EUROPEAN TELEVISION DIALOGUE
Forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences between the TV industries
in Eastern and Western Europe

Press Releases

Berlin, November 24, 2007
Synopsis of the 5. EUROPEAN TELEVISION DIALOGUE

Panel I: „EU-accession: The changing media landscapes of Bulgaria and Romania”
„Foreign investors structure the Bulgarian and Romanian media markets”

Panel II: „IPTV in Central and Eastern Europe”
„Come to Russia and you will see the digital future of Western Europe”.

Panel III: „Media co-operations between Russia and Western Europe”
„The Russian media market does not need the West”

Panel IV: „Poland in German media and Germany in Polish media”
„Neighbourly Relations between Poland and Germany: Television without Pictures?”

Detailed press release as PDF download (253kb)

Berlin, November 14, 2007

Both Bulgaria and Romania joined the EU lately. How much do we actually know about these new partners in Europe? You will have to admit: not much. The first panel will give you insight to the media landscape of those two countries in which also German companies play a very active role. Rüdiger Oppers (Editor-in-Chief of NRZ and delegate of the WAZ Media Group) and Sevda Shishmanova (member of the BNT Board) as well as other prominent guests will give an account of the development in both countries.
Everyone talks about internet TV, but little is known about what is really being developed and planned by large media and broadcasting corporations: Ferdinand Kayser (CEO of SES Astra), Wojciech Kostrzewa (CEO of ITI Group Poland) and Guido Baumhauer (Director Distribution, former editor-in-chief of "Deutsche Welle's" internet portal who plays a pioneer role in the internet campaign of public broadcasters) will throw light on the current situation.
The media landscape in Russia differs greatly from Western Europe. Nevertheless, there are numerous overlaps, shared interests, investments and co-operations. Heavy reservations and fears can be found consistently in regards to Russian investments in Western Europe and the development of democracy in Russia. These and other questions are to be discussed and answered in the third panel. Michael Schlicht (CEO of 20th Century Fox CIS) and Vitaly Shub (Vice General Director of SISTEMA MASS MEDIA) and others will participate in this panel.
It will be interesting to see whether the relation between Poland and Germany will change after the recent Polish elections. How Germany is presented in Polish media, and Poland in German media, will be the topic of the last panel in which Adam Michnik (Editor-in-Ehief of "Gazeta Wyborcza") and Matthias Matussek (editor-in-chief of the cultural department in "Der Spiegel") will take part.
The panels will be professionally moderated and therefore discussions on a high level are guaranteed: Dr. Franz Stark, known as host of the ARD Magazin "Der Weltspiegel" and distinguished expert for the Balkans; Grazyna Torbicka, journalist, art reviewer and popular TV host at TVP2 (Poland); Tamás Frei who hosts his own one-hour infotainment program, the "Frei-Dossier", on the Hungarian channel TV2; last but not least Miodrag Soric, editor-in-chief of DW-Radio and Head of the Eastern Europe editorial department of "Deutsche Welle" since January 2000.
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Berlin, 22. Oktober 2007
INVITATION FOR THE PRESS

The media scene of Central- and Eastern Europe is developing more rapidly than in Western Europe. The current technical as well as cultural advancement of the media in the region is bringing forth a two-digit growth rate in these future markets of media and communications.

Europe's most important east-west media conference aims to facilitate the transfer of know-how and the bundling of synergies: The discussion of experiences with the most influential media managers of east and west allows for an advancement of professionalism in these markets.

The organizers of the conference as well as the Chairman of the EUROPEAN TELEVISION DIALOGUE, Reinhard Klimmt (former State Premier, former Federal Minister) will again expect numerous prominent speakers to attend and thus providing a lively exchange of facts, opinions and visions concerning the media landscape in Central and Eastern Europe, including Russia.

We cordially invite you to this event

on 22. November 2007
From 9:00 am to 18:00 pm
in the Federal Foreign Office Werderscher Markt 1
10117 Berlin

We are pleased that the Federal Foreign Minister of Germany, Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, will open the conference.

The former State Premier and former Federal Minister for Economy and Labour, Wolfgang Clement will hold the traditional keynote speech "Visions of European Television". During his time as State Premier, the media expert Wolfgang Clement helped Northrine-Westfalia to become one of the leading media locations in Europe.

Its thematic priorities are:

EU accession - the changing media landscapes of Bulgaria and Romania
IPTV in Central and Eastern Europe
Media investments between Russia and Western Europe
Poland in German and Germany in Polish media

Elmar Heggen, CFO & Head of the Corporate Centre, RTL Group, Luxembourg, Ferdinand Kayser, President & CEO, SES-Astra, Luxembourg, Wojciech Kostrzewa, President, CEO, ITI Group, Poland, Matthias Matussek, Head of the Culture Department, Der Spiegel, Germany, Dr. Ivan Nikoltchev, Media and Information Society Division, Directorate General of Human Rights and Legal Affairs, Council of Europe, Pavel Stantchev, Executive Director, TV Nova, Bulgaria, Dr. Franz Stark, Journalist, Germany, Grazyna Torbicka, TV-Journalist, TVP, Poland, Michael Westphal, Managing Director, tv1.de, Germany, Hans-Holger Albrecht, CEO, Modern TimesGroup, Sweden (requested), Horia Cazan, Technical Director, TVR, Tomania, Konstantin Ernst, General Director, Channel One, Russia (requested), Eldar Razroev, President & CEO, Sistema Mass Media, Russia, Wolfgang Kenntemich, Editor in Chief, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, Germany, Vladimir V. Kotenev, Ambassador of the Russian Federation, Germany (requested), Tomasz Lis, TV-Journalist, Poland (requested), Adam Michnik, Editor in Chief, Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland , Miodrag Soric, Editor in Chief, DW-Radio and Head of the Central and Eastern European Department, Deutsche Welle, Germany.
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Berlin, October 16, 2007
Federal Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier opens the 5th European Television Dialogue on 22 November 2007, in the Federal Foreign Office Berlin.
After four successful events in Munich and Budapest the current fifth EUROPEAN TELEVISION DIALOGUE 2007 takes place in Berlin.

This year's central topics are:

EU-accession – the changing media landscapes of Bulgaria and Romania
IPTV in Central and Eastern Europe
Media investments between Russia and Western Europe
Poland in German and Germany in Polish media

The traditional keynote “Visions of European Television” will be held by the former State Premier of North Rhine-Westphalia and former “Superminister” Wolfgang Clement.
A COMPANY Consulting & Licensing AG as well as the Chairman of the EUROPEAN TELEVISION DIALOGUE, Reinhard Klimmt (former Prime Minister and former Federal Minister) are expecting numerous prominent speakers and panellists from several European neighbouring countries, Russia and Germany.

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Berlin/Munich, October 20th, 2006
On October 17th, 2006, right before the Munich Media Days, the international TV forum EUROPEAN TELEVISION DIALOGUE took place for the third time at the Literaturhaus in Munich,. 120 top managers from TV broadcasters, producers, top representatives from broadcasting institutions, financial and sales people, as well as politicians and media experts from 15 Eastern, Central and Western European countries discussed the topics
"Sports - From Ambush Marketing to the Zenith of Rating"
"Export and Import of Cultural Values through Television - e.g. Turkey"
"Digitalization in Central and Eastern Europe - the Price of Diversity?"
"Public Television - Catch 22 with the Authorities"
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Berlin/Munich, September 6th, 2006
New members, new cultures, new players: Europe's growing TV-landscape is exciting and challenging at the same time. Today, the exchange of experiences and expectations is more important than ever. The EUROPEAN TELEVISION DIALOGUE, organized by A Company Consulting & Licensing AG and gotoBavaria, a department of the FilmFernsehFonds Bayern GmbH, (Film and Television Media Fund, Bavaria), has been established in the third year as THE platform for TV-professionals from East and West: On October 17th, 2006, just before the Media Days, the next EUROPEAN TELEVISION DIALOGUE takes place in Munich. The conference is the perfect place to share views with experts from the TV industry and the world of media politics in both Eastern and Western Europe and to discuss with high-ranking personalities about cultural barriers and open doors, current trends and media policy developments.
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Budapest/Berlin/Munich, June 14th, 2006
On June 21st, 2006, the day before DISCOP, the international TV forum EUROPEAN TELEVISION DIALOGUE will take place at Budapest's famous Gerbeaud Ház. It offers the unique possibility to discuss cultural experiences, professional business models and media-policy visions with high-ranking personalities from TV industry and the world of media politics from all over Europe. The one-day conference is THE opportunity to talk about chances and risks in the TV business after the EU opening.
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Budapest/Berlin/Munich, May 17th, 2006
Five weeks to go: On June 21st, 2006, the day before DISCOP, the international TV forum EUROPEAN TELEVISION DIALOGUE will take place at Budapest's famous Gerbeaud Ház. It is not for nothing that the EUROPEAN TELEVISION DIALOGUE, which was already held successfully twice in Munich, was established as the forum for the media branch in East and West. The new variety in the European TV market holds opportunities and dangers - reason enough for this exchange of views between professionals from all over Europe. TV executives and political personalities will once again assure lively discussions and trendsetting contents.
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Berlin/Munich/Budapest, March 8th, 2006
As Europe continues to grow, the questions and challenges linked to the television business increase. A Company Consulting & Licensing AG and gotoBavaria, a department of the FilmFernsehFonds Bayern GmbH, (Film and Television Media Fund, Bavaria), the organizers of the EUROPEAN TELEVISION DIALOGUE, have recognized the growing demand for an East-West dialogue within the European television industry. After the vast success of the years 2004 and 2005, this year's EUROPEAN TELEVISION DIALOGUE will present its platform twice:
in Budapest, Hungary on June 21st, 2006 (the day before DISCOP) and in Munich, Germany on October 17th, 2006 (the day before Medientage München).
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Berlin/Munich, November 1st, 2005
Excellent Response to the 2ND EUROPEAN TELEVISION DIALOGUE
The EUROPEAN TV DIALOGUE has become established as an international forum for the exchange of information between Eastern and Western European TV industries.
n 25 October 2005, more than 120 high-level personalities from the television industry and media policy from 15 Eastern and Western European countries attended the 2nd EUROPEAN TELEVISION DIA-LOGUE in Munich.
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