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Tender procedure in the field of Media policy. The study will provide an accurate analysis of the implementation by the providers of measures adopted by the Member States in application of the provisions contained in Article 3(i)(1) on promotion of and access to European works in on-demand services.

Tender procedure in the field of Media policy. This study shall provide a detailed description of the challenges that film heritage institutions are facing in relation to digital production or distribution of cinematographic works (in cinemas or via new channels of distribution). It will establish the legal/organisational/technical changes that should be introduced to ensure that film archives will continue to perform their role in the digital era. It will evaluate the awareness and readiness for changes of film archives and national administrations in the 27 Member States, and identify problems and best practices. The study will analyse and compare the situation in film heritage institutions in US, describe the strategies of American majors and large European production companies for preservation of their digital films. It will also provide policy options for EU action, and recommendations and a calendar to Member States and film heritage institutions for the preparation to the digital era.

The first objective of the study is to analyse the requirements of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive as regards the independent regulators. The second objective is to gather information on the regulation of the following aspects of regulatory authorities in the Member States: measures to guarantee the independence of the regulator ; basic powers which allow for the effective application and enforcement of audiovisual legislation ; adequate monitoring powers including the adequate resources to carry out the monitoring functions ; adequate sanctioning powers including the ability to issue warnings, impose fines and, ultimately, the power to prohibit broadcasting/revoke broadcasting licences.

The Commission has published a call for expressions of interest (2010/S 1-000123) on January 2nd 2010 in view of setting up a loan guarantee mechanism in the framework of the MEDIA 2007 Programme. This MEDIA Production Guarantee Fund will be aimed at supporting and facilitating the access of European audiovisual companies to bank credits.

This call for tender is published by the European Commission as part of its work on media literacy and in the perspective of its reporting obligation on media literacy levels as indicated in the Audiovisual Media Services Directive. This new study will build on the results of the previous one. Main tasks include : Analysing the existing assessment criteria and suggesting changes and/or additional ones; Testing the assessment criteria in all Member States; Comparing the media literacy levels and drafting national and European reports on media literacy levels in all Member States.

This open Call for Tenders aims to secure the external professional expertise and technical assistance required by the European Commission, and primarily by its Information Society and Media Directorate General, in order to pursue its information and communications activities. The intention is to select a range of specialised contractors (or consortia led by a main contractor), most suited for delivery of the wide variety of specialised support services sought.

Launch and manage an online promotion campaign for the eYouGuide Website in order to raise awareness about European Citizens' online rights and obligations, with a specific focus on the protection of data, online shopping, protection of copyright and advertising & spam.

SMART 2009/0002.

This funding seeks to encourage independent European audiovisual production companies to produce work (fiction, documentaries or animated films) that involves the participation or cooperation of least three broadcasters -and preferably more- from several member states. Closing dates for applications: 14/11/2008, 27/02/2009 and 26/06/2009