Association of Commercial Television in Europe

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Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe (ACT)
Formation 1989
Type Broadcasting association
Headquarters Brussels, Belgium

Membership

29 member companies

Official language

English, French
Website http://www.acte.be

The Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe (ACT) represents the interests of leading commercial broadcasters present across the European Union and beyond. The ACT member companies finance, produce, promote and distribute content and services benefiting millions of Europeans across all platforms. By offering a wide range of choice and variety to the viewer, commercial broadcasters are a leading source of entertainment and information to millions of European citizens.

History[edit]

The ACT was set up in 1989, when fewer than 100 broadcasters in the twelve member states of the European Community. With the occasional exception, most European countries had only ended the state monopoly of television broadcasting in the mid-1980s. Back then, the ACT had five founder members. As commercial television models proved popular with viewers, so many new channels were launched and ACT membership grew quickly. However, some of the key regulatory issues were already becoming apparent, with European rules adopted in 1989 for the first time on transfrontier television, advertising, programme quotas, and then separate rules negotiated for copyright in the early 1990s.

Mission[edit]

The ACT’s role is to protect and to promote the interests of European private broadcasters. ACT engages with the European Union’s institutions to achieve a balanced and appropriate regulatory framework which will encourage further investment and growth in the audiovisual sector. This allows the commercial audiovisual industry sector to deliver high-quality and diverse content, as well as trusted news, to viewers.
ACT monitors policy developments at European level and provides its members with regulatory expertise. ACT also engages with European decision makers and engages in a constant dialogue while providing them with the first-hand expertise about the audiovisual sector. Furthermore, ACT is a leading platform for its members to network and exchange ideas about latest policy developments and best practices. ACT represents the industry at external public events, institutional working groups, European and international organisations.

EU media policy[edit]

The ACT promotes and advocates the interests of its member companies in a wide range of media policy issues at European level. ACT activities aim at a balanced and appropriate regulatory framework which will encourage further investment and growth in the audiovisual sector.
ACT responds to relevant consultations, inquiries and maintains dialogue with the European institutions. Key policy areas of focus are intellectual property, Audiovisual media law and data law.

Members[edit]

A+E Networks, AMC Networks International, Antenna Group, Atresmedia, beIN SPORTS, Canal+ Groupe, CME, DPG Media, Gulli, ITV plc, LNK, Mediaset, Mediaset España, NBC Universal, NTV, ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, RTL Group, Paramount, PlayMedia, SKY, TF1 Groupe, TV4 Media, TVI, United Media, Viaplay Group, Virgin Media Ireland, The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros./Discovery.

Governance[edit]

  • Guillaume de Posch, President, Member of the Board of Directors, RTL Group
  • Carolina Lorenzon, Chair, Director International Affairs, Mediaset
  • Melanie Amilhat, Director Government Relations Europe, Paramount
  • Rutger Andrée Wiltens, General Counsel, AMC Networks International
  • Daniel Friedlander, Head of the EU office, Sky plc
  • Claus Grewenig, Head of Media Policy, RTL Group SA
  • Nathalie Lasnon, Head of Regulatory Affairs and Competition, TF1 Group
  • Julia Maxwell, VP Regulatory and Public Affairs, Viaplay Group
  • Joanna O’Sullivan, Head of Media Policy and Regulatory Affairs, ITV plc
  • Mario Rodríguez Valderas, Secretary General, Executive Director & Managing Director, Mediaset España
  • Christophe Roy, Director of European Affairs, Canal+ Group

ACT Team[edit]

  • Grégoire Polad, Director General
  • Alison Leonard, Office Manager
  • Paola Colasanti, Head of information
  • Miruna Herovanu, Director
  • Erard Gilles, Director
  • Vlad-Florin Vita, Junior Policy Officer
  • Sebastiano Bertagni, Junior Policy Officer

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