Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique

What Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique does

Arcom (Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique) is France's independent public regulatory authority for audiovisual and digital communication, established in 2022 through the merger of CSA (Conseil Supérieur de l'Audiovisuel) and HADOPI (Haute Autorité pour la Diffusion des Œuvres et la Protection des Droits sur Internet). Operating under the framework of the 1986 law on freedom of communication, Arcom is headquartered in Paris at 9 rue Brahms and operates as an autorité publique indépendante under the oversight of the French state, led by President Roch-Olivier Maistre, with a college of members including Benoît Loutrel and Antoine Boilley. Arcom is the sole designated coordinator for the European Union's Digital Services Act in France and coordinates digital regulatory matters with Arcep through a joint Digital Hub (Pôle Numérique).

Arcom's mandate spans four mission pillars: (1) promoting and protecting creation, (2) regulating technical and economic players in the media ecosystem, (3) guaranteeing political pluralism and social cohesion, and (4) supervising online platforms and social networks. Its regulatory services cover radio and digital audio (including DAB+ coverage monitoring), television and video-on-demand (including TNT reception), online platforms and social networks (including hate speech monitoring under the Digital Services Act), legal decisions published in the Journal officiel, and studies/reports on audience data, AI impact, and media sector trends. Arcom also runs targeted public services such as an Online Hate Observatory, a citizen-facing content reporting and alert system, political pluralism monitoring during electoral periods (covering approximately 35,000 communes for municipal elections), educational programmes including the 'Documentaire de Poche' project, and a youth-protection 'enfants et écrans' campaign.

Arcom does not develop or sell proprietary technology products or commercial services. Its technology footprint consists of regulatory monitoring tools, data collection infrastructure, and digital platform supervision mechanisms, including AI-based content analysis for platform oversight. The authority is funded by the French national budget through public budget allocations and does not generate commercial revenue. Distribution of its regulatory outputs occurs through the Journal officiel, the arcom.fr institutional website, a Dailymotion video channel, public consultations, and active social media presence on Facebook, X, and LinkedIn. Indirect revenue impact is enabling: historical data indicates 89% of flagged hate speech content was removed within 24 hours (2019 EU data), and 33 million unique visitors to AI services were recorded in France as of March 2026.

Name

Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique

Legal name

Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique

Website

https://arcom.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Arcom is France's independent public regulatory authority for audiovisual and digital communication, supervising radio, television, video-on-demand services, and online platforms under the EU Digital Services Act. It is funded by the French national budget and serves broadcasters, platforms, and the general public.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Audiovisual and Digital Communications Regulation

NAICS

Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities (92613), Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities (926130)

akta.pro primary industry

Communications, Media & Spectrum Regulators (BPAIAOAI)

Keywords

• Audiovisual regulation
• Digital platform supervision
• Broadcasting oversight
• Media content compliance
• Online platform regulation

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Arcom is France's independent public regulatory authority for audiovisual and digital communication, created in 2022 through the merger of the CSA and HADOPI. It regulates radio, television, video-on-demand services, and online platforms, issuing binding decisions, conducting studies, supervising political pluralism, protecting minors, and combating hate speech and disinformation under the Digital Services Act.

Product overview

Arcom (Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique) is France's independent public regulatory authority for audiovisual and digital communication. Rather than offering commercial products, Arcom provides regulatory services including: oversight of radio and television broadcasting, video-on-demand platforms, and online platforms/social networks; issuance of legal decisions and regulatory recommendations; publication of studies, data, and reports on media sectors and AI impact; educational resources for media literacy and digital citizenship; and public services such as content reporting systems. The organization also runs specific programs like the 'Documentaire de Poche' pedagogical project for media education. Arcom's mission centers on protecting creation, ensuring pluralism, regulating technical and economic actors, and supervising online platforms to combat disinformation and illegal content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Radio and Digital Audio Regulation Services Regulatory services and guidance for radio and digital audio broadcasting in France, including DAB+ coverage monitoring and assistance for citizens experiencing radio reception issues. Targeted at radio broadcasters operating in France.
• Television and Video-on-Demand Regulation Services Regulatory oversight for television broadcasters and video-on-demand platforms operating in France, including assistance for TNT reception issues and enforcement of content and advertising rules.
• Online Platforms and Social Networks Supervision Supervision services for online platforms and social networks under the Digital Services Act, including content reporting mechanisms, hate speech monitoring, and disinformation regulation. Targeted at platform operators.
• Documentaire de Poche (Pocket Documentary Project) Educational program enabling high school students across France to create documentary films using smartphones, promoting media literacy, copyright awareness, and digital citizenship, delivered in partnership with Scam, Forum des images, and ARTE Education.
• Online Hate Observatory Observatory that analyzes and quantifies online hate phenomena, facilitates information sharing and experience feedback between stakeholders, including the Pharos platform for citizen reporting of illicit online content.
• Content Reporting and Alert System Public-facing alert system allowing citizens to report problematic content on the internet, concerns about programmes, or regulatory issues. Targeted at the general public and French citizens.

Quantifiable outcome

• 89% of flagged hate speech content on platforms was removed within 24 hours (2019 EU data)
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Scam (Société civile des auteurs multimédia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArcom partners with Scam as part of the 'Documentaire de poche' project, which has been running since 2015. Scam contributes its expertise in author rights and multimedia authorship to this educational initiative aimed at high school students across France.
• Forum des imagescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArcom partners with the Forum des images (Paris film institute) in the 'Documentaire de poche' project since 2015. The Forum des images contributes professional expertise in documentary filmmaking and image education to support the programme's hands-on workshops for high school students.
• ARTE EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrom September 2024, Arcom partnered with ARTE Education as part of the 'Documentaire de poche' project. ARTE Education joined the existing partnership with Scam and the Forum des images, contributing educational expertise and the Educ'Arte platform for showcasing student documentary works.
• ArcepcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArcom and Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse) operate a joint Digital Hub (Pôle numérique) to coordinate regulation of digital communications, combining expertise in audiovisual and electronic communications regulation.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Arcep: France's electronic communications and postal regulator, which co-operates with Arcom through the joint 'Pôle numérique' Digital Hub. The most direct institutional peer in the same national regulatory ecosystem.
• Die Medienanstalten: Joint organization of Germany's state-level media authorities (Landesmedienanstalten) regulating private broadcasting and digital media in Germany. Closest German counterpart to Arcom's audiovisual and digital platform mandate.
• AGCOM (Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni): Italy's converged regulator for audiovisual, telecommunications, and digital platforms. Comparable to Arcom in EU member-state scope, particularly regarding online platform supervision under the Digital Services Act.
• CNMC (Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia): Spain's national regulatory authority covering audiovisual, telecommunications, and competition. Operates a similarly broad horizontal mandate across media and digital markets, making it a structural peer to Arcom.
• CSA BE (Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles): Belgian French-speaking community's audiovisual regulator. While smaller in scope, it shares Arcom's core mandate of regulating audiovisual media and enforcing content standards in a francophone European jurisdiction.
• Ofcom: UK's converged regulator for communications, including broadcasting, online services, and spectrum. Closest structural peer to Arcom across audiovisual and digital platform supervision, with a comparable enforcement mandate under the UK's online safety regime.
• CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission): Canada's federal regulator for broadcasting and telecommunications, with growing oversight of online content under recent legislation. Comparable to Arcom's convergent audiovisual and digital communications mandate.
• ACMA (Australian Communications and Media Authority): Australia's converged regulator for broadcasting, telecommunications, and online content. Shares Arcom's blend of audiovisual and digital platform oversight, including content moderation and misinformation responsibilities.

Broad incumbents

• Federal Communications Commission (FCC): US federal regulator for communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable. Operates a broader and more powerful remit than Arcom, but functions as a peer in scope of audiovisual and electronic communications oversight.
• Bundesnetzagentur: Germany's federal network regulator for electricity, gas, telecommunications, post, and railway. Adjacent to Arcom's mandate through telecommunications regulation and shared German audiovisual authorities, overlaps with Arcep's role.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Arcom_fr
• YouTubedailymotion.com/arcomfr
• Facebookfacebook.com/ArcomFR
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arcom-regulateur-communication-audiovisuelle-numerique

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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