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Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe

Business group · Media & publishing · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe appears in 76 declared MEP meetings (55 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

76
declared meetings
with current MEPs
55
MEPs met
€900k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
6.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Promote and defend the ACT Vision in EU legislative discussions and EU media by responding to public inquiries, creating and disseminating industry information and positions as well as organising policy discussion platforms to promote the collective interests of its Members.”

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“More specifically, the purpose of the EEIG is to promote the collective interest of its Members by: • facilitating the definition of common positions, proposals and actions on, including without limitation, regulatory environment, professional rules, programming • explaining to national, international or European policy makers the contribution the television and related VOD Services industry makes to European society, in terms of, including without limitation, culture, news and to the European economy, in terms of, including without limitation, growth, innovation, jobs • influencing the EU’s political and policy agendas • keeping its Members informed of relevant developments.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 76 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats2432%
European People's Party1621%
Greens/EFA1418%
Renew Europe1317%
European Conservatives & Reformists68%
The Left34%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (26 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2022
3
2023
6
2024
24
2025
26
2026
17

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Sandro Ruotolo
4 meetings · S&D
Laurence Farreng
3 meetings · Renew
Mario Furore
3 meetings · The Left
Diana Riba I Giner
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
Marcos Ros Sempere
3 meetings · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
29 Sep 2026Sandro RuotoloEvent of AVSMD review
29 Sep 2026Laurence FarrengEvénement sur la réforme de l'audiovisuel en Europe
22 Sep 2026Sabine VerheyenMedia Policy
15 Sep 2026Dainius Žalimason piracy of live broadcasts and it's connection to the targeted initiative
8 Jul 2026Marcos Ros SempereMeeting with ACT
8 Jul 2026Lara MagoniAgoraEU
7 Jul 2026Mario FuroreAgoraEU
23 Jun 2026Svenja HahnDigital Networks Act
4 Jun 2026Michael McNamaradigital omnibus and GDPR
27 May 2026Sabine VerheyenAgoraEU
30 Apr 2026Matthias EckeDigital Networks Act
23 Apr 2026Sandro RuotoloExchange of views on AVMSD
15 Apr 2026Emma RafowiczAudiovisual and News
8 Apr 2026Diego SolierPresentation of Position - Digital Omnibus
8 Apr 2026Francesco TorselliDigital neteworks act

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