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European VOD revenues increased 30-fold over the last ten years

European Audiovisual Observatory publishes new European VOD trends report

European VOD revenues increased 30-fold over the last ten years

09 February 2021 Strasbourg, France
European VOD revenues increased 30-fold over the last ten years

This report details the development of the European VOD market from 2010-2020

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44 000 European films and over 12 650 European TV seasons are currently available on 462 VOD services in Europe

European TV content data now freely available for the first time in the European Audiovisual Observatory’s LUMIERE VOD database

44 000 European films and over 12 650 European TV seasons are currently available on 462 VOD services in Europe

02 February 2021 Strasbourg, France
44 000 European films and over 12 650 European TV seasons are currently available on 462 VOD services in Europe

European TV content data now freely available in our LUMIERE VOD database for the first time

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The UK takes over the Presidency of the European Audiovisual Observatory for 2021

The UK takes over the Presidency of the European Audiovisual Observatory for 2021

28 January 2021 Strasbourg, France
The UK takes over the Presidency of the European Audiovisual Observatory for 2021

Each January a different Observatory member country takes over its yearly rotating Presidency

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A spotlight on the new Digital Services Act Package: A series of webinars A spotlight on the new Digital Services Act Package: A series of webinars

In 2019, the European Commission launched the process for the adoption of a comprehensive regulatory package, the so-called Digital Services Act package (DSA). Two new Regulation proposals were published on 15 December 2020 and aim at modernising the current legal framework for digital services. At a key point in the discussions on this new legislative framework, we are organising a series of webinars dealing with specific topics, where the areas of interplay between the DSA package and existing regulatory instruments may appear more complex in order to help pave the way for a structured exchange among stakeholders, with the Observatory team acting as facilitator for the discussion.

 You can register to take part here.

An initial introductory conference took place on 11 February. Here’s the film of this first conference: The new Digital Services Act Package: a paradigm shift?

See below for the themes of the various webinars.

A series of webinars A series of webinars
Webinar #1:Transparency of content moderation on social media

Webinar #1:Transparency of content moderation on social media

Thursday 18 March 2021, 16.00-17.15

Social Media providers have become a sort of judge, jury and executioner regarding important issues of freedom of expression online. The DSA gives users and consumers the possibility to contest the decisions taken by the online platforms to remove their content, including when these decisions are based on platforms' terms and conditions. It also proposes rules on transparency of content moderation decisions. How will these rules work in practice?

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 Participants profiles

Webinar #2: Gatekeepers in the DSA Package: What about VoD?

Thursday 22 April 2021, 16.00-17.15
In its current version, the DSA package does not apply to VoD services. However, members of the European audiovisual industry consider that these online services hold a de facto gatekeeper position in the market. Moreover, a discussion on the opportunity to expand the DSA scope to provide transparency obligations to VOD services is considered by some stakeholders as necessary. Should the scope of the DSA package be expanded to cover VoD services ?

Webinar #3: Copyright and the DSA

Thursday 27 May 2021, 16.00-17.15
The DSA complements the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. How will the interplay between the due diligence obligations imposed on online platforms and the obligations foreseen in Art. 17 of the Copyright Directive work in practice? The focus of this session will include the trusted flagger regime, Know Your Business Customer, stay down obligations, more expeditious takedowns of the IP protected content and repeat infringers.

Webinar #4: The DSA and the fight against disinformation

Thursday 1 July 2021, 16.00-17.15
The DSA focuses on fixing platforms' vulnerabilities against their manipulation in order to amplify harmful behaviours, such as the spread of political disinformation, hoaxes and manipulation during pandemics, harms to vulnerable groups. A supervised risk-based approach will oblige very large platforms to assess and mitigate the risks their systems pose, including for protecting fundamental rights, public interests, public health and security, and to subject their assessments and measures to independent audit. How will the interplay between the DSA package and the provisions contained in the European Democracy Action Plan (EDAP) and the Media and Audiovisual Action Plan (MAAP) work in practice?
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