The governance framework of the European Media Freedom Act
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https://doi.org/10.32091/RIID0229Keywords:
EMFA, European Board for Media Services (EBMS), National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs), Independence, Institutional framework, Regulatory cooperation and convergenceAbstract
The present contribution deals with the governance framework of the recently adopted European Media Freedom Act (EMFA). After providing an introduction on the structures and mechanisms envisaged by previous European regulatory settings, from the 1989 Television without Frontiers Directive (TwFD) to the revised 2018 Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD), the article proceeds with an analysis of the governance and cooperative infrastructure designed for the new 2024/1083 Regulation, with a special focus on the measures designed for guaranteeing the independence of the actors involved, provided in Chapter III of the Act (Framework for regulatory cooperation and a well-functioning internal market for media services).
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