News media innovations – now and future Europe’s MediaLab initiated a major programme for cross border media innovation, and now helps to carry out two strategy studies for the media sector. In order to help to make the European media sector more resilient, innovative and to foster collaboration among media professionals we invite you to..
#Media4EU 2|4 0f 20 media groups to ‘go European’: most failed, not all Posted on 11 September 2014 (July 2015 small update: As the FT is bought by Nikkei, it is interesting to look back at previous attempts across borders. Including 3 involving the FT itself, and one by its sister media The Economist. All these..
#Media4EU 3/4 | EU media policy, hopes? Sustained media independence? Posted on 12 September 2014 The first hope, better strategies by media companies themselves, is addressed elsewhere. Indeed, most European media attempts have failed so far. And here is why I share these findings freely. As for the political context, there are both idealistic, policy, and organisational aspects...
#Media4EU 4/4 | Why share media challenges? Learning from each other… Posted on 12 September 2014 Sharing best practices is constructive and stimulating. Plus competition leads to continuous improvements. I welcome new attempts, see for example: RT @LeclercqEU: #Springer (Bild’) & Politico (US): bienvenue a BXL! Contrer le populisme, pas renforcer… #Media4EU — Christophe Leclercq (@LeclercqEU) September 10, 2014 This cooperative..
#TranslatingEurope Forum: my keynote on Multilingualism in Europe(an) Media The translation community had a stimulating day, which I addressed in a keynote from the viewpoint of users and media. Overall: yes, innovations work and are being rolled-out. Background on the #TranslatingEurope Forum and my intervention This is the first of a new series, organised the European Commission’s..
Steering Committee “#Media4EU Tour d’Europe” project This is a blog post of the #Media4EU Tour d’Europe series. The #Media4EU Tour d’Europe project will gather perspectives from some of the most experienced actors in the European media sector to investigate how national media can cooperate across borders in Europe. The ultimate goal is to produce a report that..
#Media4EU Tour d’Europe: Why cross-border cooperation makes for a fitter Digital Europe This blog post belongs to the #Media4EU Tour d’Europe series. Read the project outline, timetable and deliverables here, and the list of its steering committee here. Fondation EurActiv and the Institut d’Études Européennes (ULB) are initiating the ‘Media4EU Tour d’Europe’ project. This will gather perspectives from top quality media in..
Timmermans and Juncker about media exchanges The New Digital Commissioner will be Mariya Gabriel, so far a Bulgarian MEP, subject to Parliament approval. In her letter of mission signed by President Juncker, we can identify some media aspects. First, she is expected to cooperate with Vice-President Timmermans, regarding challenges set to democracies by online platforms...
Fondation EURACTIV (Europe’s MediaLab) Conference: We need rising stars for media cooperation Key MEPs Elmar Brok and Mercedes Bresso, top practitioners and academics led a discussion on the future of media cooperation and innovation this September 26th within the EURACTIV Brussels Network Office Extensive interviews and meetings with publishers, editors, and MEPs from across Europe made clear:..
After two rounds of jury evaluation, the Stars4Media is proud to announce the 185 media professionals, grouped around 30 initiatives involving 76 media organisations as the beneficiaries of the programme’s second edition. As such, the media partners will now put their projects and ideas into practice, benefitting from co-funding for their innovative proposals while cooperating across borders. The selected initiatives were chosen..
Would a real-time video fact-checker help fight disinformation? Is Artificial Intelligence a threat or a tool for media professionals? Are newsletters still useful in community-building? These were some of the questions addressed in the proposals received during the Stars4Media First Call for Initiatives. Concluded on 1 May, it gathered 330 media professionals from 150 media..
#STARS4MEDIA LAB CALLS FOR STRUCTURED SUPPORT TO MEDIA INNOVATION The #Stars4Media Lab on ‘The Future of Innovation in the European Media Sector’ took place Tuesday, May 25th. The event included high-level interventions, expert insights and practical examples. It underlined the need for structured and permanent funding, rebalancing of the info eco-system and modernising of the..
#STARS4MEDIA LAB Media innovations: growing in number, speed & bottom-up! Tuesday 25 May, 10.00 – 12.30 CEST What will the future European Media Sector look like? What is the impact of user behaviour, especially of younger users? Are media companies taking action on these new habits, and how? This is the focus of the #Stars4Media Lab, taking place online..
Industrial Transformation: time for change management End of March, the European Commission launched the European News Media Forum with a structured dialogue on the safety of journalists. Helping journalists work safely is essential to their role, crucial in our democracies. Equally critical is a sustainable news media ecosystem, where priorities are for journalists to get paid, and where money is invested in technology. Stable..
The Future of Innovation in the EU Media Sector – A round table discussion with media Experts and Managers Tuesday 25 May 2021, 10:00 – 12:50 Register here for this online round-table discussion that will bring together media experts and managers, top academics, policymakers and media professionals from all over Europe, to discuss types of..
