CIRCOM Regional

What CIRCOM Regional does

CIRCOM Regional — legally the Association Européenne des Télévisions Régionales — is a non-profit professional association of regional public service broadcasters in Europe, founded in 1983 and registered under French Alsatian law in Strasbourg, France. It operates as a membership network connecting approximately 152 regional stations across 29 countries that collectively serve around 100 million daily viewers and listeners, with a 10-person secretariat split between offices in Zagreb (hosted by HRT) and Strasbourg (hosted by France 3 Alsace). Its core service portfolio consists of four programmes: an Annual Conference held each year since 1983 (the 42nd edition took place in Tampere in May 2026, hosted by Yle); the Prix CIRCOM awards, the most prominent international recognition for European regional television, presented since 1990; the CIRCOM Academy, which delivers workshops and professional training; and a Coproduction and Exchange programme that facilitates cross-border content collaboration among members. Member broadcasters include BBC, RAI, France Télévisions, Yle, NRK, SVT, ORF, and RTP, among others.

The association is funded primarily through annual membership subscriptions calculated as a flat fee of 795.68 euros plus 227.34 euros per million inhabitants in each member's territory, indexed to Eurostat HICP inflation, with additional income from grants and subventions from local, regional, national, and EU institutions. Governance is multi-tiered: a European Board with National Coordinators from all 29 countries, an Executive Committee, a Directorate (President, Secretary General, Deputy Secretary General), and the Secretariat. Recent activity signals organisational renewal — Andoni Aldekoa was elected President in May 2026, a new Secretary General was elected in November 2025, and a letter of agreement with Yle was signed in November 2025 — alongside product extension into strategic-leadership training and AI-literacy programming for newsrooms. CIRCOM Regional is explicitly not a technology vendor; its proprietary assets are its brand, governance structure, awards archive, and member relationships rather than software or data products.

Name

CIRCOM Regional

Legal name

CIRCOM Regional - European Association of Regional Television - Association Européenne des Télévisions Régionales

Website

https://circom-regional.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CIRCOM Regional is a Strasbourg-based non-profit association, founded in 1983, that operates as a pan-European network for ~152 regional public service broadcasters across 29 countries, delivering an annual conference, the Prix CIRCOM awards, training through CIRCOM Academy, and coproduction programmes funded by membership subscriptions and institutional grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Service Broadcasting Association

NAICS

Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations (5161), Television Broadcasting Stations (51612)

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro primary industry

International Multilingual/Diaspora Broadcasters (MPABAEAG)

Keywords

• Public service broadcasting
• Regional television association
• Professional media training
• Broadcasting awards programme
• Coproduction facilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Strasbourg

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership subscriptions: Annual affiliation fees from Media Members, calculated based on a flat charge (795.68 euros) plus additional fees per million inhabitants in the broadcaster's territory. Revenue also includes grants and subventions from local, regional, national and international institutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CIRCOM Regional is a non-profit professional association of European regional public service audiovisual media organisations. It delivers an annual conference for knowledge sharing, the Prix CIRCOM awards programme for regional television excellence, the CIRCOM Academy vocational training programme, and a coproduction and exchange service that facilitates cross-border collaboration among approximately 152 regional stations across 29 European countries.

Product overview

CIRCOM Regional is a professional association of regional public service audiovisual media in Europe. Its core offering consists of four integrated services: (1) the Annual Conference - a yearly forum for sharing best practices in regional broadcasting held since 1983; (2) Prix CIRCOM - the premier international awards programme for regional television first presented in 1990; (3) CIRCOM Academy - vocational training and professional development for media practitioners; and (4) Coproduction and Exchange - facilitation of collaborative content creation among European regional broadcasters. Together, these services enable knowledge sharing, skill development, content recognition, and production cooperation across approximately 152 regional stations serving around 100 million viewers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Prix CIRCOM: The most important European international awards for regional programmes, honoring excellence in regional television production since 1990.
• CIRCOM Academy
• CIRCOM Regional UVigo Chair Project

Products and services

• Annual Conference An annual meeting held since 1983 where regional television professionals share best ideas and practices. The conference focuses on strategic issues including content, technology, audience engagement, and online production, culminating in the Prix CIRCOM Gala ceremony.
• Prix CIRCOM The most important international awards for regional television programmes in Europe, first presented in 1990. Honours the best regional productions across various categories, with juries comprising experts from regional stations.
• CIRCOM Academy Training and development programme offering workshops and professional teaching to enhance skills in regional television operations, covering journalistic, technical, and management skills across Europe.
• Coproduction and Exchange Programme creating opportunities for European regional stations to collaborate on co-productions and programme exchanges, enabling knowledge sharing and joint content creation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 10,000 journalists trained since 1980s through workshops and training programmes
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Yle (Finnish Broadcasting Company)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2026Yle organised and hosted the 42nd Annual Conference 2026 in Tampere, Finland (21-22 May 2026) as part of Yle's 100th anniversary celebration. The conference theme 'Shared moments' focused on community engagement and public service media relevance.
• CIRCOM Regional UVigo Chair ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative research and training project with University of Vigo (Spain) focused on digital transformation challenges facing European regional public media. Encourages academic research and professional training development.
• France 3 AlsacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrance 3 Alsace hosts the CIRCOM Regional Strasbourg office and provides the Deputy Secretary General position. Key institutional partner supporting the association's operations in France.
• HRT (Croatian Radiotelevision)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHRT hosts the main Secretariat offices in Zagreb, Croatia, providing office space and staff support for the Secretary General and operational team.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• International Federation of Journalists (IFJ): IFJ is the global federation of journalists' trade unions and professional associations. While focused on journalist labour rights rather than broadcasters, IFJ addresses adjacent industry issues (training, ethics, press freedom) relevant to CIRCOM's 10,000-journalist constituency.
• EGTA: EGTA is the association representing TV and radio sales houses across Europe. While it sits on the commercial side of broadcasting, EGTA shares CIRCOM's European-wide association model and broadcaster-network relationships.
• European Journalism Centre (EJC): EJC is a non-profit supporting journalism and media innovation across Europe. Comparable non-profit, training-and-knowledge-broker model addressing similar digital-transformation challenges facing regional broadcasters served by CIRCOM.

Regional players

• North American Broadcasters Association (NABA): NABA is a regional association of North American broadcasters facilitating cooperation and content exchange. Mirrors CIRCOM's convening role for a different geographic footprint with overlapping public-service broadcaster members.
• Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU): ASBU is the regional broadcasting union for Arab states, offering training, programme exchange, and coordination for public broadcasters across the Arab world. Structural analog of CIRCOM serving a different regional cluster of public broadcasters.
• Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU): ABU is the regional broadcasting union for Asia-Pacific, providing training, content exchange, and an annual assembly across national PSBs. Comparable regional-broadcaster association structure though covering a different geography than CIRCOM's European footprint.

Direct peers

• COPEAM (Conference of Mediterranean Audiovisual Operators): COPEAM is a Mediterranean regional audiovisual association connecting public broadcasters across Southern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Comparable regional-membership model with training and content cooperation programmes analogous to CIRCOM Academy and Coproduction & Exchange.
• INPUT (International Network on Television and Public Service Media): INPUT organises an annual television conference and Screenings for public service media professionals worldwide. The conference-led, membership-supported model and focus on PSM programming excellence makes INPUT a near-direct peer to CIRCOM's annual conference and Prix CIRCOM.
• Public Media Alliance: Public Media Alliance (formerly Commonwealth Broadcasting Association) is an international membership organisation supporting public service media worldwide. Both run association-membership models serving PSBs with knowledge exchange, training, and policy advocacy functions.

Broad incumbents

• European Broadcasting Union (EBU): EBU is the world's largest regional broadcasting association, serving public service media across Europe. Both organisations share the same member universe (BBC, RAI, France Télévisions, Yle, etc.) and run overlapping events/training; CIRCOM is essentially the regional-focused complement to EBU's broader remit.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

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