After in previous years collaborative events with the Institute for Media Law took place (1998 about: "Juridical and Economical Questions about Financing the Public Service Broadcasting in consideration of European Law", 1999 about "Market Power and Control of Concentration on the Television Market" and 2000 about: "Freedom of Broadcasting, Competition and Economic Interest in Profit using the Example of Sports"), also in 2001 both institutes organized a conference together. It took place on the 11th of May and dealt with "Deregulation of Broadcasting in the course of Technical Convergence?" from an economical and a juridical perspective.There were about 250 participants from different fields as politics, economy and economy of media.

Program of the conference on the 11th May 2001:

"Deregulation of Broadcasting in the course of technical convergence?"

Prof. Dr. Horst M. Scheelhaaß, Institute for Broadcasting Economics:
Welcome Speech

A. Technical Convergence - changing Contents and Forms of Use?

Dr. dieter Hoff, Technical Director of WDR:
Technical Convergence - Facts and Perspectives

Werner Lauff, Bertelsmann AG:
New Content and Forms of Use as a Consequence of Technical Convergence

B. Deregulatiom as a Consequence of Technical Convergence?

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Martin Bullinger, University of Freiburg:
Deregulatiom as a Consequence of Technical Convergence? The Juridical Perspective

Dr. Manfred Kops, Institute for Broadcasting Economics:
Deregulatiom as a Consequence of Technical Convergence? The Economical Perspective

C. Political Consequences concerning Broadcasting

Prof. Dr. Wolf-Dieter Ring, Bayerische Landeszentrale für Neue Medien:
Opportunities and Boundaries of national Deregulation of Television Broadcasters

Prof. Dr. Dieter Dörr, University of Mainz:
Opportunities and Boundaries of supranational Deregulation of Television Broadcasters

Prof. Dr. Hanns Prütting, Director of the Institute for Media Law
Closing Words