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ACT (Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe)

Industry association · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 18574111503-28

13
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
10
legislative files
of 665 tracked
12
with a full position paper
attached to a submission

Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 665 consultation files tracked so far (57,774 submissions, mostly 2021–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.

Who they are

Among the 1518 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #330 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.

6.5
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€900K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
3
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2009
in the register since

Declares membership of

  • European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance
  • Ethical Journalism Network
  • Creativity Works! Alliance
  • European Internet Forum
  • Live Content Coalition →
  • Digital Video Broadcasting Project
  • European Audiovisual Observatory
  • Responsible advertising to Children
  • Audiovisual Social Dialogue Committee
  • Better Internet for Kids (BIK+)
  • Agorateka
  • SDG Media Compact
  • and 5 more

Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026).

Register category
Trade and business associations
Registered as
Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe (ACT)
Head office
Bruxelles, Belgium

Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Their record over time

ACT (Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe) filed 13 positions between 29 Jun 2020 and 11 Sept 2026, across 10 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 12 times.

2020 · 2 filed2021 · 1 filed2022 · 1 filed2023 · 1 filed2025 · 4 filed2026 · 4 filed

What they argued

Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence – Digital Omnibus on AI (Omnibus VII)filed 12 Mar 2026PDFsource

CONFIDENTIAL ACT POSITION PAPER ON THE DIGITAL OMNIBUS 12 MARCH 2026 - FINAL Ref. Ares(2026)2705267 - 12/03/2026 PAGE | 1 ACT POSITION PAPER ON THE DIGITAL OMNIBUS ABOUT THE ACT The Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe (ACT) is the voice of commercial television and video on demand services in Brussels.

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence – Digital Omnibus on AI (Omnibus VII)filed 14 Oct 2025PDFsource

CONFIDENTIAL ACT RESPONSE TO DIGITAL OMNIBUS CALL FOR EVIDENCE 14 OCTOBER Ref. Ares(2025)8737979 - 14/10/2025 PAGE | 1 ACT RESPONSE TO THE DIGITAL OMNIBUS CALL FOR EVIDENCE CONTEXT ACT is the voice of commercial television & VoD in Brussels and directly represents 26 commercial broadcasters that operate throughout the European Union and beyond.

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

Digital Networks Actfiled 12 Mar 2026PDFsource

CONFIDENTIAL ACT POSITION PAPER ON THE DIGITAL NETWORKS ACT 12 MARCH 2026 – FINAL Ref. Ares(2026)2701615 - 12/03/2026 PAGE | 1 ABOUT THE ACT The Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe (ACT) is the voice of commercial television and video on demand services in Brussels.

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

Digital Networks Actfiled 9 Jul 2025PDFsource

CONFIDENTIAL ACT RESPONSE TO THE CFE ON THE DIGITAL NETWORKS ACT 9 JULY – FINAL Ref. Ares(2025)5540981 - 09/07/2025 PAGE | 1 ACT RESPONSE TO THE CALL FOR EVIDENCE ON THE DIGITAL NETWORKS ACT ACT members recognise the importance of strong and widely available telecoms infrastructure in Europe, which, among other benefits, enables European consumers to access high-quality TV and VoD services.

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

AI strategy for cultural and creative sectorsfiled 11 Sept 2026PDFsource

ACT, the Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe, represents Europes leading commercial broadcasters and on-demand services. Our members finance, produce, promote, and distribute content and services that reach millions of Europeans across all platforms.

Evaluation of the Geo-blocking Regulationfiled 10 Mar 2025PDFsource

ACT considers that adding AV content to the 2018 Geoblocking regulation will have a direct and negative impact on the financing of and the distribution of opportunities as well as on the recoupment and incentives driving investments. The Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe (ACT) represents Europe's leading commercial broadcasters.

Digital Services Actfiled 29 Jun 2020PDFsource

ACT agrees that the fundamental principles of the E-commerce directive remain valid. The DSA should provide targeted solutions to tackle specific illegal/ harmful activities whilst being coherent with sector specific regulations and existing CJEU and national case law.

Digital Markets Actfiled 5 May 2021PDFsource

ACT member companies finance, produce, promote and distribute content and services benefiting millions of Europeans across all platforms. At ACT we believe that the healthy and sustainable commercial broadcasting sector has an important role to play in Europe’s economy, society and cultures.

Digital Markets Actfiled 29 Jun 2020PDFsource

ACT agrees that the Platform-to-Business Regulation was a welcome first step towards achieving a level playing field. A starting point that needs to be further complemented, particularly in light of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis and the potential for future measures to support the recovery process.

Transparency and targeting of political advertisingfiled 31 Jan 2022source

Scope, instrument, proportionality. We welcome the intent to address untransparent political advertising and its effects on the democratic process. In line with stated goals and impact assessment of the initiative, we see that the internal market issues are essentially tied to the online sphere; traditional political advertising in the media, where it is legal, being largely circumscribed to the national level and…

Interim evaluation anf final evaluation of Creative Europe Programmesfiled 9 Jun 2023PDFsource

The Creative Europe programme complements the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) by supporting the creation, promotion, access to and dissemination of European audiovisual works within the EU and beyond. The programme has a great track record at supporting European production.

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