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European VOD networks and operators

CREA Project Grants

Basic Information

Identifier
CREA-MEDIA-2026-VODNET
Programme
European VOD Networks and Operators
Programme Period
2021 - 2027
Status
Open (31094502)
Opening Date
September 30, 2025
Deadline
April 8, 2026
Deadline Model
single-stage
Budget
€8,000,000
Min Grant Amount
0
Max Grant Amount
0
Expected Number of Grants
0
Keywords
CREA-MEDIA-2026-VODNETCREA-MEDIA-2026-VODNETOnline distributionVOD

Description

Objective:

The objective is to support European Video on Demand (VOD) networks and operators, screening a significant proportion of non-national European works, with the aim to improve their competitiveness and attractiveness.

Expected results:

  • Strengthen the cross-border collaboration among European Video On Demand (VOD) platforms through joint/collaborative activities to increase the online audience of European audiovisual content;
  • Strengthen attractiveness of eligible European Video On Demand (VOD) platforms for cross-border audiences and online consumption at a larger scale;
  • Improve the digital circulation and consumption of European content by boosting its visibility, discoverability and prominence;
  • Develop new business models and achieve cross-border economies of scope and scale.

Description of the activities to be funded under the call for proposals:

Joint/collaborative actions across borders with the aim to improve the competitiveness and attractiveness of European VOD platforms offering a significant proportion of non-national European audiovisual works as well as to increase the accessibility, visibility, discoverability and prominence of European content for a wider global audience (European and international).

Applications should present adequate strategies to ensure more sustainable and more environmentally-respectful industry and to ensure gender balance, inclusion, diversity and representativeness.

Eligibility & Conditions

Conditions

1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout

described in the call document.

Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.

2. Eligible Countries

described in the call document.

3. Other Eligible Conditions

described in the call document.

4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion

described in the call document.

5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes

described in the call document.

5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds

Evaluation criteria, scoring, threshold and process are described in the call document.

5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement

described in the call document.

Publication of the call: 30 SEPTEMBER 2025.

Deadline for submitting applications: 08 APRIL 2026 17:00 (Brussels time).

Evaluation period: APRIL - AUGUST 2026.

Information to applicants: SEPTEMBER 2026.

Signature of grant agreement: JANUARY 2027.

6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants

described in the call document.

Support & Resources

For help related to this call, please contact/

· your local Creative Europe desk

· or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency

Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ – Submission of proposals.

IT Helpdesk – Contact the IT helpdesk for questions such as forgotten passwords, access rights and roles, technical aspects of submission of proposals, etc.

Online Manual – Step-by-step online guide through the Portal processes from proposal preparation and evaluation to reporting on your ongoing project. Valid for all 2021-2027 programmes.

Latest Updates

Last Changed: September 30, 2025
The submission session is now available for: CREA-MEDIA-2026-VODNET