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The European Audiovisual Observatory (French: Observatoire européen de l’audiovisuel, German: Europäische Audiovisuelle Informationsstelle) is a public service organisation, part of the Council of Europe set up in 1992.
The observatory collects and analyses data about the audiovisual industry in Europe, such as cinema, television, radio, video, Video On Demand and Catch-up TV. Source
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| Scope | International |
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| Language | English, French, German |
| Country | France |
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Search ArticlesEuropean films made up a third of all cinema admissions in Europe in 2024
In 2024, admissions across Europe reached 843 million, a 1.7% decline on 2023. Gross box office revenues across Europe saw a marginal decline of 0.8% compared to 2023, indicating a stabilisation of cinema attendance levels across many markets and suggesting that current figures may represent a post-pandemic normal level.
How do European countries define independent film and TV production?
How do European countries define independent film and TV production?
Key Trends 2025 report just published
Key Trends 2025 report just published 10th Anniversary Edition! This 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION of the European Audiovisual Observatory's annual Key Trends report has just been launched at the Series Mania Forum in Lille. This new 64-page report walks you through the latest tendencies in European cinema, broadcasting and streaming.
Direct public funding and production incentives added up to 47% of the financing of European live-action fiction films in cinemas in 2022
This new report finds that Direct public funding remained the single most important financing source of European theatrical fiction films, contributing 27% of the total financing volume. Production incentives remained for the second year in a row the second most important financing source, accounting for 20% of total financing volume.
27% of people working in European TV fiction production are women. Gender parity by 2046?
A new edition of the report “Female professionals in European TV/SVOD fiction production - 2015-2023 Figures” has just been published by the European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. This report provides an analysis of gender inequality for six categories of staff behind the camera: directors, writers, producers, cinematographers, composers and editors.
20% of films perform comparatively better on SVOD than in cinemas
Download The impact of cinema admissions on SVOD usage here Background to this report The first edition of a new report “The impact of cinema admissions on SVOD usage” has just been published by the European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. This report analyses the relationship between SVOD viewing and cinema admissions in 9 European Union countries.
European works accounted for 51% of all films and TV content broadcast on TV in the EU in 2023
European works accounted for 51% of all films and TV content broadcast on TV in the EU in 2023 The European Audiovisual Observatory has just published a new report on audiovisual works broadcast on European television channels. This brand-new report: “Works on television in Europe 2023 data” has just been published by the European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.
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Promotion of European works
Our database dedicated to national legislation concerning the promotion of European audiovisual works across Europe. Please refer to our European works table if you want to access the database in an Excel format. It offers a full comparison between the countries.