This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The Board of Directors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a new strategy for the telecommunications, media and technology (TMT) sector, setting out the Bank’s strategic priorities in this area for the period 2025-29. This strategy outlines the EBRD’s commitment to fostering more […]EBRD approves new investment strategy for telecommunications, media and technology sector
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This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. The Board of Directors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a new strategy for the telecommunications, media and technology (TMT) sector, setting out the Bank’s strategic priorities in this area for the period 2025-29. This strategy outlines the EBRD’s commitment to fostering more […]Ukraine joins the MEDIA strand of the Creative Europe programme
December 12, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, Ukraine joins the Media strand of the Creative Europe programme, which supports the audiovisual sector by funding selected projects related to film development and distribution, online and TV content, as well as the creation of innovative tools and business models in the audiovisual […]European elections 2024: practical details for media on election days and night
June 4, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. This media advisory outlines the briefings and practical assistance available to journalists covering the 6-9 June European elections. Daily media briefings from Thursday 6 June to Monday 10 June Parliament’s press service will organise briefings for media, in physical presence and remotely via interactio, […]Winners of the 31st edition Lorenzo Natali Media Prize
October 12, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The winners of this year’s edition of the Lorenzo Natali Media Prize, awarded by the European Commission, were announced today at a ceremony hosted at the Solvay Library in Brussels. The winners are: For the International Prize: the three journalists Carmen Victoria Inojosa, Claudia […]How can we build trustworthy media ecosystems in the age of AI and declining trust?
October 10, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Minos Bantourakis, Head of Media, Entertainment and Sport Industry, World Economic Forum The Reuters Institute’s Digital News Report 2023 reveals how the news media landscape is changing, with concerns around mis/disinformation growing.Trust in news media globally is low […]Commission publishes first ever European Media Industry Outlook
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission published the first ever European Media Industry Outlook, analysing trends in the audiovisual, video game and news media industries. Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton presented the report at the European Film Forum, organised at the Festival de Cannes. The Media […]Tech companies, the media and regulators must come together to prevent online harm
January 10, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Noam Schwartz, CEO & Co-Founder, ActiveFence Recent years have brought about an increase in how individuals, governments and the media view trust and safety. In fact, if Google Trends are any indicator, over the last 10 years, there has […]How to build trust in a digitalized media and entertainment industry
January 4, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Nancy Goldberg, Executive Vice-President, Chief Marketing and Sales Officer, Kudelski Group The media, in all of its forms, is undergoing fundamental changes surrounding how it is produced and consumed. Shifts in business models are driving media operators to create […]Fight against racism: end segregation in schools and halt xenophobia in media
March 9, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs ask for public policies on culture, media, education and sports to be used to uproot structural racism and promote the EU values of tolerance and inclusion. In a resolution adopted on Tuesday by 495 votes to 109 and 92 abstentions, MEPs call for […]4 ways media and entertainment could be more equitable and diverse
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Hesham Zafar, Community Curator, Media, Entertainment, and Information Industries, World Economic Forum There are examples of media, entertainment and sports brands that are bringing their diversity commitments to life.Others can learn from their successes to implement their own […]Stepping up legal action: Commission urges 19 Member States to implement EU digital and media laws
September 23, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission takes legal action against 19 Member States failing to deliver the benefits of EU digital legislation in the area of audio-visual media and telecommunications. These Member States are required to transpose into their national laws two new sets of rules, without […]4 things to know about the future of media and entertainment
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jatinder Sidhu, Writer, Formative Content After COVID-19 slumps, the global entertainment industry is set to rebound, a new PwC report says.Online data consumption spiked 30% during pandemic.Many consumption patterns and consumer habits learned during the pandemic will become […]Is the internet really more effective at radicalizing people than older media?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: John Letzing, Digital Editor, Strategic Intelligence, World Economic Forum & Andrew Berkley, Lead, Immersive Technology and Content, World Economic Forum Researchers have now been studying the internet’s role in radicalization for decades. The World Economic Forum created a […]What NBC not airing the Golden Globes means for media and diversity
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Marcus Burke, Research Analyst, Media, Entertainment and Sport, World Economic Forum & Mélisande Kingchatchaval Schifter Project Lead, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, World Economic Forum NBCUniversal will not air the 2022 Golden Globes after a diversity and ethics scandal.Collective […]The rise and rise of media on your mobile phone – in one chart
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Aran Ali, Author, Visual Capitalist Since 2011, media consumption for U.S. adults is up 20% across all categories.An average of 4 hours and 12 minutes is spent on mobile devices. There are a wide array of apps and […]How the media can be a meaningful stakeholder in the quest to meet the SDGs
January 21, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Yoichi Nishimura, Managing Director, Asahi Shimbun News media can play an important role in raising awareness about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 84 news organizations from around the world – including 11 from Japan – joined the SDG […]It’s time to build a responsible media supply chain
January 15, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Marc Pritchard, Chief Brand Officer, Procter & Gamble The digital media revolution has been transformative – but it has a dark side. As millions more come online, these negative aspects will become magnified. All stakeholders must collaborate to […]How can newspapers survive? By measuring their social impact
February 22, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Emma Charlton, Writer “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” – Thomas Jefferson, 1787 (“Letter to […]Heard about deepfakes? Don’t panic. Prepare
November 26, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Samuel Gregory, Programme Director, WITNESS You may have noticed the panic around the threat of ‘deepfakes’. They are one form of so-called ‘synthetic media’, which draw on advances in AI and machine learning to change elements of a […]Draghi strives to control the unruly exploitation of financial markets by banking leviathans
March 12, 2018 by Leave a Comment
During the past few weeks, financial markets sharks have been sending stock and bond prices and money parities wildly up and down, while busy securing for themselves hefty short term gains. Obviously, this is to the detriment of the real economy, where values are produced by technology and sweat. In Europe and, partly, in the […]
