PT- Portugal
The country pages are currently in the process of being modified. The full update will be completed by June 2024.
This page includes links to the European Audiovisual Observatory’s databases and to reports in which Portugal is prominently featured, as well as links to national public authorities and other organisations relevant to the audiovisual sector. Indicative translations of the names of linked organisations are given for reference.
Resources from the Observatory databases
Legal resources
AVMSDatabase: Rules transposing the Audiovisual Media Services Directive in Portugal
European works table: Rules pertaining to European works in Portugal
Public service media table: Rules pertaining to the public service media in Portugal
Merlin database: Newsletter articles featuring Portugal
Market resources
MAVISE database: MAVISE data for Portugal
LUMIERE VOD: LUMIERE VOD data for Portugal
This page includes links to national public authorities and other organisations where useful information and resources relevant to the audiovisual sector can be found. Indicative translations of the names of linked organisations are given for reference.
Main Public Institutions and Bodies
- Presidência da República - Presidency
- Assembleia da República - Parliament
- Governo - Government
- Ministro Adjunto e do Desenvolvimento Regional - The Minister for Regional Development
- Gabinete para os Meios de Comunicação Social – Department for the Media
- Ministero da Cultura - Ministry of Culture
- Tribunal Constitucional - Constitutional Court
- Supremo Tribunal de Justiça - Supreme Court
Official Publishing and Statistical Organisations
- Diário da República - Official Journal
- Instituto Nacional de Estatistica - National Statistical Office
Regulatory Authorities for Audiovisual and Communication Sectors
- Entidade Reguladora para a Comunicação Social - Regulatory Authority for the Media
- Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações ( ANACOM) - National Communications Authority
Competition Authority
- Autoridade da Concorrência - Competition Authority
Data Protection Authority
- Comissão Nacional de Protecção de Dados - National Data Protection Commission
Self and Co-regulatory Bodies
- Comissão da Carteira Profissional de Jornalista - Commission of Journalists
Copyright and Intellectual Property Office
- Gabinete de Estratégia, Planeamento e Avaliação Culturais (GEPAC) - Office of Strategy, Planning and Cultural Assessment of the Ministry of Culture
- Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (INPI) - National Institute of Industrial Property
Copyright Collecting Societies
Film Institutions
- Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual - Institute for the Cinema and the Audiovisual
- Cinemateca Portuguesa - Museu do Cinema - Film Heritage Institution
Television and On-demand Audiovisual Services
For a list of television and on-demand audiovisual services in this country search the MAVISE database
Disclaimer: Please note that the list contains links to external websites where information is created by other organisations. The European Audiovisual Observatory takes no responsibility for the content and accuracy of information provided by linked sites and inclusion does not constitute an endorsement by our organisation.