Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 2025 | Michele Piergiovanni Cabinet member | Exchange of views on competition and digital policies | — |
| 20 Nov 2025 | Magnus Brunner Commissioner | Risk of disinformation and foreign information manipulation | — |
| 20 Nov 2025 | Magnus Brunner Commissioner | Risk of disinformation and foreign information manipulation | SRC |
| 20 Nov 2025 | Michele Piergiovanni Cabinet member | Exchange of views on competition and digital policies | SRC |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Henna Virkkunen Executive Vice-President | Exchange of views on media industry challenges and regulatory framework | SRC |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Thomas Schmitz Cabinet member | Exchange of views on media industry challenges and regulatory framework | — |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Thomas Schmitz Cabinet member | Exchange of views on media industry challenges and regulatory framework | SRC |
| 18 Sept 2025 | Thomas Schmitz Cabinet member | Audiovisual Sector | — |
| 18 Sept 2025 | Thomas Schmitz Cabinet member | Audiovisual Sector | SRC |
| 28 May 2024 | Daniel Braun Cabinet member | AI, role of creative industries in supporting democracy, media | SRC |
| 28 May 2024 | Daniel Braun Cabinet member | AI, role of creative industries in supporting democracy, media | — |
| 22 Nov 2022 | Joachim Herrmann Cabinet member | Discussion on rule of law in Poland, including the media sector. | SRC |
| 22 Nov 2022 | Joachim Herrmann Cabinet member | Discussion on rule of law in Poland, including the media sector. | — |
| 07 Dec 2021 | Věra Jourová Vice-President | Media freedom in PL | — |
| 07 Dec 2021 | Věra Jourová Vice-President | Media freedom in PL | SRC |
| 16 Sept 2021 | Kim Jorgensen Cabinet member | Competition/media related issues | SRC |
| 16 Sept 2021 | Kim Jorgensen Cabinet member | Competition/media related issues | — |
| 07 Sept 2021 | Filomena Chirico Cabinet member | Media freedom and pluralism, RoL | — |
| 07 Sept 2021 | Filomena Chirico Cabinet member | Media freedom and pluralism, RoL | SRC |
| 15 Jul 2021 | Anthony Agotha Cabinet member | European Politics and the Green Deal | — |
| 15 Jul 2021 | Anthony Agotha Cabinet member | European Politics and the Green Deal | SRC |
| 09 Dec 2020 | Joachim Herrmann Cabinet member | Rule of law situation in Poland, including media related aspects | — |
| 09 Dec 2020 | Joachim Herrmann Cabinet member | Rule of law situation in Poland, including media related aspects | SRC |
| 30 Oct 2020 | Věra Jourová Vice-President | Media policy in Member States | — |
| 30 Oct 2020 | Věra Jourová Vice-President | Media policy in Member States | SRC |
Mission & Goals
WBD is broadcaster, producer and on-demand streamer of high-quality audiovisual content (film, games and television). We were formed via a 2022 merger of Warner Media and Discovery. We currently have EU headquarters in the Netherlands, Sweden and Czech Republic for different parts of the business, and other significant places of business in Munich, Paris, Warsaw, Milan, Madrid and Copenhagen.
EU Legislative Interests
Digital Services Act Digital Market Act AVMS Directive Media Freedom Copyright Directive Data Protection Competition Policy Sports Policy Consumer Policy
Communication Activities
No specific activities in this area
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Association of Commercial Television in Europe (ACT) European Group of Television Advertising (EGTA) European Coalition of Video on Demand Motion Picture Association (MPA) Video Games Europe (VGE) BITKOM Vaunet (German audiovisual sector body) - note that we are active in several other national trade groups but to the best of our knowledge these do not specifically engage with the EU institutions.
Organisation Members
Discovery Channel, HBO Max, discovery+, CNN, DC, Eurosport, HBO, HGTV, Food Network, OWN, Investigation Discovery, TLC, Magnolia Network, TNT, TBS, truTV, Travel Channel, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, Warner Bros. Games, New Line Cinema, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies, Discovery en Español, Hogar de HGTV and others.