In the public interest - European Audiovisual Observatory

IRIS Extra 2023: Media law and policy in selected Black Sea region countries

14/09/2023 AUTHOR: ANDREI RICHTER, COMENIUS UNIVERSITY, BRATISLAVA

This report provides an in-depth analysis of European media law in five Black Sea Region countries - the Republic of Armenia, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, the Republic of Türkiye, and Ukraine.

IRIS Themes - Vol. III - Freedom of Expression, the Media and Journalists. Case-law of the European Court of Human Rights (2023 edition)

03/05/2023 Authors: Dirk Voorhoof, Human Rights Centre, Ghent University and Legal Human Academy Ad van Loon, Charlotte Vier and Ronan Ó Fathaigh

This revised 8th edition contains summaries of over 378 judgements or decisions by the Court and provides hyperlinks to the full text of each of the summarised judgements or decisions. The summaries included in the e-book can be retrieved from our legal database, IRIS Merlin.

IRIS Special 2022-2: Prominence of European works and of services of general interest

13/03/2023 Authors (in alphabetical order): Mark D. Cole, Elsa Costa e Silva, Jérôme Dheur, Christina Etteldorf, Olha Hruba, Catalina Iordache Pascal Kamina, Tanja Kerševan Smokvina, Michèle Ledger, Eleonora Maria Mazzoli, Nelly Ognyanova, Francesca Pellicanò, Jörg Ukrow, Sebastian Zeitzmann

The proposal for a European Media Freedom Act

10/01/2023 AUTHOR: FRANCISCO JAVIER CABRERA BLÁZQUEZ

This note presents the main lines of the EMFA proposal – European legislation currently in preparation.

IRIS Plus 2022-3: User empowerment against disinformation online

15/12/2022 Authors (in alphabetical order): Francisco Javier Cabrera Blázquez, Maja Cappello, Julio Talavera Milla, Sophie Valais

This new report examines the various tools to empower today’s media users to be able to deal with disinformation.

IRIS Plus 2022-2: Investing in European works: the obligations on VOD providers

16/11/2022 Authors (in alphabetical order): Francisco Javier Cabrera Blázquez, Maja Cappello, Julio Talavera Milla, Sophie Valais

This report by the European Audiovisual Observatory describes the rules concerning financial obligations for VoD services in the EU with a close look to the national transposition of the AVMS Directive. (This is an updated version of the report originally published on 18/05/2022)

IRIS Special 2022-1: New actors and risks in online advertising

21/07/2022 AUTHORS (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER): Max van Drunen (editorial coordination) with Ilaria Buri, Martina Chapman, Eileen Culloty, Ronan Fahy, Alexandra Giannopoulou, Elena Gil González, Arlette Meiring, Joanna Strycharz, Claire ten Heuvelhof.

This new report provides a detailed examination of the current legal framework regulating online advertising.

IRIS Themes - Vol. III - Freedom of Expression, the Media and Journalists. Case-law of the European Court of Human Rights (2022 edition)

03/05/2022 AUTHORS: Dirk Voorhoof, Human Rights Centre, Ghent University and Legal Human Academy Ad van Loon, Charlotte Vier and Ronan Ó Fathaigh

This revised edition contains summaries of over 360 judgements or decisions by the Court and provides hyperlinks to the full text of each of the summarised judgements or decisions. The summaries included in the e-book can be retrieved from our legal database, IRIS Merlin.

The implementation of EU sanctions against RT and Sputnik

17/03/2022 AUTHOR: FRANCISCO JAVIER CABRERA BLÁZQUEZ

This note explains the European legal background for suspension of the broadcasting of RT and Sputnik in the EU.

Overview tables of governance safeguards of PSM in Europe

22/02/2022 AUTHORS (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER): Erva Akin Kun, Amélie Lacourt, Justine Radel and Julio Talavera

This annex to the IRIS Plus 2022-01 provides overview tables on independence safeguards for governance of public service media in the 41 Observatory member states.