Media and Audiovisual Action Plan: implementation updates

• Available now

• Publication of the call for expression of interest for MediaInvest

• Investors' conference and promotional activities.

• Loans part updated at the adoption of 2021 InvestEU
• Pilot equity based investment initiative under InvestEU

As of second half of 2022

As of second half of 2022

• Development of technical assistance tools under InvestEU

• 7 winners of the first yearly call for proposals announced  
• Second yearly call launched with deadline 7 September 2022

• First ENMF on Safety of Journalists took place from 23 to 25 March 
• A second ENMF was held on 29 November 2021, focusing on industrial transformation.

• A first call to be funded through Horizon Europe topic ‘HORIZON-CL4-2021-HUMAN-01-06: Innovation for Media, including eXtended Reality (IA)’ (projects will start in 2022)

• Report on media trends will be produced every two years
• The Commission plans to publish the Media Outlook Report in the second half of 2022
• Targeted consultation planned for early July 2022

• Six themed workshops held with 103 stakeholders from across Europe from September 2021 to February 2022​
• Milestone event presenting the key findings from the market assessment and the roadmap held in April
• Strategic paper and roadmap endorsed by industry to be published in political launch June 2022
• Dedicated website for this action available here

• To be funded through the Horizon Europe topic ‘HORIZON-CL4-2021-HUMAN-01-06: Innovation for Media, including eXtended Reality (IA)’
• Projects will start in 2022

• Structured dialogue with the audiovisual industry was launched on 30 June 2021, followed by regular meetings in 2021 and early 2022, to exchange best practices and to agree on common tools and common standards.
• A technical working group on measurement of carbon emissions in the AV was launched. Three meetings have been held in autumn 2021 with the objective to develop a proposal to be presented to all participants to the structured dialogue, for their endorsement through a common statement. 
• On 14th February 2022 an online workshop Towards a climate-neutral audiovisual sector  was co-organised with the European Film Market.
• A group of organisations have agreed to work together towards the development of a unified measurement methodology of CO2 emissions, that will contribute to the reduction of carbon emissions.

• High-level roundtable on access to and availability of audiovisual content on 22 October 2021 

• First meeting with stakeholders was held on 9 November 2021, following meetings on 22 November and 10 December 2021 

• Further information is available on the dedicated website.

• To be funded through Creative Europe MEDIA ‘Fostering European Media Talents and Skills’
• Call for proposals launched in June 2021
• Call under evaluation

• To be funded through Creative Europe MEDIA ‘Fostering European Media Talents and Skills’
• Call for proposals launched in June 2021
• Call under evaluation

• CharactHer campaign launched with VP Jourova at press conference during Cannes Film Festival, 9 July 2021
• Dedicated website regularly updated with videos and data
• Partnership with European cinema schools and audiovisual and news media events

• To be implemented through the Creative Europe MEDIA programme
• Implementation postponed to second half of 2021 due to the cancellation of physical markets
• Ongoing preparatory work

• Call for proposals launched (link)
• Call under evaluation

• A media literacy toolbox focusing on video-sharing platforms prepared together with the European Group of Audiovisual Regulators (ERGA) and other experts will be adopted
• The Commission will issue guidelines to Member States defining the scope of their media literacy reports due at the end of 2022

• Supported through the Horizon Europe call ‘Trustworthy Open Search and Discovery’ in 2021 (project will start in 2022)

• Throughout 2021 and first half of 2022, the Commission will continue to take stock of best practices in cross-border cooperation and closely monitor the performance of ERGA’s Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).