European Audiovisual Observatory

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 as a partial agreement.^[1]

European Audiovisual Observatory

Formation	1992
Type	International organisation
Headquarters	Strasbourg, France
Membership	42 active members (41 countries plus the European Union represented by the European Commission)
Website	obs.coe.int

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.^[2]

The observatory's headquarters are located in the Villa Schutzenberger in Strasbourg.^[2]

Lumiere (database)

Lumiere (stylized as LUMIERE) is an online database of ticket sales for films released in 27 European territories, created in cooperation with national information sources and the MEDIA Programme of the European Union.^[3][4][5]

References

1. "European Audiovisual Observatory". Resource Centre on Media Freedom in Europe. Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa (OBCT). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
2. "Council of Europe: European Audiovisual Observatory". Europe's Human Rights Watchdog. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
3. Kliamaki, Olga D. (2012–2013). "Les 20 ans de l'Observatoire européen de l'audiovisuel" [The 20 years of the European Audiovisual Observatory]. La revue européenne des médias et du numérique (in French). 25 (Winter). Institut de recherche et d’études sur la communication (IREC). ISSN 2428-0356. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
4. "Rapport de la Commission au Conseil, au Parlement européen, au Comité économique et social européen et au Comité des régions" [Report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions] (in French). Commission des Communautés Européennes. 10 January 2007. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
5. Lange, André (2020). "La base de données LUMIERE sur les entrées des films distribués en salles: un outil pour les professionnels et les institutions, mais aussi pour les chercheurs" [The LUMIERE database on admissions of films distributed in theaters: a tool for professionals and institutions, but also for researchers]. Mise Au Point. 13 (13). Association française des enseignants et chercheurs en cinéma et audiovisuel (AFECCAV). doi:10.4000/map.4337. ISSN 2261-9623.

External links

• Lumiere