Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sept 2022 | Roberto Viola Director-General | EU digital agenda | — |
| 30 Sept 2022 | Roberto Viola Director-General | EU digital agenda | SRC |
| 24 Sept 2015 | Andrus Ansip Vice-President | Spectrum | — |
| 24 Sept 2015 | Andrus Ansip Vice-President | Spectrum | SRC |
| 16 Apr 2015 | Kamila Kloc Cabinet member | Sprectrum policies, 700MHz | — |
| 16 Apr 2015 | Kamila Kloc Cabinet member | Sprectrum policies, 700MHz | SRC |
Mission & Goals
¤ Representing the interests of Terrestrial Broadcast Network Operators with regard to policy developments and regulatory intervention being undertaken by European Institutions and other organisations and stakeholders. ¤To take necessary actions to ensure, in each country where the Association has Members, long term availability of adequate spectrum for current and future developments of the Terrestrial Broadcast platforms. ¤ Providing a forum for information exchange and cooperation on topics of common interest between Members to ensure that the Broadcast Network Operator sector remains attractive to the market over time. ¤Sustaining and nurturing the long term market opportunity for the distribution of content and data via Terrestrial Broadcast Networks. ¤BNE has 18 members operating in 19 European countries: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, UK and Sweden.
EU Legislative Interests
European Digital Agenda The new Communications Code Telecommunications Single Market Radio Spectrum Policy Programme (RSPP) AVMS Directive Decisions on the use of the 470-694 MHz band RSPG Policy Activities Digital Sevices Act Green Deal
Communication Activities
- Active participation in most EC public hearings and events relating to the above programmes - Responses to Public Consultations - Spectrum management related events public and private - Meetings with EU Officials and Members of the European Parliament - WEB-site / Newsroom http://www.broadcast-networks.eu - Wider Spectrum Group http://widerspectrum.org
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
ITU - R Internationl Telecommunications Union, Radiocommunications Sector CEPT/ECC - European Communications Council DVB - Digital Video Broadcasting standardisation body, various working groups WSG -Wider Spectrum Group EBU - European Broadcasting Union, various working groups 5G-MAG - 5G Media Action Group ETSI/3GPP - Standardisation of Mobile services
Organisation Members
See: www.broadcast-networks.eu for list of members in BNE BNE also hosts the Wider Spectrum Group (WSG) - http:widerspectrum.org
Additional Information
Broadcast Networks Europe has changed its association management support from Dentons Global Advisors (DGA) to Novya during 2025