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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13094
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FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES / Audiovisual

One in five TV channels and more than a third of SVODs in Europe owned by US groups

The European Audiovisual Observatory on Thursday 5 January published a study on the European audiovisual landscape revealing that one in five (19%) private TV channels and more than a third of video on demand (SVOD) services in Europe are owned by US companies.

These companies are all pan-European and serve several markets. The Walt Disney Company, for example, is present in 45 television markets in the territory, compared to 40 for Netflix. However, their strategies for conquering Europe...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
HEALTH : European Commission proposes to extend transition period for medical devices to avoid shortages
HEALTH: ECDC believes that XBB.1.5 sub-variant could eventually contribute to increase in Covid-19 cases in EU
ENERGY/CLIMATE: key dates in Swedish Presidency of EU Council
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Eurostat expects euro area annual inflation to fall for second month in a row in December
CROATIA: changeover to euro has progressed well, according to European Commission
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: EU calls Russia’s announcement of ceasefire for Orthodox Christmas hypocritical
STATE AID: European Commission approves Slovenian enhanced business support scheme in context of war in Ukraine
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
CULTURE: exiled artists and war in Ukraine on agenda of Swedish Presidency of EU Council
AUDIOVISUAL: one in five TV channels and more than a third of SVODs in Europe owned by US groups
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Ms Kalniete calls for more to be done to fight foreign interference
NEWS BRIEFS
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: first report on implementation of NDICI instrument for financing EU external assistance
STATE AID: European Commission validates Irish scheme to support fisheries after Brexit
COHESION : European Commission announces €145 million investment to modernise Poland’s railways
CULTURE : Elefsina, Timișoara and Veszprém are ‘European Capitals of Culture’ for 2023
EDUCATION: Swedish Presidency of EU Council will focus on digitalisation of education and professional qualifications
ENERGY: Germany and Norway commit to strengthening their energy cooperation, including hydrogen
ENERGY: Renovate Europe and E3G take stock of EU Member States’ progress on building renovation
TAXATION: oil company Shell to pay $2 billion in one-off taxes
MIGRATION: rescues of migrants at sea, Italian government sets a code of conduct for NGOs
SPORT: good governance and anti-doping issues will be addressed during Swedish Presidency of EU Council