CSM
CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE MEDIA
BUDAPEST—VIENNA—BRUSSELS
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[ CONSULTANCY + THINK-TANK ]

Making public interest information financially sustainable.

We work with digital news publishers, creators, media funders and policymakers to improve the financial sustainability of information ventures in Europe and beyond.

Publishers & creators

We advise on audience revenues, commercial partnerships, business, product and content development and choosing the right technology.

Funders & investors

We work with the largest media funders and developers (private and public) on investment strategies, partner selection, due diligence and program implementation.

Policymakers

We work with decision-makers to secure fair, stable and equitable funding for digital media and to introduce new mechanisms like matching funds and investment subsidies.

100+ PUBLISHERS & FUNDERS ADVISED€10M+ FUNDING & INVESTMENT SECURED
01 · SERVICES

What we do

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02 · PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM

The CSM Partnership Program

For organizations that want direct access to our expertise, intelligence and advocacy work, all year round.

BECOME A PARTNER →
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Monthly 1:1 consultations
Book an online session each month with any member of our team to discuss media funding, revenue strategy, business development, EU projects, grants, AI implementation, audience surveys, newsroom operations or anything else you would like our help with.
02
EU funding dashboard
Explore 12 years of journalism-related EU funding: 800 projects, more than 1,800 organisations and over €870 million awarded. See who received money, which projects and themes were funded, grant sizes, and the coordinator premium across funding streams.
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Briefings
Join regular partners-only briefings on funding opportunities, EU budgets, funding reform, policy changes and other strategic developments. You will be invited to exclusive discussions of our latest industry reports, where you can ask questions and meet leading experts and practitioners.
04
Full MFM access
Get full access to the complete Media Finance Monitor archive (more than two years of reporting and analysis) plus exclusive partners-only editions offering strategic analysis, intelligence and practical insights into the developments shaping media funding and the media business.

An individual journalist, a small local newsroom, a community outlet or simply can't afford the fee right now? Reach out anyway and we'll figure it out.

03 · OUR NEWSLETTER · FUNDS4MEDIA.ORG

Media Finance Monitor

The weekly newsletter where newsroom leaders, funders and media entrepreneurs come to understand how money really moves through the information ecosystem — funding calls, business models, policy and platform shifts, decoded into strategies you can use.

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