Overview
Lobbying Costs
900,000€ - 999,999€
Financial year: Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
6.5 Fte (7)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
5
High-level Commission meetings
38
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe (ACT)
EU Transparency Register
18574111503-28 First registered on 09 Apr 2009
Goals / Remit
Promote and defend the ACT Vision in EU legislative discussions and EU media by responding to public inquiries, creating and disseminating industry information and positions as well as organising policy discussion platforms to promote the collective interests of its Members.
More specifically, the purpose of the EEIG is to promote the collective interest of its Members by:
• facilitating the definition of common positions, proposals and actions on, including without limitation, regulatory environment, professional rules, programming
• explaining to national, international or European policy makers the contribution the television and related VOD Services industry makes to European society, in terms of, including without limitation, culture, news and to the European economy, in terms of, including without limitation, growth, innovation, jobs
• influencing the EU’s political and policy agendas
• keeping its Members informed of relevant developments.Main EU files targeted
Our priority issues are:
- Digital Single Market,
- Digital Services Act,
- Digital Markets Act,
- Copyright Directive, SatCab directive
- Piracy of live content
- Regulation of media content (especially Audiovisual Media Services directive),
- European Media Freedom Act
- Media and Audio-visual Action Plan
- Network fees
- e-Privacy,
- European Democracy Action Plan & Disinformation
- Better internet for kids
- Regulation of advertising,
- E-commerce Directive,
- EU Data protection
- Consumer protection
- Platform-to-Business
- Geoblocking
- IPR Enforcement
- Trade
- Accessibility of Content
- Digital Tax
- Platform Responsibility
- Artificial Intelligence
- Political advertising
- European Democracy Shield
- Digital Fairness ActAddress
Head Office
Rue des Deux Eglises, 26
Bruxelles 1000
BELGIUMEU Office
Rue des Deux Eglises, 26
Bruxelles 1000
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
7
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 5 75% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
6.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
5 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 21 Nov 2024
Name Start date End Date Elena Rivas 14 Oct 2024 13 Oct 2025 Sebastiano BERTAGNI 08 Oct 2024 08 Oct 2025 Erard GILLES 08 Oct 2024 08 Oct 2025 Bror Niklas Lagergren 05 Sep 2024 05 Sep 2025 Paola COLASANTI 04 Sep 2024 04 Sep 2025 Elena RIVAS PÉREZ 04 Oct 2023 04 Oct 2024 Sebastiano BERTAGNI 15 Mar 2024 04 Oct 2024 Miruna HEROVANU 11 Nov 2023 04 Oct 2024 Erard GILLES 17 Nov 2023 04 Oct 2024 Gregoire POLAD 20 Mar 2024 04 Oct 2024 Paola COLASANTI 15 Mar 2024 06 Sep 2024 Sebastiano BERTAGNI 17 Mar 2023 15 Mar 2024 Paola COLASANTI 17 Mar 2023 15 Mar 2024 Gregoire POLAD 16 Mar 2023 16 Mar 2024 Vlad Florin VITA 11 Feb 2023 30 Jun 2023 Miruna HEROVANU 23 Nov 2022 11 Nov 2023 Erard GILLES 23 Nov 2022 17 Nov 2023 Paola COLASANTI 17 Mar 2022 17 Mar 2023 Sebastiano BERTAGNI 09 Mar 2022 09 Mar 2023 Gregoire POLAD 09 Mar 2022 09 Mar 2023 Vlad Florin VITA 17 Feb 2022 11 Feb 2023 Miruna HEROVANU 26 Nov 2021 23 Nov 2022 Erard GILLES 26 Nov 2021 23 Nov 2022 Malgorzata SZCZODROWSKA 09 Sep 2021 20 Nov 2021 Gregoire POLAD 20 Jan 2021 01 Feb 2022 Malgorzata SZCZODROWSKA 25 Sep 2020 25 Sep 2021 Erard GILLES 19 Sep 2020 18 Sep 2021 Miruna HEROVANU 19 Sep 2020 18 Sep 2021 Paola COLASANTI 30 Jan 2020 30 Jan 2021 Johanna BAYSSE 29 Jan 2020 25 Apr 2020 Gregoire POLAD 19 Dec 2019 19 Dec 2020 Malgorzata SZCZODROWSKA 09 Oct 2019 25 Sep 2020 Ms Monika MAGYAR 13 Sep 2019 01 Oct 2020 Paola COLASANTI 23 Jan 2019 23 Jan 2020 Johanna BAYSSE 23 Jan 2019 23 Jan 2020 Gregoire POLAD 08 Jan 2019 19 Dec 2019 Algara CASTLE 18 Sep 2018 08 Sep 2019 Agnieszka HORAK 27 Jul 2018 27 Jul 2019 Johanna BAYSSE 15 Feb 2018 23 Jan 2019 Paola COLASANTI 11 Jan 2018 10 Jan 2019 Gregoire POLAD 11 Jan 2018 06 Jan 2019 Ms Masa Lampret 08 Sep 2017 19 Jul 2018 Agnieszka HORAK 31 Aug 2017 27 Jul 2018 Emilie ANTHONIS 12 May 2017 05 Sep 2017 Johanna BAYSSE 23 Feb 2017 15 Feb 2018 Ms Ségolène Bunel 02 Feb 2017 30 Jul 2017 Gregoire POLAD 19 Oct 2016 18 Oct 2017 Ms Masa Lampret 30 Aug 2016 27 Aug 2017 Paola COLASANTI 25 Aug 2016 24 Aug 2017 Johanna BAYSSE 25 Aug 2016 23 Feb 2017 Mr julien Chasserieu 21 May 2016 07 Sep 2016 Emilie ANTHONIS 14 May 2016 13 May 2017 Elisabeth LISMONT 14 Jan 2016 13 May 2016 Gregoire POLAD 04 Nov 2015 19 Oct 2016 Ms Masa Lampret 07 Oct 2015 30 Aug 2016 Elisabeth LISMONT 22 Sep 2015 14 Jan 2016 Paola COLASANTI 20 Aug 2015 21 Aug 2016 Mr ross biggam 01 Jul 2015 27 Nov 2015 Emilie ANTHONIS 23 May 2015 14 May 2016 Ms Masa Lampret 13 Mar 2015 11 Sep 2015 Ms Marta Sokol 01 Oct 2014 13 Mar 2015 Emilie ANTHONIS 25 Apr 2014 23 May 2015 Mrs Marta Sokol 01 Oct 2014 27 Jan 2015 Ms Alicia Gaban Barrio 18 Sep 2014 16 Sep 2015 Mr ross biggam 11 Jul 2014 01 Jul 2015 Emilie ANTHONIS 25 Apr 2014 27 Jan 2015 Ms Alicia Gaban Barrio 27 Mar 2014 18 Sep 2014 Mr ross biggam 15 May 2013 14 May 2014 Emilie ANTHONIS 26 Apr 2013 25 Apr 2014 Mrs Marta Sokol 25 Apr 2013 19 Apr 2014 Mrs Marta Sokol 13 Jul 2012 14 Mar 2013 Mr Ross Adair BIGGAM 28 Feb 2012 01 Mar 2013 Mr Maxim Ulrich HAUK 28 Feb 2012 01 Mar 2013 Complementary Information
This figure will vary from year to year, depending on the extent to which regulation impacting our member companies' business interests is proposed by the European Commission, as some staff work both on lobbying and non-lobbying activities.
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance
Ethical Journalism Network
Creativity Works! Alliance
European Internet Forum
Live Content Coalition
Digital Video Broadcasting Project
European Audiovisual Observatory
Responsible advertising to Children
Audiovisual Social Dialogue Committee
Better Internet for Kids (BIK+)
Agorateka
SDG Media Compact
SOMA
Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance
EUIPO
WIPOMember organisations
We enclose our website link which lists our members in detail, http://acte.be/about-us/act-members.
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
900,000€ - 999,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
900,000€ - 999,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
Artificial intelligence and digital,Unofficial groupings
Communication activities
World TV Day (21 November)
See ACT website - www.acte.beOther activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
38 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.
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Date 02 Dec 2022 Location Brussels Subject European Media Freedom Act, DSA/DMA Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 25 Nov 2022 Location Brussels Subject European Media Freedom Act, political advertising Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 25 Nov 2022 Location Brussels Subject DSA,DMA, Piracy. Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Penelope Papandropoulos (Cabinet member)
- Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Sep 2022 Location conference call Subject European Media Freedom Act Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Marie Frenay (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Jul 2022 Location Brussels Subject European Media Freedom Act Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Marie Frenay (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Jun 2022 Location Brussels (Teams) Subject Legislative approach to fighting live piracy Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Jun 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Media Freedom Act Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Agnieszka Skonieczna (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Apr 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Political advertising, MFA, Disinformation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Monika Ladmanova (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Apr 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Media Freedom Act Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Marie Frenay (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Apr 2022 Location Brussels Subject Political Advertising Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Marie Frenay (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Nov 2021 Location VC Subject Media Freedom Act, Democracy, disinformation, political advertising, DSA/DMA Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 29 Nov 2021 Location Brussels Subject Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Penelope Papandropoulos (Cabinet member)
- Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Nov 2021 Location Brussels Subject Exchange on EU digital legislation (DSA/DMA, AVMSD, copyright), audiovisual dialogue and Media Freedom Act Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Agnieszka Skonieczna (Cabinet member)
- Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
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Date 25 May 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Media freedom, pluralism Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Marie Frenay (Cabinet member)
- Daniel Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Nov 2020 Location videoconference Subject EDAP, Media and Audiovisual Action Plan, Copyright Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 18 Nov 2020 Location videoconference Subject Exchange on the Media Action Plan and DSA/DMA package Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
- Agnieszka Skonieczna (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Aug 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Impact of COVID-19 and recovery measures for the media and audiovisual ecosystem Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Agnieszka Skonieczna (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Apr 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Disinformation, Media pluralism Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Daniel Braun (Cabinet member)
- Marie Frenay (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Jan 2020 Location Brussels Subject Robust media policy, responsible platforms, reliable rights & freedoms Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Nov 2019 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Media policy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová Portfolio Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Attending - Daniel Braun (Cabinet member)
- Wojtek Talko (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Feb 2019 Location Brussels Subject Copyright Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Manuel Mateo-Goyet (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Apr 2018 Location Brussels Subject CabSat Regulation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Sep 2017 Location Brussels Subject DSM strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Manuel Mateo-Goyet (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Jan 2017 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Pauline Rouch (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market and Sport Broadcasting Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
- Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
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Date 03 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market and Sport Broadcasting Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Tibor Navracsics (Commissioner)
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Date 22 Apr 2016 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Adrienn Kiraly (Cabinet member)
- Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Apr 2016 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Pauline Rouch (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Apr 2016 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Feb 2016 Location Brussels Subject AVMSD DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Marlene Holzner (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Nov 2015 Location Brussels Subject Copyright reform, portability, fight against piracy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
- Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
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Date 26 Nov 2015 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Tibor Navracsics (Commissioner)
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Date 28 Oct 2015 Location Brussels Subject Copyright, Sat-Cab and AVMS directives review Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
- Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Oct 2015 Location Brussels Subject DSM: copyright and AVMS review DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
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Date 14 Jul 2015 Location Brussels Subject commercial communications-regulatory matters DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Marlene Holzner (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Apr 2015 Location Brussels Subject Copyright Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Feb 2015 Location BERL Subject copyright DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Anna Herold (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Jan 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Digital Single Market Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Pauline Rouch (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists