Grégoire Polad: « We’re asking legislators to resolve regulatory asymmetries ».
The association representing private channels and streamers in Europe is today holding its major event in Brussels, during which its Manifesto for the coming years will be presented. On this occasion, Grégoire Polad, ACT’s managing director, presents us with the sector’s current challenges, and its priorities in terms of regulation, the fight against piracy, and competition with Big Tech. How would you sum up the situation of the television sector in Europe today? According to figures from the Media Observatory, there are no fewer than 8300 channels and 3100 commercial video-on-demand services. In terms of direct revenues, the sector represents 76 billion direct euros, i.e. 43 billion for pay services, and 33 billion financed by advertising. AVOD and SVOD account for 31% of the current market. Despite the difficulties, the…