Report: Public interest content on audiovisual platforms: access and findability

The purpose of this IRIS Special, that is, examining the law, policy and standards in Europe on access to, and findability of, public interest content on all platforms, including broadcasting and online.

The first part of the IRIS Special provides an overview of the regulatory frameworks in both the Council of Europe and European Union on access to and findability of public interest content. The first chapter briefly introduces the main concepts at stake, then Chapter 2 examines Council of Europe law, policy, and standardsetting instruments related to the issue.

Chapter 3, in turn, provides an overview of relevant European Union legislative instruments. The second part of the IRIS Special considers the issue from a number of thematic perspectives.

Chapter 4 provides an economic and markets perspective on policy designed to guarantee access to and findability of public interest content. Chapter 5 examines the issue of access to public interest content from the perspective of (national) minorities and Chapter 6 does so in respect of children’s access to public interest content.

Chapter 7 focuses on the local and regional levels and Chapter 8 explores the role of public service media.

Chapter 9 summarises and draws selected conclusions from the preceding chapters.

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