Overview
Lobbying Costs
37,500€
Financial year: Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2 Fte (5)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
11
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Discovery Corporate Services Ltd (Discovery)
EU Transparency Register
288009010205-61 First registered on 13 Dec 2012
Goals / Remit
Discovery is broadcaster of high-quality factual content with its EU headquarters in the UK.
Main EU files targeted
Digital Single Market Strategy
AVMS Directive
Media Freedom
Copyright Directive
Data Protection
Competition Policy
Sports PolicyAddress
Head Office
Chiswick Park, 566 Chiswick High Road, Building 2
London W4 5YB
UNITED KINGDOM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
5
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 25% 4 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 02 May 2018
Name Start date End Date Michael KOLZ 01 Feb 2024 31 Jan 2025 Michael KOLZ 22 Oct 2022 21 Oct 2023 Mr ross biggam 20 Apr 2016 18 Nov 2016 Complementary Information
There is one Head of Public Policy for the organisation who works with individuals within the business on key issues. these can be full time legal specialists, communications specialists or business operational specialists
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Ross Biggam (VP Government Relations EMEA)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr John Honeycutt (Chief Operating Officer)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
Association of Commercial Television in Europe (ACT)
European Group of Television Advertising (EGTA)Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
37,500€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
No specific activities in this area
Other activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
11 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 22 Nov 2022 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Discussion on rule of law in Poland, including the media sector. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Joachim Herrmann (Cabinet member)
- Geneviève Tuts (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Dec 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Media freedom in PL Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 16 Sep 2021 Location Online Subject Competition/media related issues Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Kim Jorgensen (Cabinet member)
- Anne Funch Jensen (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Sep 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Media freedom and pluralism, RoL Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
- Agnieszka Skonieczna (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Jul 2021 Location online Subject European Politics and the Green Deal Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Anthony Agotha (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Dec 2020 Location video conference Subject Rule of law situation in Poland, including media related aspects Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Joachim Herrmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Oct 2020 Location videoconference Subject Media policy in Member States Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 29 Oct 2020 Location Brussels - video conference Subject EU Green Deal Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 21 Jan 2020 Location Brussels Subject The European Green Deal and sustainable finance Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni Portfolio Economy Attending - Marco Piantini (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet member)
- Hanna Hinrikus (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Mar 2015 Location Brussels Subject Investment plan and EU economic outlook Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Edward Bannerman (Cabinet member)
- Miguel Gil Tertre (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists
- Meetings