GCLC-BT Conference 5 December 2005, London Competition Law and Media Content

I. MORNING SESSION

9:00 – 9:10 General introduction to the conference Damien Geradin Director of the GCLC Paolo Palmigiano Head of Competition and Regulatory Law, BT Retail

9:10 – 9:30 Welcome words Dan Marks CEO TV Services, BT Paolo Palmigiano Head of Competition and Public Law, BT Retail

SESSION 1: THE LAW AND ECONOMICS OF MEDIA CONTENT

9:30 – 10:00 The economics of media content Stefan Szymanski Professor of Economics, Tanaka Business School, Imperial College London

10:00 – 10:30 Overview of the legal framework applicable to the media content Romano Subiotto Partner, Cleary Gottlieb

10:30 – 10:50 Coffee break

SESSION 2: REGULATORY AND COMPETITION LAW APPROACHES TO MEDIA CONTENT IN THE EU, THE UK, AND THE US

10:50 – 11:10 The situation in the EU Speaker from the European Commission to be advised

11:10 – 11:30 The situation in the UK Becket McGrath Partner, Berwin Leighton Paisner

11:30 – 11:50 The situation in the US John Thorne Deputy General Counsel, Verizon

11:50 – 12:20 Roundtable discussion

12:20 – 13:30 Lunch break

II. AFTERNOON SESSION

13:30 – 13:50 Tomorrow’s world – How will the media content industry look like in the future

SESSION 3: CURRENT ISSUES REGARDING MEDIA CONTENT Chairman: Bernard Amory, Partner, Jones Day

13:50 – 14:10 Competition law issues raised by exclusivity Didier Théophile Partner, Darrois, Villey, Maillot et Brochier

14:10 – 14:30 Cross platform bundling of rights Andrea Appella Vice President & Associate General Counsel - Time Warner Europe

14:30 – 14:50 Collective selling and buying of premium content rights Helmut Brockelman Partner, Martinez Lage & Associados

14: 50 – 15:20 Commentators Dr. Adrian Fikentscher, Legal counsel, EBU Simon Bishop, Partner, RBB Economics Denis Waelbroeck, Partner, Ashurst

15:20 – 15:40 Coffee break

SESSION 4: EMERGING ISSUES REGARDING THE MEDIA CONTENT INDUSTRY Chairman: Stephen Edwards, Partner, Richards Butler

15:40 – 16:00 The law and economics of access to set-top box Damien Geradin Director, GCLC and Of Counsel, Howrey, LLP and Reto Bleisch Senior Economist, Cablecom

16:00 – 16:20 The delivery of media content through 3G handsets Sarah Podesta Solicitor, Competition Law – Vodafone Group Legal Department

16:20 – 16:40 Legal issues regarding digital management rights Stefan Lechler Head of Competition Law, Deutsche Telekom

16:40 – 17:10 Commentators Tommaso Valetti, Reader in Economics, Tanaka Business School, Imperial College London Luigi Prosperetti, Professor of Economics, University of Milan – La Bicocca

17:10 – 17:30 General roundtable

17:30 Cocktails REGISTRATION FORM

Competition Law and Media Content

Conference organised by the Global Competition Law Centre (GCLC) in association with British Telecommunications plc

London 5 December 2005

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