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 Austria 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 Austria

European works table: Rules pertaining to European works in Austria

Public service media table: Rules pertaining to the public service media in Austria

Merlin database: Newsletter articles featuring Austria

Market resources

MAVISE database: MAVISE data for Austria

LUMIERE VOD: LUMIERE VOD data for Austria

Legal publications featuring Austria

Newsletter: links to the last 5 articles featuring Austria

• IRIS 2024-2:1/28 [AT] New service centre for artificail intelligence at the RTR-GmbH
• IRIS 2023-10:1/20 European Court of Human Rights: Zöchling v. Austria
• IRIS 2022-8:1/26 [AT] Film aid: new incentive scheme for Austrian film producers
• IRIS 2022-7:1/12 [AT] Austrian Supreme Court decides whether YouTube is responsible for content posted online before the implementation of the DMS Directive
• IRIS 2022-4:1/3 Court of Justice of the EU: Case Austro-Mechana v Strato AG

All newsletter articles featuring Austria are available in the IRIS MERLIN database.

Reports: links to the last reports featuring Austria

• IRIS Plus 2023-2: Territoriality and release windows in the European audiovisual sector
• IRIS Plus 2023-1: Accessibility of audiovisual content for persons with disabilities
• IRIS Plus 2022-1: Governance and independence of public service media

The reports above are reports in which Austria was featured as a national country case. Austria may also be featured in other reports where it is not the focus of a specific section or chapter of the report.

Mappings: links to all national summaries on Austria

• Mapping of national rules applicable to video-sharing platforms: Illegal and harmful content online - 2022 update
• Mapping report on the rules applicable to video-sharing platforms: Focus on commercial communications
• Mapping report on national remedies against online piracy of sports content
• Mapping of the regulation and assessment of the nationality of European audiovisual works
• Mapping of film and audiovisual public funding criteria in the EU
• Mapping of the national rules for the promotion of European works in Europe
• Mapping of licensing systems for audiovisual media services in EU-28

Please note that the files above are only the national summaries for Austria. The full mapping reports can be accessed here.

Main Public Institutions and Bodies

This section 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.

• Österreichisches Parlament - Parliament
• Österreichische Präsidentschaftskanzlei - Presidency
• Bundeskanzleramt Österreich - Federal Chancellor
• Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur - Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Culture
• Bundesministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie - Austrian Ministry for the Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology
• Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Wirtschaft, Familie und Jugend - Federal Ministry of Work and Economy
• Verfassungsgerichtshof - Constitutional Court
• Oberste Gerichtshof (OGH) - Supreme Court
   

Official Publishing and Statistical Organisations

• Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS) - Database of legislation
• Medienrecht / Koordinierung Informationsgesellschaft - Information on Austrian Media Law
• Statistik Austria (STAT) - National Statistical Office
   

Regulatory Authorities for Audiovisual and Communication Sectors

• Kommunikationsbehörde Austria (KommAustria) - Communications Authority
• Bundeskommunikationssenat (BKS) - Federal Communications Board
• Telekom-Control-Kommission (TKK) - Telecommunications Commission
• Rundfunk und Telekom Regulierungs (RTR) - Regulatory Authority for Broadcasting and Telecommunications
   

Competition Authority 

• Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde (BWB) - Austrian Competition Authority
   

Data Protection Authority

• Österreichische Datenschutzkommission - Data Protection Authority
   

Self and Co-regulatory Bodies

• Österreichischer Werberat (ÖWR) - Advertising Self-regulatory Organisation
   

Copyright and Intellectual Property Offices

• Bundesministerium für Justiz - Federal Ministry of Justice 
• Österreichische Patentamt - Patent Office
   

Copyright Collecting Societies

• Gesellschaft der Autoren, Komponisten und Musikverleger (AKM)/AustroMechana - Society of Authors, Composers and Music Editors, Collecting Society for Mechanical Rights
• Verwertungsgesellschaft Bildende Kunst, Fotografie und Choreografie (VBK) - Copyright Collecting Society for Arts, Photography and Choregraphy
• Wahrnehmungsgesellschaft für Urheberrechte (Literar-Mechana) -  Collecting Society for Authors and Publishers Rights
• Wahrnehmung von Leistungschutzrechten (LSG) - Collecting Society for the Rights of Performers
• Österreichische Interpreten Gesellschaft (OESTIG) - Society of Artists and Performers
• Verwertungsgesellschaft für audiovisuelle Medien (VAM) - Copyright Collecting Society for Audiovisual Media 
• Verwertungsgesellschaft der Filmschaffenden (VDFS) - Copyright Collecting Society of Film Directors and Actors 
• Verwertungsgesellschaft Rundfunk - Copyright Collecting Society of Broadcasters
   

Film Institutions

• Österreichisches Filminstitut - Austrian Film Institute
• Filmarchiv Austria - Film Archive Austria
• MEDIA Desk Österreich - Desk of the MEDIA Programme
   

Television and On-demand Audiovisual Services

Gebühren Info Service (GIS) - Information about the TV Licence Fee System

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.