The e-presentation provides a comprehensive review of the threats to information integrity and the measures used to safeguard it. It examines the approaches adopted by the EU and NATO in addressing threats to information integrity, particularly Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) and cognitive warfare. In addition, it offers a detailed overview of the European Democracy Shield initiative. The presentation also explains the Disinformation Code of Practice and the Transparency and Targeting of Political Advertising (TTPA) Regulation, including their impact on information integrity and their practical application.
e-Presentation | May 2026 | Learning time: 35 minutes
e-Presentation by Dariia Opryshko, independent expert on media law and AI governance, Philipp Schwarz Fellow, University of Münster.
The e-presentation provides a comprehensive review of the interaction between EU data protection law (GDPR) and emerging EU digital regulations, including the Digital Services Act (DSA), Digital Markets Act (DMA), and AI Act (AIA). It also examines recent regulatory developments and decisions relevant to media organisations. The presentation addresses the question of how to balance data-driven business models with EU data protection requirements, particularly in relation to commercial communications. It provides a detailed analysis of this issue through the examination of recent relevant cases.
e-Presentation | May 2026 | Learning time: 35 minutes
e-Presentation by Wim Nauwelaerts, Partner, Alston&Bird LLP, Brussels.
The e-presentation provides a comprehensive review of recent rulings of the CJEU and the ECtHR affecting audiovisual media services and the wider media sector.
e-Presentation | May 2026 | Learning time: 58 minutes
e-Presentation by Mark D. Cole, Professor, University of Luxembourg; Director for Academic Affairs, Institute of European Media Law (EMR), Saarbrücken.
In this e-presentation, the speaker shares the views of a National Media Regulator on the toolkit put place by the DSA and the AVMSD to cope with the challenges of the digital environment such as online disinformation and illegal content.
e-Presentation | June 2025 | Learning time: 50 minutes
e-Presentation by Tobias Schmid, Commissioner for European Affairs of the German Media Authorities; Director of the Media Authority of North Rhine Westphalia.
This e-presentation addresses the intersection, common features and contradictions between identified legal provisions of the AVMSD, EMFA, DSA, and DMA relating to prominence of audiovisual media services. It concludes that each of these provisions have a different scope and purpose, leading to a different but completed approach on the autonomy of users of audio-visual content.
e-Presentation | June 2025 | Learning time: 34 minutes
e-Presentation by Judit Bayer, Associate Professor, Budapest University of Economy and Business.
This e-presentation offers an update on personal data protection in the media sector. Its first focus is on the Member States’ implementation of Article 85 GDPR on the possible exemptions for journalistic purposes. The second focus is on consent within the framework of recent EDPB opinions/guidelines (e.g.: pay models implemented by VLOPs), and on current EU projects on Internet users’ age verification.
e-Presentation | June 2025 | Learning time: 32 minutes
e-Presentation by Anna Kobylanska, Partner, KLM Law, Warsaw.
This presentation analyses the most notable CJEU and GC judgments delivered from mid-2024 to mid-2025 impacting the media sector. The presentation particularly covers key rulings from the CJEU in the fields of audio visual media (e.g. T-307/22, A2B Connect et Al/Council), copyright (e.g. C-135/23 Gema/GL), data protection (e.g:,C-757/22, Meta/VZBV; C-200/23, Agentia Po Vpisvaniyata (OL), platforms (e.g: C-233/23, Alphabet et Al.). It also offers a short overview of rulings adopted by the European Court of Human Rights on fundamental rights in the media sector (e.g. ECtHR – Article 10– 20958/14a.38334/18 (GC), Ukraine / Russia (Re Crimea).
e-Presentation | June 2025 | Learning time: 1 hour 7 minutes
e-Presentation by Mark D. Cole, Professor of Media Law, Luxembourg, Scientific Director of the Institute of European Media Law, Saarbruecken.
After introducing online platforms content moderation as introduced by the DSA, the e-presentation dives into the interface between the DSA (Digital Services Act) and the EMFA (European Media Freedom Act) when it comes to regulating online media service providers.
e-Presentation | June 2024 | Learning time: 39 minutes
e-Presentation by Martin Husovec Associate Professor of Law, London School of Economics, London.
This presentation analyses the most notable CJEU judgments delivered from June 2023 to May 2024 impacting audiovisual media services. The presentation particularly covers key rulings from the CJEU in the fields of data protection (e.g: C-252/21, Meta et Al/Bundeskartellamt and C-446/21, Schrems / Facebook), copyright (e.g: C-723/22, Citadines / MPLC), responsibility of platforms (e.g: C-639/23 P, (R), Commission /Amazon) and AVMSD ( e.g: C-620/22 P, RT France / Council). It also offers a quick overview of rulings adopted by the European Court of Human Rights on fundamental rights in the media sector.
e-Presentation | June 2024 | Learning time: 48 minutes
e-Presentation by Mark D. Cole, Professor of Media and Telecommunications Law, University of Luxembourg; Director for Academic Affairs, Institute of European Media Law (EMR), Saarbrücken.
This e-presentation sheds light on the practical side of some recent initiatives affecting media and AVMSD, such as EU recommendations, guidelines and reports on geo-blocking, online piracy of sports and other online events.
e-Presentation | June 2024 | Learning time: 28 minutes
e-Presentation by Nils Rauer, Partner, Pinsent Masons, Francfort.
This presentation analyses the most notable CJEU and GC judgments delivered from July 2022 to June 2023 impacting audiovisual media services. The presentation particularly covers General Court judgment T-125/22 RT France/Council and key rulings from the CJEU such as case C‑716/20 RTL television on the concept of cable retransmission under Directive 93/83/EC, case C-662/21 Booky.fi on free movement of goods in the audiovisual sector, joined cases C-775/21 and C-826/21 Blue Air Aviation and UPFR on the concept of communication to the public applied to copyright law, and several cases dealing with data retention and data protection. It also offers a quick overview of rulings adopted by the European Court of Human Rights on fundamental rights in the media sector.
e-Presentation | June 2023 | Learning time: 1 hour 20 minutes
e-Presentation by Mark D. Cole, Professor of Media and Telecommunications Law, University of Luxembourg; Director for Academic Affairs, Institute of European Media Law (EMR), Saarbrücken.
This presentation analyses the most notable CJEU judgments delivered from June 2021 until June 2022 impacting AVMS and the media (e.g. joined cases 682/18 and 683/18 YouTube and Cyando dealing with copyright, C-302/20 MrA versus AMF on investigative journalism, C-371/20 Peek & Cloppenburg on the use of editorial content in the media to promote a product, C-645/19 Facebook Ireland Limited and Others dealing with GDPR). It also offers a quick overview of rulings adopted by the European Court of Human Rights on media pluralism and freedom of expression.
e-Presentation | June 2022 | Learning time: 55 minutes
e-Presentation by Mark D. Cole, Professor of Media and Telecommunications Law, University of Luxembourg; Director for Academic Affairs, Institute of European Media Law (EMR), Saarbrücken.
After giving an overview of the EU legislative process leading to the adoption of the CDSM Directive in 2019, this e-presentation introduces the objectives and rationale of this Directive with a particular focus on the implementation into national law of its Articles 15 (publishers’ right) and 17 (responsibilities of online content-sharing service providers).
e-Presentation | June 2021 | Learning time: 28 minutes
Eleonora Rosati, Associate Professor in Intellectual Property Law, University of Stockholm; Of Counsel, Bird & Bird, Italy.
This presentation analyses the most notable CJEU judgments delivered from the beginning of 2020 until May 2021 impacting AVMS and the media (e.g. C–511/18, La Quadrature a.o., dealing with data retention; C-555/19, Fussl Modestraße Mayr, dealing with regionalised advertising; C-318/11, Shrems II, dealing with EU e-privacy rules).
e-Presentation | June 2021 | Learning time: 50 minutes
MarK D. Cole, Professor for Media and Telecommunication Law, University of Luxembourg; Director for Academic Affairs, Institute of European Media Law (EMR), Saarbrücken.
The e-presentation deals with the latest developments regarding online advertising. It focuses particularly on the practical implications of the use of tracking tools like cookie banners in the light of EU e-privacy rules as interpreted by the CJEU Schrems II ruling.
e-Presentation | June 2021 | Learning time: 33 minutes
Kristin Benedikt, Judge, Administrative Court, Regensburg.
This presentation analyses the most notable judgments of the Court of Justice, the General Court of the EU and the ECtHR delivered from the beginning of 2019 until May 2020 and impacting AVMS and the media (e.g.:CJEU – C 390/18 – AIRBNB – Judgment of 19/12/2020 ; and C-263/18 – Tom Kabinet – Judgment of 19/12/2019, ECtHR– Application no. 61178/14, ATV ZRT v. Hungary)
e-Presentation | May 2020 | Learning time: 1 hour 19 minutes
Mark D. Cole
This interview deals with the new role of ERGA since the reform of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) completed on 6 November 2018. The speaker gives an overview of the practical work implemented by ERGA and the challenges faced with the transposition of specific substantive provisions of the EU Directive.
e-Presentation | May 2020 | Learning time: 29 minutes
Tobias Schmid and Mark D. Cole
e-Presentation | June 2018 | Learning time: 47 minutes
Mark D. Cole
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e-Presentation | June 2018 | Learning time: 35 minutes
Laurent Garzaniti
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e-Presentation | June 2017 | Learning time: 23 minutes
Paul Stone
e-Presentation | June 2017 | Learning time: 39 minutes
Dr Judit Bayer
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e-Presentation | June 2017 | Learning time: 44 minutes
Prof Mark D. Cole
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e-Presentation | June 2016 | Learning time: 41 minutes
Prof Mark D. Cole
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e-Presentation | May 2015 | Learning time: 37 minutes
Prof Dr Mark D. Cole
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