http://www.eubusiness.com <p><strong>Latest business news about the Audiovisual and Media policies in the European Union.</strong></p><p><img src="../av-ec.jpg" class="image-right" alt="AV graphic" height="128" width="128" hspace="10" vspace="5" />The audiovisual sector directly employs over one million people in the EU. It also plays a key social and cultural role - TV remains the foremost source of information and entertainment in Europe, with most homes having a television and the average European watching up to 4 hours a day.</p><p> Audiovisual content is also increasingly accessed through on demand services.</p><p><strong>FACT SHEETS</strong></p> <p><strong>General Information</strong></p> <ul><li><a href="../priorities">Key Priorities for the EU Media and Audiovisual Policy </a></li><li><a href="../policies-ecomm">Key Audiovisual and Media Policies of the European Union: eCommunications</a></li><li><a href="../policies-i2010">Key Audiovisual and Media Policies of the European Union: i2010</a></li><li><a href="../directives">Key directives: Television without Frontiers</a></li><li><a href="../directives2">Key directives: Audiovisual Media Services Directive</a></li><li><a href="../onlinecontent">Laws on the distribution of content online </a></li></ul> <p><strong>Expand your business</strong></p> <ul><li><a href="../funding2">Funding opportunities in the field of Media Policy: the MEDIA Programme</a></li></ul><p></p><p><a href="../contacts"><strong>EU Information Society and Media Contacts</strong></a></p> </p> <hr /> <h2>LATEST NEWS</h2> daily 1 2007-01-02T13:22:44Z http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/hungary-politics.f2o The Commission voiced "grave concerns" over Hungary's controversial media laws Thursday, warning the threat of big fines for breaking the rules can lead to self-censorship. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. politics Hungary Headline2 media 2012-02-09T16:05:41Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/hungary-politics.f1u Hungary's sole nationwide opposition station Klubradio, which recently lost its licence, on Wednesday said it had been granted a 60-day extension pending a court review. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. politics Hungary media 2012-02-08T16:29:51Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/france-media.f0n French media group Lagardere said on Tuesday it would cut the value of its assets by about 900 million euros ($1.18 billion) to account for the poor performance of sports and pay TV operations. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. media industry France Lagardere earnings company 2012-02-07T11:22:53Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/hungary-politics.eto Hungary's top government spokesman was defiant Thursday in the face of legal action by the European Union, insisting Budapest had not given in to EU demands. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. rights media Hungary politics economy 2012-01-26T20:39:25Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/hungary-france.esp A high-level panel of experts reviewing the state of press freedom in Europe voiced concerns Wednesday over Hungary's controversial media laws, but also took Italy and France to task. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Italy rights media France Hungary 2012-01-25T20:07:35Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/hungary-politics.emr Although it will likely be taken off the air come March 1, Hungary's sole nationwide opposition station Klubradio is fighting to the end. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. politics Hungary FOCUS media 2012-01-19T21:04:42Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/hungary-politics.em1 The European Commission has written to Hungary to express new concerns about press freedom and pluralism in the EU member country, warning that Brussels would remain vigilant. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Hungary politics rights media 2012-01-18T12:07:02Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/hungary-politics.edm The EU executive will decide in "days or weeks" whether to legally challenge Hungary's controversial constitutional reforms if they breach EU laws and treaties, an EU spokesman said Wednesday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Hungary politics protest media 2012-01-04T17:07:08Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/hungary-politics.edh The EU executive will decide in "days or weeks" whether to legally challenge Hungary's controversial constitutional reforms if they breach EU laws and treaties, an EU spokesman said Wednesday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. media protest politics Headline1 Hungary 2012-01-04T15:25:33Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/hungary-politics.edg The European Commission Wednesday reiterated its continuing "concern" over Hungary's controversial constitutional reforms and warned of legal action should the new laws not comply with EU treaties. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. media protest politics Headline1 Hungary 2012-01-04T14:38:06Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/denmark-presidency.ecl Non-euro country Denmark, which discretely took over the European Union's rotating presidency on Sunday, will have little power to resolve the crisis ravaging the continent, Danish media said. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Denmark presidency media 2012-01-01T11:44:47Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/ethiopia-media.eb7 EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton voiced "serious concern" on Tuesday over the 11-year jail sentence against two Swedish journalists in Ethiopia. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. sentence media trial Ethiopia Sweden 2011-12-27T18:56:53Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/hungary-politics.e7u Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is so secure domestically that he can ignore the current storm of foreign criticism, but moves to increase control over the central bank could be his Achilles heel. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Hungary politics finance economy bank media IMF FOCUS 2011-12-18T03:32:02Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-debt-france.e6z Calls by France's central bank chief and prime minister to have Britain's credit rating downgraded were Friday branded as "outrageous" and "ignorant" by an angry British press. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. eurozone Finance ratings media France Britain debt bank 2011-12-16T11:42:29Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/competition-media.e4u The European Commission is launching consultations to see if commitments by global news agency Thomson Reuters are enough to remedy concerns over its dominant market position. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. ThomsonReuters media industry competition Headline2 company 2011-12-14T22:40:04Z News Item