Broadcast Networks Europe
Acronym: BNE
General Information
Identification Code: 298887016981-26
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Entity Form: AISBL
Registration Category: Trade and business associations
Registration Date: 4/16/2015
Last Update: 1/16/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: ¤ Representing the interests of Terrestrial Broadcast Network Operators with regard to policy developments and regulatory intervention being undertaken by European Institutions and other organisations and stakeholders.
¤To take necessary actions to ensure, in each country where the Association has Members, long term availability of adequate spectrum for current and future developments of the Terrestrial Broadcast platforms.
¤ Providing a forum for information exchange and cooperation on topics of common interest between Members to ensure that the Broadcast Network Operator sector remains attractive to the market over time.
¤Sustaining and nurturing the long term market opportunity for the distribution of content and data via Terrestrial Broadcast Networks.
¤BNE has members in 20 European countries: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, UK and Sweden.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Communication
- Competition
- Consumers
- Culture
- Culture and media
- Digital economy and society
- Employment and social affairs
- Energy
- Environment
- Regional policy
- Research and innovation
- Single market
- Trans-European Networks
Levels of Interest:
- national
- european
- global
- sub-national
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: European Digital Agenda
The new Communications Code
Telecommunications Single Market
Radio Spectrum Policy Programme (RSPP)
AVMS Directive
Decisions on the use of the 470-694 MHz band
RSPG Policy Activities
Digital Sevices Act
Green Deal
Communication Activities: - Active participation in most EC public hearings and events relating to the above programmes
- Responses to Public Consultations
- Spectrum management related events public and private
- Meetings with EU Officials and Members of the European Parliament
- WEB-site / Newsroom http://www.broadcast-networks.eu
- Wider Spectrum Group http://widerspectrum.org
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Rue du Luxembourg 22-24
Post Code: 1000
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office
Address: Rue du Luxembourg 22-24
Post Code: 1000
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data
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Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 5
Members25 Percent: 5
Members50 Percent: 1
Members75 Percent: 1
Members: 12
Members F T E: 3
Info Members: BNE is a not for profit trade organisation representing the interests of its members. BNE is financed solely by membership fees paid by its 19 members (operating in 20 European countries). BNE has no direct employees. General administration is contracted to an association management company (currently DGA in Brussels). The Secretary General is responsible for general management of the organisation under a consultancy contract. All other ongoing activities of the association in the Policy Working Group, the Communications Working Group and the Technical Development Group, including travel and participating in meetings and preparation of consultation responses, reports and presentations, etc, are performed by staff employed by BNE member companies at no direct cost for BNE. The contribution from BNE members is significant both in time and effort, as part of their membership in BNE. This is a common way to operate for organisations similar to BNE.
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: See: www.broadcast-networks.eu for list of members in BNE
BNE also hosts the Wider Spectrum Group (WSG) http:widerspectrum.org
Organisation Members: ITU - R Internationl Telecommunications Union, Radiocommunications Sector
CEPT/ECC - European Communications Council
DVB - Digital Video Broadcasting standardisation body, various working groups
WSG -Wider Spectrum Group
EBU - European Broadcasting Union, various working groups
5G-MAG - 5G Media Action Group