Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA
Budget
€400 — €0
EP Access
5
accredited persons
Staff
5
1.75 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Bertelsmann is a media, services and education company with about 75,000 employees that operates in some 50 countries around the world. It includes the entertainment group RTL Group, the trade book publisher Penguin Random House, the music company BMG, the service provider Arvato Group, Bertelsmann Marketing Services, the Bertelsmann Education Group and Bertelsmann Investments, an international network of funds. The company generated revenues of €19 billion in the 2024 financial year. Bertelsmann stands for creativity and entrepreneurship. This combination promotes first-class media content and innovative service solutions that inspire customers around the world.
EU Legislative Interests
• AI Act (secondary legislation) • Audiovisual Media Services Directive (upcoming evaluation and possible revision and/or guidelines) • Digital Fairness Act (planned) • Digital Markets Act (enforcement & review) • Digital Networks Act • Digital Omnibus • AI Omnibus • Digital Services Act (enforcement & review) • Digital Single Market Copyright Directive (review) • Implementation of the recommendations of the ‘Draghi Report’ • European Democracy Shield (planned) • European Media Freedom Act (secondary legislation) • European Media Industry Outlook • EU Cloud & AI Development Act • Data Union Strategy • Cyber Security Act 2
Communication Activities
Position papers; participation in hearings and expert groups; discussions with EU institutions
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
• ACT (Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe) • CMBA (Creative Media Business Alliance) • EBU (European Broadcasting Union) • Egta (association of television and radio sales houses) • IAB Europe • ICMP (International Confederation of Music Publishers)
Organisation Members
http://bertelsmann.com/divisions
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.