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Nov 30, 2015

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AEMII – game-changing project presented at European Commission event

Earlier today, EMMA presented the first structured collaboration project organised by Europe’s publishers at a European Commission event on “media and big data” in Brussels. The AEMII programme -- short for “Accelerating European Media Innovation and Insights” -- brings 12 publishers from 7 EU Member States together with leading technology innovators and policy advisors in the creation of a joint open innovation platform, run by EMMA’s Future Media Lab..

Nov 26, 2015

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EU Directive on trade secrets may jeopardise future of investigative journalism in Europe

The draft EU directive on trade secrets, which was proposed by the Commission in 2013 and is currently under “trialogue” discussions between the European Commission, the Council and the European Parliament, has again come under fire.

Nov 22, 2015

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EMMA concerned by upcoming Council decision on energy labelling in advertising

On Thursday 26 November the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council is expected to adopt its general approach on the Commission Proposal for a Regulation on Energy Labelling.

Nov 19, 2015

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European Court of Justice decision highlights why reform of European copyright directive is necessary

On 12 November 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on a case between Hewlett-Packard Belgium and Reprobel, the Belgian collecting society responsible for the collection and distribution among authors and publishers of legal licence remunerations.

Nov 18, 2015

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Future Media Lab. to run interactive expert conference on “Technology and Media: Shaping the Future of Audience Engagement”

Brussels-based media innovation think tank Future Media Lab. is pleased to announce the first speakers of its annual conference, titled “Technology and Media: Shaping the Future of Audience Engagement”. The conference will take place on 26 January 2016 in Brussels and features a keynote address by Tom Standage, Deputy Editor and chief digital strategist at The Economist.

Nov 04, 2015

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Apimprensa raises alarm about press freedom violation in Portugal

At the end of October, EMMA's Portuguese member Apimprensa expressed its strong concern for how a court "devalued the freedom of the press in Portugal" following a ruling that bars the publisher of the Portuguese daily newspaper Correio da Manhã from reporting on a corruption investigation into former prime minister Jose Socrates.