The European Commission has published, via its digital policy site, a call for proposals for the "EU AI Media Platform". The call is titled "Modular multilingual public-interest infrastructure for European news and audiovisual media" and is meant to support pilot projects for AI-enabled media infrastructure.
Key dates
According to the source, the call opens on 20 October 2026 and closes on 16 February 2027. The aim is to foster research and innovation in the European media sector. The main call is listed on the EU "Funding & Tenders" portal.
Assessment
For German media companies and AI providers, the call may be a signal to consider applying. Whether and to what extent funding will actually be awarded is not stated in the available source. The source itself was only a short announcement; you should check the full funding conditions directly on the EU portal.
Sources
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