Overview
Lobbying Costs
300,000€ - 399,999€
Financial year: Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.5 Fte (6)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
2
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Viaplay Group AB (Viaplay)
EU Transparency Register
850964536411-03 First registered on 30 Oct 2019
Goals / Remit
Viaplay Group AB (publ) is the international entertainment provider. Our Viaplay
streaming service is available direct-to-consumer in every Nordic and Baltic country,
Poland, the Netherlands, the UK and the US, and we are expanding rapidly by launching
in Canada in 2023. Every day, millions of customers enjoy our unique entertainment
offering, including acclaimed Viaplay Series, Films and more, and an unrivalled line-up of
premium live sports. In addition, our innovative Viaplay Select branded content concept
makes Viaplay’s compelling storytelling available to partners around the world. From
streaming to TV channels, radio stations and production companies, our purpose is to tell
stories, touch lives and expand worlds. Viaplay Group is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm
(‘VPLAY B’).Main EU files targeted
Main focus is on the Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act, Connectivity Consultation, Media and Audiovisual Action Plan, Stakeholder Dialogues on Territoriality, Online Piracy of Live Sports Events, European Media Freedom Act, AVMSD, Sustainability.
Address
Head Office
Ringvägen 52
Stockholm 104 62 - PO Box 17054
SWEDENEU Office
Ringvägen 52
Stockholm 104 62 - PO Box 17054
SWEDENWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
6
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 50% 1 25% 4 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 17 Mar 2023
Name Start date End Date Ms Julia SMETANA 12 Nov 2019 12 Nov 2020 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
Association of Commercial Television in Europe (ACT);
European Group of Television Advertising (EGTA);
European VOD CoalitionMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
300,000€ - 399,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
300,000€ - 399,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
Viaplay Group is a board member of the Association of Commercial Television in Europe and the EU VOD Coalition. We take part in events organised by these associations and also submit responses to EC consultations.
Other activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
2 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 23 Jun 2022 Location Brussels Subject Audiovisual Policy; Media Freedom Act Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Agnieszka Skonieczna (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Oct 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Launch of the dialogue on availability and access to audio-visual content Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Agnieszka Skonieczna (Cabinet member)
- Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
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