO Chair for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions and the Coalition for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (CDCE);
• “Independent producers in the revised AVMS Directive” by Maja Cappello during the Series Mania Festival in August 2021;

Do you want to find out how much this industry has grown over the years?

What are the financial obligations for VOD services targeting other countries?

Do you wonder how much promotion European TV series get on TVOD services?

In September we focus on VoD and you can find the answers to all these questions and much more in our recent reports below:

• IRIS Plus 2022-2: Investing in European works: the obligations on VOD providers, published in May 2022;
• Circulation of European films on VOD and in cinemas, published in April 2022;
• Yearbook 2021/2022 - Key trends, published in March 2022;
• The visibility of audiovisual works on TVOD - 2021 Edition, published in February 2022;
• Film and TV content in VOD catalogues - 2021 edition, published in February 2022;
• Top players in the European AV industry Ownership and concentration, published in January 2022;
• Female audiovisual professionals in European TV fiction production – 2020 figures, published in December 2021;
• IRIS Special 2021-1: Unravelling the Digital Services Act Package, published in October 2021;
• Trends in the VOD market in the EU28, published in February 2021;

VOD Database:

• LUMIERE VOD

How is the financing of original European content by broadcasters developing?

What is the share of women working in the European TV fiction production?

How does Europe safeguard the transparency of media ownership?

Our theme in October is broadcasting. Here you can find our reports and analysis on the topic:

• Investments in original European content - 2011-2021 analysis, published in September 2022
• Writers and directors of European film and TV fiction 2015-2020, published in June 2022
• Female audiovisual professionals in European TV fiction production – 2020 figures, published in May 2022
• The implementation of EU sanctions against RT and Sputnik, published in March 2022
• Governance and independence of public service media, published in February 2022
• Transparency of media ownership, published in February 2022
• Top players in the European AV industry Ownership and concentration, published in January 2022
• Animation films and TV series in Europe - Key figures, published in December 2021