[ecrea] Workshop: Public Service Broadcasting in Europe in the Digital Age

Workshop: Public Service Broadcasting in Europe in the Digital Age

Friday, 1st July 2011

Conference Room 2, Xfi building, University of Exeter




The workshop investigates convergence in the regulation of public service b=
roadcasting in Europe in a comparative context. The focus is the European C=
ommission's role in policy transfer in particular given that Member States =
have to clarify the subsidy of psbs under state aid rules. We shall be look=
ing at general definitions of public service broadcasting, examining the Eu=
ropean Commission's interpretation of these (and whether the UK model is be=
ing drawn upon as a benchmark), and implementation in the different nationa=
l contexts.
9: 00 - 9.30 Registration
9.30 - 10.00 Introduction
Alison Harcourt, University of Exeter and Richard Collins, Open University

10.00 - 10.45 Public Service Broadcasting - theory, general principles and =
remit
David Elstein, Broadcasting Policy

10.45 - 11.15 Tea and Coffee

11.15 - 12.00 EU state aid rules: was the BBC public value test an inspirat=
ion?
Anna Herold, European Commission, DG Information Society

12.00 - 12.45 Reforming public service broadcasting within the EU context: =
a comparison of the UK and France
David Levy, University of Oxford, Reuters Institute

12.45 - 14.00 Lunch - to be served in the Lecture Theatre foyer, Xfi Buildi=
ng

14.00 - 14.45 Germany: the 'Drei Stufen Test' and its consequences.
Roberto Su=E1rez Candel, Hans Bredow Institut f=FCr Medienforschung

14.45 - 15.30 Public service broadcasting reform in Italy
Chris Hanretty, University of East Anglia
Marco Orofini, University of Milan

15.30 - 15.45 Tea and Coffee

15.45 - 16.30 Soft governance promoting policy coordination: the case of ps=
b
Maria Michalis, University of Westminster

16.30 - 17.00
Final Comments and Close


Dr. A. Harcourt, Jean Monnet Chair
Centre for European Governance
Department of Politics, University of Exeter
tel: +44 1392 724508
fax: +44 1392 723305
http://socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk/politics/staff/harcourt/
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