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ACT welcomes new Communications and EU Affairs Manager
06 November 2018
BRUSSELS, 5 NOVEMBER 2018. The Association of Commercial Television in Europe (ACT) has announced that Algara Castle is to be its new Communications and EU Affairs Manager*, as the association ... Read More Read more
Joint Press Statement: The Sounding Board of the Forum of Disinformation issues their unanimous final opinion on the so-called code of practice Thumbnail

Joint Press Statement: The Sounding Board of the Forum of Disinformation issues their unanimous final opinion on the so-called code of practice
26 September 2018
Brussels September 26 2018. Today the Members of the Sounding Board of the Multistakeholder Forum[1] on disinformation online comprising representatives of the media, civil society, journalists, consumer organisations, fact-checkers and ... Read More Read more

ACT very happy to be at the ALDE Party conference in Madrid and discuss how to make Platforms more responsible for… https://t.co/UZAITkIxD1
In Brussels & free on November 21 2018? Want to meet the cream of TV? Email gp@acte.be to register. We have a great… https://t.co/zK5RNp37Ho
Great event with Jonathan Taplin, hosted by MEP Ehler. Taplin helps to unmask the myths behind big tech's messages.… https://t.co/MqRqcguIJM
ACT President Guillaume de Posch addresses the challenges faced by broadcasters at the Austrian Presidency event "C… https://t.co/PnMU7CZUKm
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Commercial Broadcasters' concerns about Art. 13(4) - Copyright Directive (Value Gap)
26 April 2018 | Position Papers
ACT writes to Council Representatives in view of the COREPER I meeting on Friday 27 ... Read More
ACT response to EC public consultation on fake news
23 February 2018 | Position Papers
Commercial broadcasters are professional media companies that focus on quality of news and reliability. This ... Read More
ACT position on e-Privacy
20 October 2017 | Position Papers
As a general principle, commercial broadcasters believe that the Proposal should not replicate provisions of ... Read More

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236 Minutes per day

is the average viewing time of linear TV in the EU (2013).
50%

of our revenues are invested back in the creation of audiovisual content.
15 Billion Euro

are invested, per year, in content by Europe’s largest commercial broadcasters.
1 Million People

work in the audiovisual industry in Europe.