New Framework Contract for the European Commission

PARIS, August 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

Spotter is one of the 3 companies chosen by the European Commission to monitor and analyse EU related topics across the media in 27 Member States and third countries.

Spotter has an excellent track record in managing media monitoring and analysis at a European and worldwide level for institutions such as the UK Home Office or the Council of Europe, and has been working for various Directorates-General (departments) of the European Commission for many years now.

After a long tender process involving the major players in the industry, the framework contract for media analysis, worth up to €7m over four years, has been granted to 3 companies: Spotter as the second contractor in a Consortium with Huntsworth plc, Echo, the first on the list, and Carma, the third.

Spotter has more than 10 years experience, providing high quality Media and Social Media Decisional Analytics by combining professional media analysis and monitoring with state-of-the-art technology for major companies, agencies and institutions, in a wide range of sectors.  

Spotter's mission within this framework contract is to provide dedicated solutions for the European Commission with impartial and accurate media analysis of how the EU, the European Commission and EU policies and activities are perceived by the media and by different target audiences in member States of the European Union, as well as in a range of third countries.

Ana Athayde, Spotter's CEO: "Being chosen, once again, by the European Commission shows that Spotter's know-how and experience on European issues is recognised at the highest international level. I am very proud of the team at Spotter and delighted that our unique mix of technology and human expertise meets the expectations and requirements of major organisations."

For more information, please contact:

Céline Molina   +33(0)4-6768-6177 / +33(0)629-176-911 / cmolina@spotter.com

For more information about Spotter:  http://www.spotter.com

For more information about Huntsworth Plc: http://www.huntsworth.com