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Press ReleaseStrasbourg, 2 August 2007
Watch the Observatory's Broadband conference on video |
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The European Audiovisual Observatory has made available the videos of the conference it organised jointly with the Media Center at New York Law School last September which focused on
This was the first time that the Observatory, the Council of Europe's audiovisual information collection centre, joined forces with its long-standing partner, the Media Center of the prestigious New York Law School, in order to create a joint event which would take a look at what the future holds for broadband video - from both sides of the pond.
The conference examined the changes in the technology and economic models of broadband video and also tackled the new regulatory and legal issues in this field. Specific topics such as release windows, video on demand and digital rights management were examined.
You can now watch each presentation, in the order of the conference, under the following links:
Film 1:
http://origin.eastbaymedia.com/~nyls/asx/media_reporter/mr_broadband_01.asx
Prof. Michael Botein, Media Center, New York Law School.
Dr. Susanne Nikoltchev, Head of the Department for Legal Information, European Audiovisual Observatory.Welcome and Introductory remarks.
Film 2:
http://origin.eastbaymedia.com/~nyls/asx/media_reporter/mr_broadband_02.asx
A. Technological Changes (continued) - Prof. A. Michael Noll, University of Southern California plus discussion.
Film 3:
http://origin.eastbaymedia.com/~nyls/asx/media_reporter/mr_broadband_03.asx
Key Business Issues affecting the potential mass market consumer adoption of broadband video - Arash Amel, Screen Digest.
New Economic Models - Dr. André Lange, Head of the Department for Information on Markets and Financing, European Audiovisual Observatory.
Film 4:
New Economic Models (continued) - Dr. André Lange, Head of the Department for Information on Markets and Financing, European Audiovisual Observatory.
Film 5:
New Economic Models (continued) - Dr. André Lange, Head of the Department for Information on Markets and Financing, European Audiovisual Observatory.
Film 6:
Next Generation US Broadband Networks - Dr. Larry Derby, Derby and Associates, Washington D.C.
Film 7:
Next Generation US Broadband Networks (continued) - Dr. Larry Derby, Derby and Associates, Washington D.C. and discussion.
Film 8:
Introduction - Dr. Susanne Nikoltchev, Head of the Department for Legal Information, European Audiovisual Observatory
Regulatory and Legal Issues - Prof. Ad Van Loon, VECAI, Amsterdam
Film 9:
Regulatory and Legal Issues (continued) - Prof. Ad Van Loon, VECAI, Amsterdam
New Regulatory and Legal Issues - Prof. Ellen Goodman, Rutgers Law School, Camden
Film 10:
New Regulatory and Legal Issues (continued) - Prof. Ellen Goodman, Rutgers Law School, Camden.
Film 11:
New Regulatory and Legal Issues (continued) - Prof. Ellen Goodman, Rutgers Law School, Camden and discussion.
Film 12:
DRMs from a European Perspective - Francisco Cabrera-Blazquez, Analyst from the Observatory's Department for Legal Information.
Copyright infringement in the US - Peter Johnson, New York Law School.
Film 13:
Copyright infringement in the US (continued) - Peter Johnson, Professor, New York Law School.
Film 14:
http://origin.eastbaymedia.com/~nyls/asx/media_reporter/mr_broadband_14.asx
New Regulatory and Legal Issues - Prof. Charles Davidson, Advanced Communications, Law and Policy Institute, New York Law School.
New Regulatory and Legal Issues - Prof. Eli Noam, CITI, Colombia University, New York.
Journalists, please
contact:
Alison Hindhaugh, Information and Press Officer, tel.: +33 (0) 3 88 14 44 10
-E-mail: alison.hindhaugh@coe.int
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The European Audiovisual Observatory Set up in December 1992, the European Audiovisual Observatory's mission is to gather and distribute information on the audiovisual industry in Europe. The Observatory is a European public service body comprised of 37 member states and the European Union, represented by the European Commission. It operates within the legal framework of the Council of Europe and works alongside a number of partner and professional organisations from within the industry and with a network of correspondents. In addition to contributions to conferences, other major activities are the publication of a Yearbook, newsletters and reports, the compilation and management of databases and the provision of information through the Observatory’s Internet site (http://www.obs.coe.int). |
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