Don't Look Back in Anger. Forward-Looking Strategies for the German TV Market 2003

Monday, June 23th, 14:00 – 17:30 hrs, 

Following two years of crisis management, confident forward-looking strategies are needed for the German TV market. The Cologne Conference analyzes current developments and their consequences for broadcasters, the production industry, and the program.

Host: Frank Thomsen, Stern ________________________________________________________________________________________

14.00 hrs - 14.30 hrs
Keynote
Strategic Options for the German TV Market 2003
Prof. Dr. Insa Sjurts
, International Management Institute, University Flensburg ________________________________________________________________________________________

14.30 hrs - 15.15 hrs
Panel
Ad-driven Broadcasting – an Obsolescent Model?
Thomas Koch
, CEO, tkmStarcom, Düsseldorf
Dr. Walter Neuhauser, President, IP Network, Paris
Hubertus von Lobenstein, Managing Director, BBDO Group Germany GmbH, Düsseldorf
Uwe Becker, Media Director, Unilever Deutschland GmbH, Hamburg ________________________________________________________________________________________

15.15 hrs - 15.30 hrs Coffee break ________________________________________________________________________________________

15.30 hrs - 16.30 hrs
Panel
Forward-looking Strategies for the German TV Market
Wolf Bauer
, Chairman of the Board of Directors, UFA Film- und TV Produktions GmbH, Potsdam
Dr. Günter Struve, Program Director, ARD, Munich
Wolfram Winter, Managing Director & Program Director, Universal Studios Networks Deutschland GmbH, Munich
Prof. Dr. Wolf-Dieter Ring, President, Bayerische Landeszentrale für neue Medien, Munich
Dr. Constantin Lange, Managing Director, RTL New Media GmbH, Cologne
Martin Hoffmann, Managing Director, SAT.1, Berlin