Launch of MAVISE - a new European TV database

The European Commission (DG Communication) and the European Audiovisual Observatory announce the official launch of their new TV database - MAVISE - which will take place during a workshop within the framework of this year's MIPTV. This launch will take place from 14.00 to 16.00 on the 9 of April in Auditorium K in the Palais des Festivals, Cannes. MAVISE already holds key profile and contact data for around 2,500 television channels and companies in Europe. This figure will increase to over 5,000 in time. This brand new TV database was developed by the Strasbourg-based European Audiovisual Observatory at the request of the DG Communication of the European Commission. MAVISE will serve as a useful tool for the television industry as parts of the database will be freely accessible to the general public. Television professionals will be able to use MAVISE free of charge to locate channels according to types of programming, countries where they broadcast and also obtain key contact information for each channel. This database will be accessible via the Europa site (http://ec.europa.eu/), the internet portal of the Commission's Audiovisual Service (http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/home/index_en.cfm) and also on the site of the European Audiovisual Observatory (http://www.obs.coe.int). Amongst the suppliers of data to MAVISE, one may note Mediametrie, Bureau van Dijk Electronic Publishing and Lyngemark.