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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Brussels, 10.1.2007
SEC (2006) 1806
COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT
Accompanying document to the
REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT AND THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE
AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS
On the implementation of Council Decision 1999/784/EC of 22 November 1999 as
amended by Decision 2239/2004/EC of the EP and the Council concerning Community
participation in the European Audiovisual Observatory
{COM(2006) 835 final}
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1.: Dissemination of publications ................................................................................. 3
Chapter 2.: Main Observatory reports concerning market and financing issues........................ 6
Chapter 3.: Main Observatory reports concerning legal issues .................................................. 8
Chapter 4.: Online activity ....................................................................................................... 11
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Chapter 1.
Dissemination of publications
After a decline of sales by the end of the 1990’s, the total sale of publications stabilised from
2001 to 2003 and increased again in 2004 and 2005.
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2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Number of
publications sold
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916
791
1 407
1 581
1 550*
*Estimation
The following two charts give an overview of the geographical pattern of the distribution of
sold copies of the Observatory publications for the year 2006 (January to end of August) as
well as a breakdown of the categories of purchasers. The breakdown of the year 2006 is quite
representative of the past years.
Customers of all Publications sold from January to August 2006
GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION
Total of 437 organisations
Africa & Middle East
1%
South&Central America
0%
Central & Far East &
Australia
3%
Belgium
9%
North America (USA &
Canada)
3%
France
20%
Other European countries
21%
United Kingdom
8%
Germany
11%
Italy
4%
Switzerland
5%
Sweden
2%
Spain
6%
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Luxembourg
3%
Netherlands
4%
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Customers of all Publications sold from January to August 2006
DISTRIBUTION BY PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY
Total of 437 organisations
5 - Lobbying
5%
1.4 - National & Territorial Bodies
14%
4 - Other - Industrial and Commercial
Activities
17%
1- Other - Institutions
3%
2.3 - Education & Training
9%
4.20 - Television Companies
10%
2.4 - Institutes & Research Centers
6%
2.5 - Consultancy & Research - Law
5%
4.16 - Retailers
6%
2.6 - Consultancy & Research (IMF)
2 - Other - Information Management
5%
6%
4.13 - Publishers (Press-AV) Freelance - Individuals
4%
3.1- Banks
1%
4.9 - Production
7%
Sales and free distribution of flagship publications - "Yearbook" and "Iris" –
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Year
Yearbook
sales
Yearbook
free
distribution
Iris
sales
Iris free
Iris plus
distribution
sales
Iris plus
free
distribution
Iris
special
sales
2000
715
1203
295
602
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2001
375
984
235
465
235
550
78
2002
324
680
210
500
210
575
228
2003
357
875
231
450
231
550
242
2004
335
890
221
500
221
550
358
2005
316
890
175
650
175
750
602
20061
350
800
168
700
168
650
650
Estimation
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The Observatory has been commissioned by Marché du Film/Festival de Cannes (MIF) to
prepare synthetic statistics on world film market trends. These statistics are printed, published
and mainly distributed by MIF under the name "FOCUS" at the Cannes film festival to all
accredited professionals (about 8,500 copies). "FOCUS" is largely identified with the
Observatory, which also disseminate about 2,000 copies among its customers, professional
partners and members.
The study "Public Funding for film and audiovisual works in Europe – A comparative
approach", published in 2004, is considered to be a commercial success: by August 2006, 601
copies were sold and some 550 copies where distributed free of charge.
For the report "Film Distribution Companies in Europeis", which is expected to be launched
by fall 2006, marketing plans foresee a distribution of 450 copies free of charge and a
minimum sales target of 200 copies.
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Chapter 2.
Main Observatory reports concerning market and financing issues
In the years 2000-2006, the following reports have been published:
2000:
BODO, C. with the collaboration of GUERRAGGIO C., PETROCCHI F. and SPADA, C.,
”Market and State in he Film Industry in Italy in the Nineties”, 2000. (on-line publication on
Observatory wensite)
BUONANNO, M. (ed), Eurofiction 2000. Television Fiction in Europe
HANS BREDOW INSTITUTE (ed.), Radio and Television System in Europe
LANGE A. (ed), European Films on European Television
JEZEQUEL, J.P. et LANGE A. (sous la direction scientifique de), Economie de la fiction
télévisuelle en Europe. Montants des investissements et relations entre diffuseurs et
producteurs, co-édité en collaboration avec le CNC.
2001 :
BUONANNO, M. (ed), Eurofiction 2001. Television Fiction in Europe
DONDUREI D. and VENGER N. (Double-D), The Film Sector in the Russian Federation
(ion-line publication)
IRG, Russia. The Video Market in Transition (on-line publication)
2002:
BUONANNO, M. (ed), Eurofiction 2001. Television Fiction in Europe
JEZEQUEL, J.P. (coordination scientifique), Economie de la fiction télévisuelle en Europe,
2ème édition, co-éditée avec le CNC et la Direction du développement des médias
2003 :
INTERNEWS, Television in the Russian Federation: Organisational structure, Programme
Production and Audience
2004:
LANGE A. and WESCOTT, T., Public funding of film and audiovisual works – A
comparative approach (published in collaboration with the European Investment Bank)
LANGE A, L’impact du piratage sur l’industrie audiovisuelle (on-line publication)
2005:
LANGE A., Financial situation of television companies in Europe (on-line publication)
2006 :
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HOEFFERT DE TUREGANO, H., Public funding for the promotion of European films (online publication)
INTERNEWS, Television in the Russian Federation: Organisational structure, Programme
Production and Audience, up-dated edition.
NEWMAN, S. (with the collaboration of HUGOT T.), Film distribution companies in Europe
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Chapter 3.
Main Observatory reports concerning legal issues
The following "IRIS plus" have been published as of mid 2006:
- Cultural and Regional Remits in Broadcasting
- Protection of Minors from Harmful Information in the Law of Post-Soviet States
- Major Events and Reporting Rights
- Search Engines: Seek and Ye Shall Find? The Position of Search Engines in Law
- Application of EC Competition Policy regarding Agreements and State Aid in the
Audiovisual Field
- Digital Rights Management from a Consumer's Perspective
- Advertising Law in the Electronic Media
- Regulation of Advertising in the Broadcasting Sector in Countries of the Former USSR
- Access to Information on Government Action, with Special Reference to the Media
Perspective
- The Legal Protection of Broadcast Signals
- The Protection of Cinematographic Heritage in Europe
- Sport as Reflected in European Media Law (2)
- Sport as Reflected in European Media Law (1)
- Regulation of Minority-Language Broadcasting
- Horizontal Rating of Audiovisual Content in Europe: An Alternative to Multi-level
Classification?
- Swings on the Horizontal: The Search for Consistency in European Advertising Law
- European Public Film Support within the WTO Framework
- European Copyright Law and the Audiovisual Media: Are We Moving Towards CrossSectoral Regulation?
- New European Rules for the Communications Sector
- Co-Regulation of the Media in Europe: The Potential for Practice of an intangible Idea
- In Search of Lost Rightsholders: Clearing Video-on-Demand Rights for European
Audiovisual Works
- Co-Regulation of the Media in Europe: European Provisions for the Establishment of Coregulation Frameworks
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- Movies Online: Balancing Copyrights and Fair Use
- Media Supervision on the Threshold of the 21st Century: What are the Requirements of
Broadcastings, Telecommunications and Concentration Regulation?
- Changing Aspects of Broadcasting: New Territory and New Challenges
- Media Supervision on the Threshold of the 21st Century - Structure and Powers of
Regulatory Authorities in the Era of Convergence
- Does the Existing Regulatory Framework for Television Apply to the New Media?
- National Film Production Aid: Legislative Characteristics and Trends
- Non-Discriminatory Access to Digital Access Control Services
The following IRIS Specials have been published so far:
- Broadcasters’ Obligations to Invest in Cinematographic Production (02/2006)
- To Have or Not to Have - Must-carry Rules (11/2005)
- Tomorrow's Delivery of Audiovisual Services (01/2005)
- Political Debate and the Role of the Media (12/2004)
- Regulating Access to Digital Television (01/2004)
- Co-Regulation of the Media in Europe (2003)
- Jurisdiction over Broadcasters in Europe (2002)
- Television and Media Concentration (2001)
Other publications:
- A European Perspective of Self-Regulation in the Media” (in Reframing Self-Regulation in
European Private Law, a 2006 publication of the European University Institute)
- Right of intervention to address abuses of the fundamental freedoms - The role of the caselaw” (in (forthcoming) Regulating the New Media Landscape, EMR series of books vol. 35).
Contributions to conferences and workshops, included topics such as:
- Transfrontier television in the EU: market impact and selected legal aspects.
- The impact of transfrontier broadcasting services on television markets in individual
Member States.
- Regulation of private copying at a European leveland recent jurisprudence concerning "peer
to peer networks";
- New technologies and piracy: a challenge to the audiovisual industries.
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- Plagiarism: an original sin?
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Chapter 4.
Online activity
From 1999 to 2003, the Observatory systematically published certain publications on its
Internet portal. All publications, reports, papers and notes published on the Observatory's
Internet site are accessible free of charge.
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By August 2006 the Observatory counted three databases: "LUMIERE", "KORDA", and
"IRIS MERLIN".
The "LUMIERE" database provides for a systematic compilation of available data on
admissions to films released in European cinemas since 1996. LUMIERE was launched in
May 2002 and is updated yearly.
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The "KORDA" database provides for a compilation of available information on public
funding for film and audiovisual production and distribution in Europe. The database includes
profiles of national, regional and pan-European bodies, as well as information on individual
funding schemes. "KORDA" was launched in May 2003.
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The decline of visits which can be observed in spring 2006 is due to an unfavourable reindexing of the IRIS Merlin database by major search engines, which render the identification
of content of the database for a potential user more difficult.
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