Tim Raats is associate professor at the Communication Sciences department. He teaches courses on media policy and economics, and coordinates Medialab in the Bachelor Communication Sciences. Tim is head of the Media Economics and Policy Research unit at imec-SMIT, VUB.
He obtained a PhD in Media and Communication Studies in 2014 on the role and position of public service broadcasting in a networked media environment. He specialises in policy and market research on production and distribution of audiovisual content in small media markets, EU media policy and public service media policy. Tim coordinated several research projects for the Minister of Media, the Department of Culture, Youth and Media, the Sector Council for Media in Flanders and the public broadcaster VRT. Since 2018, he is also appointed member of the Board of Governors of the Flanders Audiovisual Fund.
You can find his most recent publications on this page.