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		SLS, Cooperative Forum of Danish Listeners and Viewers Associations
Finland		Kansan Radioliitto Ry
Germany		Initiativkreis für Öffentlichen Rundfunk
Hungary		Közszolgálati Musorszolgáltatók Társadalmi Kurátorainak Egyesulete
Norway		Norway - Family & Media
Portugal		AC Media, Associacao Portuguesa de Consumidores dos Media
Spain		iCmedia
UK		Voice of the Listener & Viewer

Associate Members

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

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Full Members of EURALVA

Denmark - SLS

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.

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Finland - Kansan Radioliitto Ry

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Germany - Initiativkreis für Öffentlichen Rundfunk

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.

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Norway - Family & Media

Family & 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.

 

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Portugal

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.

 

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Spain  

"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 B
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

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United Kingdom - VLV

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.

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.

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Associate Members of EURALVA

Australia - 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.

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Website: www.fabc.org.au/national

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Canada - FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting

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.

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.

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