European Audiovisual Observatory
The European Audiovisual Observatory (French: Observatoire européen de l’audiovisuel, German: Europäische Audiovisuelle Informationsstelle) is a public service organisation, part of the Council of Europe set up in 1992 as a partial agreement.[1]
Formation
1992
International organisation
42 active members (41 countries plus the European Union represented by the European Commission)
The observatory collects and analyses data about the audiovisual industry in Europe, such as cinema, television, radio, video, Video On Demand and Catch-up TV.[2]
The observatory's headquarters are located in the Villa Schutzenberger in Strasbourg.[2]
Lumiere (database)[edit]
Lumiere (stylized as LUMIERE) is an online database of ticket sales for films released in 27 European territories, created in cooperation with national information sources and the MEDIA Programme of the European Union.[3][4][5]