Source: European Parliament
MediaInvest[1], a part of the InvestEU[2] programme, is a dedicated equity investment vehicle aimed at stimulating private investment in the audiovisual and gaming sectors. It is implemented by the European Investment Fund[3] (EIF) on behalf of the Commission.
To date, the EIF has signed four deals under MediaInvest ( Logical Content Ventures (France), focusing on content production; Behold Ventures (Sweden) focusing on video games sector; IPR.VC (Finland) focusing on European films and TV series; Together S.L.P (France), focusing on audiovisual small and medium enterprises).
The EIF publishes once a year on its website a list of (i) financial intermediaries[4] being supported via InvestEU, including MediaInvest; and (ii) final beneficiaries[5] that have received financial support via InvestEU for an amount of at least EUR 500 000.
As announced in the communication ‘The Road to the next multiannual financial framework’[6], the Commission intends to present its proposal for the next multiannual financial framework in July 2025.
InvestEU aim at ensuring that financial intermediaries commit to invest a minimum amount into EU eligible companies. In addition, MediaInvest requires that a significant percentage of the investments targets audiovisual projects based in the EU.