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EURALVA - The European Alliance of Listeners' and Viewers' Associations

Members of EURALVA

More detailed information on each of the members of Euralva is available further down the page, or by using the link from the table.

Country Members
Denmark flag of Denmark SLS, Cooperative Forum of Danish Listeners and Viewers Associations
Finland flag of Finland Kansan Radioliitto Ry
Germany flag of Germany Initiativkreis für Öffentlichen Rundfunk
Hungary

Hungary

Közszolgálati Musorszolgáltatók Társadalmi Kurátorainak Egyesulete
Norway flag of Norway Norway - Family & Media
Portugal flag of Portugal AC Media, Associacao Portuguesa de Consumidores dos Media
Spain flag of Spain iCmedia
UK flag of UK Voice of the Listener & Viewer

Associate Members

Associate Members Country
Australia flag of Australia Friends of the ABC
Canada flag of Canada Friends of Canadian Broadcasting

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Full Members of EURALVA

Denmark - SLS

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SLS is the umbrella group for four listener and viewer organisations in Denmark. It has about 50,000 individual members as well as many group members (Christian organisations, national trade unions etc.) The Chairman of SLS is Lars Peter Melchiorsen, who is also Chairman of the member organisation KLF Church & Media.

Contact Details for Denmark

SLS´s sekretariat
Præstevænget 12
DK 2750 Ballerup
Tfl: 0045 33 79 12 30
Email: info@arfonline.dk

 

Lars Peter Melchiorsen, Chairman

Phone: 0045 74 83 05 70

Office: 0045 86 62 74 66

Email: lpm@klf.dk

www.slsforum.dk


Finland - Kansan Radioliitto Ry

Contact Details for Finland

Kansan Radioliitto Ry

Esa Ylikoski Chairman

Tlf. +358 50 4685332
e-mail esa.ylikoski@humak.edu

www.kansanradioliitto.fi

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Germany - Initiativkreis für Öffentlichen Rundfunk

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The Initiative for the Promotion of Public Service Broadcasting (Initiativkreis für Öffentlichen Rundfunk Köln; IOER) is based in Cologne. It supports diverse and high-quality public and public service broadcasting, independent from economic and political interests, and funded by voluntary and compulsory funding.

IOER organises public events and seminars as well as publishing written material and issuing statements. The organisation is made up of thirty experts, most of whom are former broadcasting professionals and academics. It also cooperates with two other similar organisations in Germany; one in Berlin and one in Munich.

Contact Details for Germany

Dr. Manfred Kops ( President IÖER)

Hohenstaufenring 57a,
50674 Köln,
Germany
Tel. +49-221-9171888

www.ioer.org

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Hungary - Közszolgálati Musorszolgáltatók Társadalmi Kurátorainak Egyesulete

KÖZTE has the following missions:

- to promote effectively the freedom of information, by ensuring that public service broadcasters provide everybody in Hungary with the necessary information and ideas;
- to support, in every possible way, the public service organisations in attaining their essential and fundamental objectives.
- to assist the ORTT (the Hungarian Radio and Television Authority) in fulfilling its legal tasks effectively.

KOZTE's main activities for achieving these goals are by:

- organising club-meetings in which the guests are the former presidents of public service broadcasters.
- organising public media workshops, in the course of which, the members of KOZTE and important persons in the field of broadcasting and journalism can exchange opinions about the role of public service broadcasters in the development of civil society.
- organise and manage courses, for members of KOZTE and other interested parties, to learn about the laws, financial situation, and the structure and organisation of public service broadcasters.

Contact Details for Hungary

Jozse Kiss

Address: H-1012 Budapest, Kuny Domokos u.13

Tel: +36 213 5089

Fax: +36 375 9722

Email: kissrozse@t-online.hu

http://kozte.matisz.hu

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Norway - Family & Media

Familier and Media NorwayFamily & Media, is one of Europe's largest listener and viewer associations. It has over 20,000 individual members and 30 group members (churches, missions etc.) It aims to represent the interests of its members by playing an active role in public lif e through commentaries in the press, and on radio and television. Its internet newsletter 'Medier & Nett' is widely quoted in the Norwegian press.

Jarle Haugland

 

Contact Details for Norway

Familie & Medier - Kristent medieforum
Adresse: Fjøsangerveien 45/post boks 2420, 5554 BERGEN
Telefon: 56 31 40 50
Faks: 56 31 40 51
E-post: post@fom.no  

 General Secretary: jarle@form.no                                                                                                     Jarle Haugland                                                                                                                                                        General Secretary

www.fom.no
www.barnevakten.no

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Portugal

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ACMedia - Association of Portuguese Media Consumers is a non-profit organisation founded in 1986 that is recognised as a public interest institution formed to, protect media consumers' rights and legitimate interests; promote respect for human, cultural and ethical values; Implement activities of civic, cultural and educational nature; prompt the promulgation of adequate laws to defend media consumers and alert public opinion to participate in media regulation process.

ACMedia set up Media Observatories in Europe and Middle East to hold a permanent-watching brief over the information society, besides allowing an evaluation both of market and consumer changes.

ACMedia co-ordinates the project Education for Media which has got a specific educational side and is mainly directed at students, parents, teachers and other specialists in Education. Also founded the International Universities Forum a permanent platform allowing the exchange of initiatives that aim to promote a better ethical and technological preparation for future media professionals. Professors and scientists from different countries compose its members.

 

Contact Details for Portugal

ACMedia - Associação Portuguesa de Consumidores dos Media
José Maria Dias Miranda (President) E-mail: diasmiranda@isq.pt
 
Maria Luiza Vaz Pinto (Vice President) Email: luizavazpinto@sapo.pt
R. de Sto. Antonio a Estrela, 108 - R/C Dto. 1350-294 Lisboa
 
Telephone number: (351) 21 882 1733 /21 882 1735
Fax: (351) 21 882 1734
Email: acmedia@acmedia.pt

Website: www.acmedia.pt

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Spain  

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"iCmedia (Initiatives for the Quality of the Audiovisual Media) is a Federation of consumers and users of audiovisual media founded in 1991 under the name of FIATYR.

Among its objectives it is worth pointing out the following:

- To collaborate in the improvement of the quality of contents by establishing an open relationship
among producers, issuers and users

- To represent the interests of the audiovisual mass media consumers and users

- To contribute to the development of strong local and autonomous associations

- And finally, to become a reliable reference for families in everything concerning the audiovisual offer, particularly when children and young people are involved.

Contact details for Spain

D. Iñigo Millán-Astray (President)

Dr. Nuno von Amann de Campos (Vice-President)

ICmedia - Initiatives for the Quality of the Audiovisual Media
Rufino Blanco nº 8- 3º BInigo Millan-Astray and Ana Munoz
28028 Madrid
Spain

Telephone and Fax Number / (34) 91 355 41 74
Email: info@icmedianet.org
Web: www.icmedianet.org

Dña. Ana Muñoz (Directora de Comunicación)

Iñigo Millán-Astray and Ana Muñoz


United Kingdom - VLV

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Voice of the Listener & Viewer (VLV) founded in 1983 by Jocelyn Hay is an independent, non-profit-making association, funded by its members, democratically governed, and free from political, sectarian or commercial affiliations.

photo of Jocelyn Hay

As the only organisation in the UK speaking for listeners and viewers on the full range of issues which underpin the British broadcasting system: the structures, regulation, funding and institutions VLV campaigns for high quality radio and television programmes, and in particular for the principles of public service broadcasting.

Contact Details for UK - VLV

Jocelyn Hay, Honorary President

Voice of the Listener & Viewer Ltd
PO Box 401 Gravesend
Kent
DA12 9FY
UK

Telephone: 01474 338711 or 01474 338716
Fax: 01474 325440
Email: info@vlv.org.uk

www.vlv.org.uk

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Associate Members of EURALVA

FABC logoAustralia - Friends of the ABC

FABC works for the maintenance and advancement of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) as an independent and comprehensive national public broadcaster.

.      FABC educates the community on the importance of independent public broadcasting and informs them on important matters concerning the ABC's healthy operation.

.      FABC challenges governments that fail to support the ABC or attempt to interfere with its independence.

.      FABC is a critical supporter of the ABC, speaking out on occasions it perceives the ABC Board or management not to be acting in the best interests of public broadcasting.   

Every Australian state and territory has an autonomous FABC organisation. Each has an honorary elected committee of management. Only FABC Victoria operates on a professional basis.

Major issues for Friends at this time are: inadequate funding and the steady privatisation of the public broadcaster through the back-door - the result of the ABC increasingly outsourcing television production and engaging in commercial activities that risk its independence and integrity.

FABC

FABC delivers its ‘ABC 75th birthday’ card to the Federal Treasurer, with a request he enclose a birthday voucher and forward it to the ABC.

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Website: www.fabc.org.au/national


Canada - FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting

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Formed in 1985, FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting is an independent, Canada-wide, non-partisan voluntary organization supported by 60,000 households whose mission is to defend and enhance the quality and quantity of Canadian programming in the Canadian audio-visual system. FRIENDS serves as a watchdog on behalf of listeners and viewers, and intervenes to defend and enhance Canadian programming in the audio-visual system.

photo of Morrison photo of Noreen

FRIENDS relies upon individuals for donations to finance its watchdog role, public policy initiatives, public opinion leadership and research activities directed at our priorities. We are not affiliated with any broadcaster or political party. FRIENDS is a not-for profit organization directed by a Steering Committee. Noreen Golfman, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies at Memorial University, chairs our Steering Committee and Ian Morrison is our spokesperson and manager of ongoing operations.

Contact Details for Canada - Friends of Canadian Broadcasting

Friends of Canadian Broadcasting
Box 200/238
131 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 1R8
Fax: (416) 968-7406
Email: friends@friends.ca

Website: www.friends.ca


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EURALVA - The European Alliance of Listeners' and Viewers' Associations