The 28th and 29th of April the Institute for European Studies (IES) and the Center for Studies on Media Information and Telecommunication (IBBT-SMIT) of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel organized a two-day conference on the genesis, evolution and future of private television in Europe.
In 1989, the Television without Frontiers Directive opened up European broadcasting markets. Monopolies were abolished and a market logic was introduced in a, traditionally, nationally embedded sector. The liberalization of the broadcasting sector in Europe gave rise to both fears and enormous aspirations.
This conference seized the momentum of 20 years of television liberalization policies in Europe to critically evaluate the contributions of private television to cultural diversity, democracy and economic development, assessed its strengths and weaknesses and built a forum for constructive debate among academics, policy makers and practitioners about past, present and future perspectives on private television.
A selection of papers were published in an edited collection on 20 years of private television in Europe and beyond.
All presentations are online now!
Pictures of this two-day conference can be found here.
Location: Brussels
Venue: Crowne Plaza Brussels – La Palace, Rue Gineste 3 |
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