MEDIA FREEDOM DAY & MEDIA FREEDOM ACT: WHAT FREEDOM LOOKS LIKE TO EUROPE’S MEDIA

3. 5. 2022 Today, broadcasters and streaming services around Europe celebrate Media Freedom Day[1]. As the European Commission drafts the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), ACT, ABBRO, ACCeS, AKTV, ARCA, CRTV, UTECA and VÖP recall common principles to safeguard media pluralism, independence and sustainability. Any new regulations impacting audio-visual media should be assessed in light of general principles,… Continue reading MEDIA FREEDOM DAY & MEDIA FREEDOM ACT: WHAT FREEDOM LOOKS LIKE TO EUROPE’S MEDIA

THE ASSOCIATION OF EUROPEAN COMMERCIAL TELEVISION (ACT) IS CHANGING ITS NAME.

24. 9. 2021 Grégoire Polad, CEO of ACT, has announced the new official name of the association: the Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe. The addition of Video on Demand (VOD) to the Association’s name reflects the leadership and centrality of ACT’s membership as VOD service providers; while maintaining a continued link to… Continue reading THE ASSOCIATION OF EUROPEAN COMMERCIAL TELEVISION (ACT) IS CHANGING ITS NAME.

WORLD TELEVISION DAY CELEBRATES A TRUTH THAT HOLDS AROUND THE GLOBE: TV MAKES A DIFFERENCE

21. 11. 2020 TV companies around the world celebrate World Television Day on 21 November to remind us that TV makes a difference in people’s lives. As part of the annual United Nations initiative, a 30 second-spot will be broadcast on-air and shared online worldwide. The clip will be adapted and translated into many languages. Putting the spotlight on society… Continue reading WORLD TELEVISION DAY CELEBRATES A TRUTH THAT HOLDS AROUND THE GLOBE: TV MAKES A DIFFERENCE

CREATIVE SECTORS CALL FOR A SUSPENSION OF NEGOTIATIONS ON ARTICLE 13

15. 1. 2019 TO: Dear President Tusk, Dear President Juncker, Dear President Tajani, Dear Prime Minister Dăncilă, Dear Minister Ciamba, CC: Permanent and Deputy Permanent Representatives of the Member States to the European Union Chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs in the European Parliament Shadow Rapporteurs and members of the European Parliament negotiating team European Commission, Roberto… Continue reading CREATIVE SECTORS CALL FOR A SUSPENSION OF NEGOTIATIONS ON ARTICLE 13

WORLD TELEVISION DAY CELEBRATES THE QUALITY OF TV AROUND THE GLOBE

21. 11. 2018 Investments in TV programmes approaches 140 billion dollars. TV professionals around the world are celebrating World Television Day on 21 November to remind us that TV – as in Total Video – is so much more than linear viewing. As part of the annual United Nations initiative, a 30 second-spot  will be shown by broadcasters… Continue reading WORLD TELEVISION DAY CELEBRATES THE QUALITY OF TV AROUND THE GLOBE

ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION STARTED A DIALOGUE WITH ADVERTISERS AND GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION

12. 4. 2018 In the first year of its existence, the Association of Commercial Television (AKTV) set two main goals: to spread awareness among advertisers about television being a key advertising mediatype and to do so through marketing activities as well as to engage in law-making processes with a direct impact on commercial television business. During its first year, AKTV… Continue reading ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIAL TELEVISION STARTED A DIALOGUE WITH ADVERTISERS AND GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION

KEY MEDIA ALLIANCES CELEBRATE THE TRUSTWORTHINESS OF TV ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD TELEVISION DAY

27. 11. 2017 The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the Association of Commercial Television in Europe (ACT) and egta, the association of television and radio sales houses are celebrating the trustworthiness of television on the occasion of World Television Day (21 November), as declared by the United Nations. This year again, the three organisations have produced a 30-second video clip emphasising the… Continue reading KEY MEDIA ALLIANCES CELEBRATE THE TRUSTWORTHINESS OF TV ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD TELEVISION DAY