New investment fund for the Balkans and insights into what media funders are looking for
A record number of active grant calls, a case study about converting subscribers into shareholders and Google gets a record fine for training AI on news content without permission.
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This week on the Media Finance Monitor:
16 active calls (6 new)
New media investment fund for the Balkans
Understanding what your funders are looking for
Is Google really worse for the media than South Africa’s apartheid government?
Converting subscribers into shareholders
New benchmarking service for smaller publishers on the horizon
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As always, let's start with the active calls, with the largest at the top.
Pan-European audiovisual reporting - EU affairs
Who: European Commission
How much: Up to EUR 8.000.000
Funding rate: 95%
What is it for: Content production
How long: 12-14 months
Submission deadline: 24th of May 2024
Eligible countries: EU member countries
Pan-European audiovisual reporting - Underserved languages
Who: European Commission
How much: Up to EUR 3.000.000
Funding rate: 95%
What is it for: Content production
How long: 12-14 months
Submission deadline: 24th of May 2024
Eligible countries: EU member countries
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