The project aimed to evaluate the feasibility of a European News Streaming Platform (ENSP). This AI-assisted, multilingual platform would be free and accessible to all EU citizens, aiming to enhance their access to quality, independent media. A team of six academics at the CMPF lead the research, focusing on the platform’s legal and economic viability.
Building on the Science and Technology Options Assessment (STOA) study, the project sought to provide policy recommendations for improving access to information in EU citizens’ native languages, including minority languages, and for promoting media pluralism and a stronger European public discourse.
The team worked for over ten months to produce a comprehensive report, which was then presented at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The report includes five pillars that will draw upon a detailed literature review, insights from the Media Pluralism Monitor, expert interviews, and policy discussions on media pluralism, technology, and multilingual public spaces.
The first pillar examines the availability of quality, independent media content in EU citizens’ languages, including minority ones. The second focuses on the ENSP’s effectiveness in meeting these goals. A third section assesses the platform’s legal and regulatory feasibility. Finally, the fourth identifies technical, legal, editorial, economic, and societal challenges and opportunities, while the fifth presents policy options for policymakers and stakeholders.
Researchers not only explored the platform’s potential in terms of enhancing the quality and plurality of the media offer, and thus democracy, but they also studied its normative added-value in terms of fostering European identity.
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