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We serve European and international journalists with our press releases. We regularly publish facts, figures and analysis from our latest publications or conference presentations in the form of press releases targeting the journalist community.


All press releases are available in English, French and German. We also offer free copies of our publications to bona fide journalists who quote our work in their articles or write about our publications.

Our experts and analysts are often solicited to answer journalists' questions and participate in radio and television programmes. We are very glad to do this inasmuch as the work involved in producing our publications allows.

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For any press releases prior to 2017, please contact [email protected]

Latest press releases
 

NOW OVER 300 CATALOGUES AVAILABLE

LUMIERE VOD - THE DIRECTORY OF EUROPEAN FILMS

03/12/2019 Strasbourg, France

This transparency tool, supported by the European Commission and managed by the Observatory, has now nearly doubled the data available. It includes information coming from 305 different VOD catalogues available in 32 European countries. In total, 37.000 European films have been listed.

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European Audiovisual Observatory publishes new report on Film and TV content on VOD in Europe

Most European content on VOD is non-national - with UK content taking the lead

28/11/2019 Strasbourg, France

Given the rise of subscription and transactional VOD services in Europe, we have just up-dated our ground-breaking report on Film and TV content in VOD catalogues.

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New IRIS Plus report on media windows just published

How does Europe manage the timing of film releases in cinemas, on DVD/VOD and on TV?

06/11/2019 Strasbourg

This latest IRIS Plus report clarifies the release windows situation in Europe by providing a thorough analysis of the system and the economic and legal rationale on which it is based.

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European Audiovisual Observatory publishes new market analysis of Russian pay-TV and cord-cutting

Pay TV revenue in Russia up by 14.2% in 2018 year-on-year: cord cutting not yet taking hold

31/10/2019 Strasbourg

The Observatory releases an annual report on Russian TV or cinema. This year’s report concentrates on pay-TV and cord cutting in Russia. It was presented at our Moscow conference this week.

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European Audiovisual Observatory publishes new report on gender of directors of European films.

Less than one fifth of European films were directed by women in 2017

22/10/2019 Strasbourg, France

This report aims at helping to quantify the gender imbalance among film directors in Europe. It first provides a general overview of the gender of directors of European films. Then, it looks at the volume and share of films by gender of director, including information on film genres.

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Films of the latest Observatory workshops and conferences

Creators in Europe’s Screen Sectors – Sketching Present and Future Challenges - 7 June 2022

The European cinema sector - diverging paths? - 20 May 2023

FOCUS 2023: Key Trends in the Film Sector - 19 May 2023

 

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