What TEMS does

TEMS (Trusted European Media Data Space) is a European consortium project building a federated data space for cross-border data sharing among media organisations, broadcasters, news agencies, producers, and cultural heritage institutions. Initiated in October 2023 and funded by the European Commission under the Digital Europe Programme (Grant Agreement No 101123423), the initiative is coordinated by Innovalia Association and brings together 42 partner organisations across 12 countries. Its core offering is the TEMS Data Space — a shared infrastructure comprising interoperability connectors, a federated catalogue, and a governance stack (Rulebook, Policy Library, Register of Transactions, Trust Framework) that enables participants to retain sovereignty over their own data while exchanging content, metadata, and rights information under European rules.

The platform operationalises its mandate through eight pilot trials covering B2B fact-checking exchange, content syndication marketplace, digital revenue personalisation (DRIVE), privacy-preserving advertising, production-chain collaboration (TAMIS), community media syndication, written works syndication with AI Transparency Notice, and a 3D heritage marketplace for virtual production. AI capabilities are embedded across trials for semantic search, transcription, translation, recommendation, and rights metadata generation. AI modalities span text, video, audio, image/3D, and structured metadata, with explicit alignment to GDPR, the EU AI Act, and the EU Data Act.

Commercially, TEMS is currently a non-profit, grant-funded initiative with no public pricing and no disclosed commercial revenue. Its go-to-market is consortium-based: participation is mediated through partnership with the 42 anchor organisations (EBU, AFP, DPA, APA, France Télévisions, VRT, Sound & Vision, INA, and others), and engagement is driven through industry events (IBC2025, Vivatech 2025), webinars, speculative design workshops, newsletters, and surveys. Future revenue is planned to be derived from association fees, pay-per-service offerings, and AI training data licensing once the initiative transitions from its project phase to a formal non-profit institutional entity after the second project year.

Name

TEMS

Legal name

INNOVALIA ASSOCIATION

Website

https://tems-dataspace.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TEMS is a European Union-funded consortium project building a federated data space that enables secure cross-border data sharing among 42 European media, broadcaster, news agency, and cultural heritage organisations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Media Data Space Infrastructure

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Communications Services, Nec (4899)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Access, Sharing & Marketplace Platforms (incl. TEFCA/QHIN enablement) (HLACAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Data Privacy, Consent & Compliance Management (HDAEADAG)

Keywords

• Federated media data space
• Cross-border data sharing
• Content syndication platform
• Media data interoperability
• Digital media sovereignty

Headquarters

HQ city

Bilbao

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. EU Digital Europe Programme Funding: TEMS started in October 2023 as a project funded by the European Commission under Grant Agreement No 101123423 through the Digital Europe Programme. This is the primary funding source for the consortium's development activities.
2. Association Fees (Future): Following formal establishment, TEMS plans to welcome legal entities from the media and audiovisual sectors with membership fees. The business model will follow the implementation of trials and definition of governance model after the project's second year.
3. Pay-per-Service (Future): TEMS will develop a self-sustainable model including pay-per-service options for accessing specific data space services, platforms, and tools.
4. Data Products and AI Services: TEMS enables sale of datasets from certified fact-checkers and authenticated media companies to AI actors, as well as licensing of structured verification data to AI companies, in compliance with European legislation and copyright.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

TEMS operates a federated, sovereign data space infrastructure enabling secure cross-border data sharing among European media organisations. Its core offering consists of the TEMS Data Space and eight pilot trials covering fact-checking exchange, content marketplace, digital revenue, privacy-preserving advertising, production chain collaboration, community media syndication, written works syndication, and 3D heritage marketplace. The platform provides shared data models, connectors, a federated catalogue, a trust and identity framework, and governance tools enabling organisations to exchange content, metadata, and rights information securely without centralised control.

Product overview

TEMS (Trusted European Media Data Space) is a flagship European initiative funded by the Digital Europe Programme (Grant Agreement No 101123423), coordinated by Innovalia Association, involving 42 organisations across 12 countries in the cultural and creative sectors. The core offering is the TEMS Data Space — a federated, sovereign data infrastructure for secure cross-border data sharing in the media industry. It comprises eight pilot trials: (1) B2B Exchange for Fact-Checking and News Content; (2) Marketplace for Content and Services; (3) DRIVE – The Digital Revenue Initiative; (4) Privacy-Respecting Ultra-Personalised Advertising; (5) TAMIS – Production Chain Collaboration; (6) B2B Exchange for Community Media Content Syndication; (7) Written Works Syndication Platform (AI Transparency Notice); and (8) 3D Marketplace and Co-Creation Space for Virtual Production. These are complemented by governance tools (Rulebook, Policy Library, Register of Transactions) and the TEMS Trust Framework. The platform processes and exchanges structured data, text, video, audio, and 3D/image assets, employing AI capabilities for metadata enrichment, personalisation, semantic search, automated transcription/translation, content recommendation, and generative AI integration — all within a GDPR and EU AI Act-compliant governance layer.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TEMS Data Space The central federated, sovereign data space infrastructure for cross-border data sharing among European media organisations. Provides shared data models, connectors, a federated catalogue, trust and identity framework, and governance tools (Rulebook, Policy Library, Register of Transactions) enabling organisations to exchange content, metadata, and rights information securely without centralised control.
• B2B Exchange Platform for Fact-Checking and News Content (Trial 1) A B2B platform enabling sharing of verified news content produced by certified fact-checkers, news agencies, and media organisations. Increases visibility and exchange of reliable information, supports cross-border cooperation, and enables data licensing to AI companies in compliance with European law and copyright. Participants include AFP, DPA, APA, VRT, Sound & Vision, and EDMO technology provider ATC.
• Marketplace for Content and Services (Trial 2) A distributed marketplace integrated into the TEMS Data Space for content syndication and media monitoring services. Increases visibility for media syndication, attracts large media outlets, and improves content search and acquisition efficiency through AI-powered personalised recommendations. APA leads Austrian publisher syndication efforts within this trial.
• DRIVE – The Digital Revenue Initiative (Trial 3) A centralised environment within TEMS for collecting, sharing, and analysing data related to media trends and personalisation services. Strengthens media organisations' ability to understand audience trends and deliver personalised digital news products through an AI-driven personalisation service.
• Privacy-Respecting Ultra-Personalised Advertising (Trial 4) A privacy-compliant environment for advertising technology companies to share data and apply AI models, addressing the gap left by the removal of third-party cookies. Supports collaborative frameworks for audience data analytics aligned with user privacy policies and data protection legislation, including propensity models for audience targeting. Participants include EITB and Henneo/hiberus/Alayans.
• TAMIS – Production Chain Collaboration (Trial 5) A data space for the audiovisual ecosystem focused on data creation and exchange during production through distribution. Improves metadata interoperability and supply for audiovisual works, prepares high-quality datasets for algorithm training, and enriches descriptive metadata for discoverability via AI recommendation tools. Participants include France Télévisions and INA.
• B2B Exchange Platform for Community Media Content Syndication (Trial 6) A platform for sharing community and independent media content (text, audio, video) produced by community and independent media outlets. Increases visibility, knowledge transfer, and monetisation through republication, while enabling multilingual search, personalised recommendations, and automatic transcription and translation. Participants include Display Europe and Cultural Broadcasting Archive (CBA).
• Written Works Syndication Platform – AI Transparency Notice (Trial 7) Developed by Panodyssey, this platform creates interoperable connectors and standardises data exchange for digital publishing. The AI Transparency Notice allows creators to declare how a work was produced and whether it may be used for AI training, adding structured machine-readable metadata (authorship, publication context, AI-related declarations, usage conditions, TDM reservations) that travels with content across connected systems.
• 3D Marketplace and Co-Creation Space for Virtual Production (Trial 8) A European marketplace and co-creation platform within TEMS for discovering, collaborating on, and storing 3D data for virtual production. Supports broadcasters, cultural heritage institutions, and digitisation companies in making 3D assets discoverable and reusable, enabling AI-powered discovery and optimised creation workflows for innovative media formats. Participants include VRT, ARCTUR, and Sound & Vision.
• Accessibility Repository prototype A prototype demonstrating federated exchange of accessibility assets (audio descriptions, subtitles, sign-language videos) across public service media organisations. Reduces duplication, ensures accessibility resources flow to where they are needed, and enables organisations to co-develop solutions while retaining long-term control.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduce time spent on content discovery and rights tracking through standardised metadata and federated catalogue
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

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AI capability10 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and minor.

• Innovalia GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023Innovalia Group serves as the coordinator of the TEMS consortium, leading project management and steering. The Project Steering Committee comprises key media organisations including Innovalia, EBU, DPA, APA, AFP, France Télévisions, and VRT. Innovalia CEO Oscar Lazaro provides strategic insights on media sector evolution.
• European Broadcasting Union (EBU)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023EBU is a core member of the Project Steering Committee and hosts the Media Data Space group. Lucille Verbaere, Project Manager at EBU for Technology and Innovation, provides TEMS updates. EBU brings 70+ public media members across Europe.
• Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 October 2023DPA is part of the Project Steering Committee and participates in Trial 1 (B2B exchange platform for fact-checking) alongside other news agencies and EDMO technology provider ATC.
• Austria Presse Agentur (APA)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 October 2023APA participates in Trial 1 (fact-checking) and Trial 2 (marketplace for content and services), leading Austrian publisher syndication efforts and contributing to content syndication marketplace development.
• Agence France-Presse (AFP)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 October 2023AFP participates in Trial 1 (B2B exchange platform for fact-checking), contributing certified fact-checking content. AFP is part of Project Steering Committee and represents major European news agency perspective.
• France TélévisionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023France Télévisions is part of Trial 5 (production chain collaboration/TAMIS) and the Project Steering Committee. Véronique Demilly, strategic committee member, has published analysis of TEMS and European media sector challenges in I2D journal.
• VRTcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 October 2023VRT participates in Trial 1 (fact-checking), Trial 8 (3D marketplace and co-creation for virtual production), and serves on Project Steering Committee. Dana Coppens, UX researcher at VRT, presented Trial 8 at speculative design session.
• Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision (Beeld en Geluid)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023One of the largest digitized media archives in the world, Sound & Vision participates in Trial 1 (fact-checking) and co-organised the TEMS Speculative Design Session (September 2025). Johan Oomen, Head of Research and Heritage, provided keynote at design session.
• PanodysseystrategicTechnology or Integration · 1 October 2023Panodyssey operates Trial 7 (written works syndication platform), developing AI Transparency Notice for making rights information portable and interpretable across connected systems. Focus on interoperability for digital publishing sector.
• ARCTURstrategicTechnology or Integration · 1 October 2023ARCTUR, a digital heritage technology company, participates in Trial 8 (3D marketplace for virtual production) focusing on the supply side of 3D heritage models. Contributed to workshop on Reusing 3D Heritage Models in Media.
• Henneo / hiberus / AlayansstrategicTechnology or Integration · 1 October 2023Spanish media group Henneo and its subsidiaries hiberus and Alayans participate in Trial 4 (privacy-preserving advertising) and have presented TEMS at IBC2025 and Vivatech 2025, showcasing collaborative data sharing approaches.
• Cap DigitalminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 October 2023European collective of digital innovators and member of TEMS consortium, organised Data & Business Day 2025 in Paris where TEMS was showcased as one of the featured projects.
• BetaseriesstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023Founder Maxime Valette presented at TEMS Speculative Design Session on AI's impact on cultural industries. Betaseries provides indexing and AI analysis technology for hundreds of hours of content, demonstrating cross-sectoral data potential.
• INA (Institut national de l'audiovisuel)strategicTechnology or Integration · 1 October 2023French national audiovisual institute participates in Trial 5 (production chain collaboration/TAMIS), contributing to audiovisual metadata interoperability and standardisation efforts for European production workflows.
• INSAminorOthers · 1 October 2023Listed among consortium partners with interest in data space standards and specifications.
• IDSA (International Data Spaces Association)strategicTechnology or Integration · 1 October 2023IDSA contributes reference architecture and standards for data spaces, aligning with TEMS interoperability layer development and sovereignty frameworks.
• WAN-IFRAminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 October 2023World Association of News Publishers joined the International Alliance to build Trusted European Media Data Space, extending TEMS reach to global news publishing community.
• Sound Team / Sound in EuropeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023Participates in Trial 8 (3D marketplace), contributing to virtual production ecosystem development and co-organised workshop on 3D heritage models in media.
• 1001 LakesstrategicGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 October 2023Finnish technology company co-organised TEMS webinar 'Your Data, Your Rules: Legal tools for building trust in data sharing' alongside Acatech, EBU, FTV, and Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision.
• AcatechstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023German Academy of Science and Engineering co-organised TEMS governance webinar alongside 1001 Lakes, EBU, FTV, and Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision.
• EDMO (European Digital Media Observatory)strategicTechnology or Integration · 1 October 2023EDMO, through its technology provider ATC, contributes to Trial 1 (fact-checking platform), providing infrastructure for certified fact-checkers and news media content exchange.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Manufacturing-X: Manufacturing-X is a European data space initiative for the manufacturing sector, leveraging the same IDS/Gaia-X reference architecture as TEMS. Both are consortium-driven, EU-backed efforts to enable cross-organisation data sharing with sovereign governance controls.
• Dawex: Dawex is a European data exchange and marketplace platform provider and is itself a TEMS consortium partner. Both build data marketplaces with governance controls for regulated data exchange, making Dawex a direct operational peer within TEMS's own ecosystem.
• International Data Spaces Association (IDSA): IDSA develops the reference architecture that TEMS directly builds upon for its trust framework and interoperability layer. As a standards body and ecosystem coordinator, IDSA is both a partner to and structural peer of TEMS in defining European data space norms.
• Mobility Data Space: Mobility Data Space is a German-led European data space for the mobility sector. It follows the same IDS reference architecture and federated governance model that TEMS uses for media data, making it a structural analogue in a different vertical.
• Catena-X: Catena-X is a European federated data space for the automotive industry, built on the same IDSA reference architecture that TEMS uses. Both are sectoral data spaces under the broader Gaia-X ecosystem, providing cross-organisation data sharing with sovereign governance.

Broad incumbents

• Gaia-X: Gaia-X is the broader European initiative to build a federated, sovereign data infrastructure. TEMS is one of many sectoral data spaces built on Gaia-X principles, making Gaia-X the parent ecosystem and architectural reference for TEMS.
• European Open Science Cloud (EOSC): EOSC is an EU-funded federated environment for sharing and reusing research data across disciplines and borders. Like TEMS, it is a multi-organisation, EU-funded data infrastructure initiative, though focused on scientific rather than media data.

Emerging players

• European Health Data Space (EHDS): EHDS is an EU initiative to enable cross-border health data sharing for research and care. It follows the same EU data space model as TEMS, with similar trust, governance, and federated architecture goals — applied to healthcare data.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tems_eu
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tems-eu

Compliance5 records

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