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 To be sent by e-mail or fax before 15 November 2005 to: Global Competition Law Centre College of Europe, Bruges E-mail : [email protected] Fax : +32-50-47.74.00 Name: ……………………..……………………………………………………………………………….. Position: ………………..………………………………………………………………………………….. Company/Institution: ..…………………………………………………………………........................ Address: ……..…………………………………………………………………………………………….. V.A.T. number …………………………………………………………………………………………….. Telephone: …..…………………………………………………………………….………………………. Fax: ………...……………………………………………………………………………………………….. E-mail: ….…………………………………………………………………………………........................ Invoice for: O company O participant Payment/Fee: O Normal rate 400 /274 £ O Rate for academics and public officials: 200 / 137 £ I have transferred the amount of /£ .......... to the 001-4152050-41 bank account (Fortis Bank, Vlamingstraat 78, BE-8000 Brugge); IBAN Number: BE88 0014 1520 5041; SWIFT: GEBABEBB) Date: ………………………………… Signature: .