The Council of the EU has adopted its partial “general approach” on AgoraEU, the future European program for culture, audiovisual media, and the media. While Member States generally…
Anna M. Gomez, a Democratic FCC commissioner, accuses the FCC and the Trump administration of exploiting the concept of « public interest » to carry out a coordinated…
The agreement reached this week on the AI Omnibus is drawing mixed reactions in the European Parliament. The EPP welcomes a compromise that supports innovation, Renew is pleased…
In its « partial general approach » on AgoraEU, which is expected to be voted on tomorrow, the Council is attempting to reassure the audiovisual sector by reintroducing…
The European Parliament and the Council reached an agreement last night on the AI Omnibus, aimed at relaxing and postponing certain obligations under the AI Act. A policy…
European audiovisual and media organizations are criticizing several provisions of the European Commission’s proposed Digital Omnibus package regarding digital consent and the restrictive interpretation of exemptions for audience…
Never before has the European Union provided such substantial funding to the cultural and audiovisual sectors. Nor has it ever produced so many dashboards, indicators, and evaluation reports.…
In a report published today, the European Court of Auditors highlights significant shortcomings in the traceability of spending under the post-COVID recovery plan. Due to the lack of…
As it marks its 175th anniversary and reports strong growth—€1.5 billion distributed to 663,000 creators (+9%)—Sacem is at a pivotal moment. Driven by international expansion and digital growth…
As the first deadlines for the AgoraEU program approach, MEPs are beginning to clarify their positions on the audiovisual sector. Balancing a desire to increase funding with caution…
The European Commission is launching a decisive consultation on its future merger guidelines. Behind this still-draft text lies a profound shift in doctrine, with potentially very different consequences…
The European Commission believes that Facebook and Instagram have not taken sufficient measures to prevent children under 13 from accessing their services, in violation of the Digital Services…
Meeting in a trilogue on Tuesday, the European Parliament and the Council failed to reach an agreement on the targeted revision of the AI Act. At the heart…
With no schedule set by the National Assembly, the proposed law on AI and copyright is facing growing pressure: 20,000 signatories are calling for its swift adoption without…
By adopting its position on the future EU budget, the Parliament sets the framework for upcoming negotiations with the Council—which are likely to be tense—and, by implication, the…
By merging audiovisual and news into a single pillar of its “AgoraEU” proposal, the European Commission has opened a predictable political front: the two sectors are joining forces…
The Court of Justice of the European Union clarifies that copies of works made for offline use as part of streaming services such as Spotify or Netflix do…
Under pressure from the scheduled August 2026 entry into force of several provisions of the AI Act, the European Parliament and the Council are seeking to accelerate the…
By announcing its European age verification app, the Commission has reached an operational milestone in the protection of minors online. But behind the technical tool, a political stance…
As Brussels takes on the challenge of online content discoverability, European institutions are realizing, above all, the lack of reliable data. This underscores the importance of the cultural…
For a long time, AI applications have been deployed in a virtual blind spot for users, due to a lack of clear information about their implications for personal…
Left out of the Digital Omnibus proposal, audience measurement companies are concerned about a text that weakens their status as trusted third parties and threatens data comparability across…
The 2025 monitoring of the Code of Conduct, now incorporated into the DSA, confirms a high level of content removal, but a slight decline compared with 2022. Now…
The study just published by BestBrokers on unicorns around the world doesn’t just tell the story of the emergence of a few global champions. It highlights a more…
After passing smoothly through the Senate, the French bill on AI training data is set to enter a period of intense political turbulence in the National Assembly, amid…
Amid direct criticism from Washington and Brussels’s unapologetic firmness, digital regulation has become a major point of transatlantic friction. Behind the diplomatic exchanges and the opening of a…
The BEREC endorses the ambition behind the Digital Networks Act proposal, but warns that the text is too complex and may end up undermining its own goal of…
Unanimously approved by the committee, the bill on AI training data has cleared a decisive political hurdle ahead of its consideration on the floor. Another milestone reached for…
While the European Union is strengthening its tools for controlling the information space, UNESCO outlines in a report a model based on cooperation with platforms. A flexible form…
