Thierry Breton slams the door on the European Commission a few weeks before the end of his mandate. He accuses Ursula von der Leyen of being behind the…
In a response to major press publishers in France, Open AI says it has no need to negotiate with the French press, and assures that it respects publishers’…
With his report on European competitiveness, Mario Draghi makes a crude and honest assessment of the EU’s current economic situation: things are going badly. As a convinced Europhile,…
In a technical and legal study published a few days ago, two researchers conclude that the use of copyright protected works to train generative AI models must be…
Subscribed to losses since its inception, DAZN is currently backed by its shareholder. However, the platform is struggling to attract subscribers with its offerings and is looking to…
The creative sector is coordinating its efforts and demands as part of the discussions surrounding the implementing acts for the new European AI Act, with a view to…
The first meeting of the European Parliament’s CULT Committee was an opportunity to sweep up a series of subjects relevant to the creative industries at the start of…
In a complicated political context, with no new COM or additional funding, France Télévisions is making its case for next season. President Delphine Ernotte is not ruling out…
As Competition Commissioner for ten years, Margrethe Vestager will have left her mark for her honesty and decisiveness, but also for her ability to over-interpret the rules, which…
Article 323-3-2 of the French Penal Code allows administrators of platforms on which illegal things are happening to be sent to prison. Problem: European law, since the e-commerce…
The European Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education will hold the very first meeting of its new mandate next week. On its agenda are conversations with the heads…
In this first half of 2024, the US music market is recording slight growth. The subscription streaming market accounts for 84% of revenues. The US market is losing…
Numeum notes the uncertainties born of the dissolution and subsequent lack of a majority. While digital players have retained most of their allies in the National Assembly, they…
Mark Zuckerberg said he regretted that Meta had bowed to pressure from the US government by agreeing to censor content on the grounds that it was disinformation or…
In France, the creative sector has always been reluctant to talk, and a fortiori to ask anything, of the elected representatives of the Rassemblement national. But the considerable…
The European Commission has sent member states its work program for the distribution of Creative Europe program funds in 2025. We publish it here. The long-awaited « Work…
The European Commission’s handling of the cultural sector is currently split between DG Connect and DG Education, Youth and Culture (DG EAC). The question of a complete transfer…
As part of its application of the European « Media » audiovisual aid program, the European Commission has reportedly, without consulting stakeholders, public institutions or member states, taken…
Apple announced this weekend that certain functions of its future OS will not be available in the European Union. The Cupertino-based firm is invoking the DMA’s interoperability requirements.…
Fearful for their sector in the face of the rise of Marine Le Pen’s party, French cultural players are taking up their pens to address either French voters…
The European Writers’ Council deplores the limited impact of the fair remuneration obligation introduced by the 2019 Copyright Directive on writers’ earnings. « One of the multiple jobs…
The Rassemblement National’s plan to privatize public broadcasting could be thwarted by European law: as the Commission reminds us, European legislation on press freedom adopted a few months…
The dissolution of the Assemblée Nationale by Emmanuel Macron will cause cascading agenda difficulties at European level, to the detriment of France’s interests. Indeed, the French legislative elections…
Apple has finally unveiled its plans for AI with a vast project under the Apple Intelligence umbrella, foreshadowing great things to come. Tim Cook is fine-tuning his strategy…
Scenarios concerning a sell-off of public broadcasting, confirmed by deputy Sébastien Chenu, point to colossal difficulties for a Rassemblement National government. Emmanuel Macron’s spectacular decision to dissolve the…
The Haute Autorité Pour la Transparence de la Vie Publique confirms that it has opened a file concerning Cédric O. For several months, questions have been emerging about…
The Centre national de la musique organized a European event yesterday, attended by several MEPs, representatives from the French Ministry of Culture and a number of staff from…