• NEM Initiative / New European Media Initiative is leading European Network for Media and Creative Industries

• NEM Initiative mission is to foster the impact of interactive technologies on the future of new media

• NEM Initiative task is interaction between Media, Content, Creative industries, Social Media, Broadcasting and Telecom sectors as well as Consumer electronics

• NEM Initiative goal is to develop a common innovation environment for the new European media landscape

NEM Summit 2025, in Berlin on 21/22 October 2025

NEM Summit 2025

~ Connected Realities: Co-Creating Europe’s Ethical, Inclusive, and Sustainable Future Media ~

The 16^th edition of the NEM Summit will be organized in Berlin on 21/22 October 2025.

The NEM Summit 2025 will include, among others, the following topics of discussion:

• Virtual worlds for vertical industries
• 3D / XR in Cultural Heritage
• Ethical and business aspects of virtual worlds
• Networked media session
• Generative AI in Media: Enabling new perspectives
• Media tools, services, standards, and methodologies for an Inclusive XR Media Europe,

… and much more

The NEM Summit 2025 will be supported by our NEM member Fraunhofer FOKUS, kindly offering venue for the event (Kaiserin-Augusta-Allee 31, 10589 Berlin, Germany).

Other sponsors:

Transmedia Catalonia / AccessCat Network

Celebrating 20 Years of NEM

It is with deep sorrow that NEM announces the passing of its Steering Board Member, Professor Jose Manuel Menéndez, a distinguished academic and a highly respected figure in the telecommunications community.

Professor Jose Manuel Menéndez passed away on Thursday, 18 September 2025

A Doctor of Telecommunications Engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), he had been a dedicated member of the Department of Signals, Systems and Radiocommunications since 1988. Since 2015, he served as Director of the RTVE-UPM Chair, where he led pioneering research on new formats for audio and video signals and their transmission. He was also the founder and long-serving Director of the Group of Application of Visual Telecommunications (GATV), which he led from 2004 to 2019.

Professor Menéndez was a loyal and valued member of the NEM community for many years. His expertise, commitment, and human qualities have left a lasting mark, and he will be remembered with gratitude and affection.

On behalf of the Chairmanship, Secretariat, and Steering Board, we extend our heartfelt condolences to José Manuel’s family, colleagues, and loved ones in this time of loss.

Celebrating 20 Years of NEM

20 years since the Birth of a New Industry Sector – European Technology Platform for Networked and Electronic Media Launched by Leading European Players!

The NEM Initiative has been established at its 1^st General Assembly, held on 29 June 2005 in Brussels, where the leading European players from the telecommunications, electronics, audiovisual, and media industries have joined forces in NEM to foster the development of new audiovisual and multimedia broadband services.

Read a related article here.

Elections for Members of NEM Steering Board

The NEM Steering Board elections will be carried out on at the NEM Summit 2025 in Berlin on 21/22 October 2025.

Important dates:

• The NEM steering board positions are open to all organizations that are registered as a NEM member until 31 August 2025
• 8 October 2025 – Deadline for nomination of candidates: All nominations have to be submitted via e-mail to: contact([at])nem-initiative.org.

More information and further details about elections can be found in Call for Nomination of Candidates.

Online Workshop, held on 15^th May 2025

What are the Media/Entertainment sector requirements in terms of connectivity?

Agenda and selected presentations for download

Pierre-Yves Danet, 6G-IA, Opening remarks, Agenda

Miguel Gonzales-Sancho, DG Connect E1, Opening statement

Colin Willcock, 6G-IA Chairman, Opening statement

Pavlos Fournogerakis, SNS JU office, Opening statement

Bernard Barani, 6G-IA, 6G Vision

Silvia Boi, NEM Vice Chair, NEM Vision

Mike Matton, VRT, Public Private Partnership for Virtual Worlds

Dr Jordi J Gimenez, 5G-MAG, 5G MAG vision

Pierre-Yves Danet, 6G-IA, Discussion, identification of key requirements, Wrap up, next steps