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EMMA Corporate Member, Hubert Burda Media, hosted successful Brussels reception on 3 September 2013

EMMA's corporate member, Hubert Burda Media hosted a lively reception on 3 September 2013 in Brussels. Some 300 guests followed the invitation to "Burda…SummerNight", including leading politicians such as European Commissioners Viviane Reding, Günther Oettinger and Antonio Tajani, Schleswig-Holstein Minister-President Torsten Albig and several MEPs, as well as business leaders like Peter Terium, CEO of RWE.

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EMMA Member, the Association of German Magazine Publishers (VDZ), presented Israeli President Shimon Peres with Golden Victoria Prize

The President of the State of Israel, Shimon Peres, met with senior leaders of the Association of German Magazine Publishers (Verband Deutscher Zeitschriftenverleger e.V.) on 28 August 2013 at his residence in Jerusalem. The delegation presented President Peres with the prestigious Golden Victoria Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his tireless pursuit of peace in the Middle East and reconciliation between Israel and Germany.

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Save the Date for the Future Media Lab.'s 4th Conference: The Future of Content!

The Future Media Lab., EMMA’s think-tank for knowledge sharing, policy advice and business innovation concerning the future of media, proudly announces its fourth annual conference on January 21, 2014: “The Future of Content: Innovations in content creation, dissemination and consumption”. Media experts, key stakeholders, and politicians will meet each other to examine and discuss how innovations influence consumer behaviour and content creation.

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European publishers urge European Commission to challenge Google further

In an unprecedented move of solidarity, hundreds of Europe’s leading publishers and their trade associations at European and National level have joined together in an informal coalition to call on European Commission Vice President Joaquín Almunia to reject outright the package of draft measures offered by Google on 25 April this year to end their abusive practices.

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Future Media Lab. trailer video of April conference now available!

A trailer video of the Future Media Lab.'s last conference, which took place in Brussels on 23 April 2013, is now available.The conference, titled "Understanding Disruption and how it drives innovation in the media sector", gathered  approximately 125 media experts, EU policy makers and key stakeholders to work on a vision of the future media landscape in 2050 and discuss the political aspects of this outlook.This was the third Future Media Lab. conference since the think-tank's launch in February 2012.

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EDAA rolls out pan-European consumer education campaign on OBA

The European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA) has launched the first phase of its pan-European consumer awareness campaign today in the UK – with the aim of providing information about online behavioural advertising (OBA), or interest based advertising, to empower internet users across Europe.