Application reports and reports on European works

Application Reports

The staff working document looks at the application of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD), which was revised in 2018, in the period between 2019 and 2022. It focuses on the main changes brought by the revised Directive and looks at a wide range of important areas of the AVSMD.

The report confirms that the AVMSD remains an essential instrument to govern the Union-wide coordination of national legislation for all audiovisual media. 

The staff working document covering the period 2014 – 2019 looks at the application of the AVMSD during that period. It refers, where appropriate, to the main changes brought about by the 2018 revision of the AVMSD. The report confirms that the Directive has generally been very effective in ensuring the free circulation of audiovisual media services across Member States.

The increased level of harmonisation brought by the AVMSD implementation has contributed to the effective fulfilment of EU media content standards and regulatory goals. However, some issues called for special attention during the reporting period, such as:

• the mechanisms for effective cooperation amongst regulators in cross-border cases; 
• the classification of certain emerging OTT services within the Directive’s scope;
• the effective promotion of European works on on-demand services;
• the protection of minors in the online environment.

Reports on European Works

• Commission report on the promotion of European works by audiovisual media services from 2015 up to 2019 (i.e. before the application of the 2018 revision of the AVMSD)
• Accompanying study to the Commission report on the promotion of European works by audiovisual media services from 2015 up to 2019