Data & Privacy
- Data Act
- Data Governance Act
- ePrivacy Directive
- GDPR
AI & Trust
- Artificial Intelligence Act
Cybersecurity
- Cybersecurity Act
- DORA
- NIS2
Digital Services & Media
- Digital Markets Act
- Digital Services Act
- European Media Freedom Act
European Media Freedom Act
- Recitals
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONSArticles 1 — 2
CHAPTER II
RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF MEDIA SERVICE PROVIDERS AND RECIPIENTS OF MEDIA SERVICESArticles 3 — 6
CHAPTER III
FRAMEWORK FOR REGULATORY COOPERATION AND A WELL-FUNCTIONING INTERNAL MARKET FOR MEDIA SERVICESArticles 7 — 25
CHAPTER IV
FINAL PROVISIONSArticles 26 — 29
Understanding the European Media Freedom Act
Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 establishing a common framework for media services in the internal market and amending Directive 2010/13/EU (European Media Freedom Act)
11 April 2024
8 August 2025. Application timelines for some Articles differ (Article 29)
European Board for Media Services
National regulatory authorities or bodies
- To lay down common rules for the proper functioning of the internal market for media services and to establish the European Board for Media Services, while safeguarding the independence and pluralism of media services (Article 1).
Member States
Media service providers
- Manufacturers, developers and importers of devices and user interfaces controlling or managing access to and the use of media services (Article 20)
Media service provider's obligation to be transparent about their ownership, including beneficial ownership
Media services provider's obligation to disclose the total annual amount of state advertising allocated to them, in addition to advertising revenues, received from public authorities or entities of third countries.
EMFAon StreamLex, what can I find?
Guidance (guidelines, recommendations, etc.) and templates issued by the European Board of Media Services (EBMS) and European Commission relevant to the EMFA
Legislation (decisions, implementing decisions, implementing regulation, etc.) adopted by the European Commission relevant to the EMFA
Relevant registers maintained by the EBMS and the European Commission relevant to the EMFA
EBMS and European Commission consultations, press releases, internal documents, annual reports, leaflets and similar information materials and ad hoc statements that do not constitute guidance
Draft versions of EBMS and European Commission guidance or templates (e.g., issued for the purposes of public consultation) and invalidated guidance and templates (e.g., documents superseded by other guidance)
Documents issued by the national regulatory authorities and bodies
EU and national court judgments