André Lange has retired from the European Audiovisual Observatory as at 1st June 2015. He maintains activities of independent expert in the field of film and audiovisual (policy and market analysis, history of early television,...).André is editing the website "Histoire de la télévision" and the blog, "L'alfarrabiste et la libellule"​ (http://alfa.blog.lemonde.fr), a subjective chronicle on daily life, books, films, arts. He is also publishing photographies on http://miroirmagique.viewbooks.com. In March 2022, with some colleagues around Europe, he created the Denis Diderot Committee to contribute to the restoration of the free flow of information (without war propaganda) between Europe and the Russian Federation. (See https://histv3.wixsite.com/denisdiderot/) André has worked at the European Audiovisual Observatory (Council of Europe) from 1993 to May 2015. He has acted as Head of the Department for Information on Markets and Financing. He was the editor and co-author of 20 editions of the Yearbook, has designed the initial versions of the databases LUMIERE and MAVISE. He also also edited various issues of the FOCUS and numerous reports and presentations.Prior to joining the European Audiovisual Observatory in 1993 as part of the initial team, had a distinguished international career as a researcher, specialising in socio-economic aspects of the European media sector. Worked as university lecturer and researcher at the University of Liège, the European Institute for the Media in Manchester, the University of Paris-Dauphine and the Free University of Brussels, and held a lecturer traineeship (1988-89) with the Directorate of Human Rights at the Council of Europe. Headed the Audiovisual and Cultural Industries Department of the French research institute IDATE (1989-1993).Has published a large number of books, studies and scientific papers for international bodies, national ministries, professional organisations and research institutes. Formerly was lecturer on the History of television at the Free University of Brussels. Doctorate in Communications Studies from the University of Liège (1986). Member of the Académie André Delvaux and of the European Film Academy.