Press Release

Public Hearing on "Television without frontiers: Challenge for the future" on 12 November in the European Parliament. Wim van Velzen MEP, Roy Perry MEP and Ruth Hieronymi MEP

Programme

A hearing to launch a debate on the revision of the "Television without frontiers" directive, and the implications of technological, economic and legal development for the future regulation of the audio-visual media in the EU




12 November 2002, 16.45-19.00 hours
European Parliament, Brussels
Room PHS 3C50


Chairman of the Session: Mr Wim Van Velzen, MEP, Vice-President of the EPP-ED Group
Co-Chairman: Mr Roy PERRY MEP

16.45-17.00	Welcome by Wim Van Velzen Introduction by Roy Perry
17.00-17.15	"What sort of deregulation of the rules on advertising for digital media?" Ross Biggam, Director-General, Association of Commercial Television in Europe
17.15-17.30	"The changed role of public broadcasters in the digital age" Jean STOCK, Secretary General, European Broadcasting Union
17.30-17.45	"Exclusive!: the marketing of sports rights" Günther von LOJEWSKI, Chairman of the Media Committee, Deutscher Sportbund
17.45-18.00	"At the touch of a button": the new technologies Frank PAULI, Vice President Marketing and Business Development in the European Region, Philips Consumer Electronics
18.00-18.15	"How to safeguard cultural diversity in a globalising world" Yvon Thiec, General Delegate, Eurocinema
18.15-18.50	Questions to the speakers, and discussion
18.50-19.00	Concluding remarks by Ruth Hieronymi, MEP