FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 20, 2005
Contact:
Loretta Ramos
(212) 621-6785
lramos@mtr.org
The
Museum of Television & Radio
Convenes
International Council Meeting in
October
23 to 25, 2005
A Forum for Worldwide Communications Leaders
To Discuss Global Media Issues
Meeting Hosted by
CanWest Global Communications Corp.; CBC/Radio-Canada;
Bell Globemedia, CTV Inc.; COGECO Inc.;
Power Corporation of
New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA—The Museum of Television & Radio’s
International Council, a worldwide forum of leading international media and
communications executives, will convene its ninth meeting in Montréal, Canada,
from October 23 to 25, 2005, marking the first time the event will be held in
North America. Six leading Canadian companies are serving as
hosts for the Montréal meeting, with lead host CanWest Global Communications Corp. being joined by cohosts
CBC/Radio-Canada; Bell Globemedia, CTV Inc.; COGECO Inc.; Power Corporation of
First organized by The Museum of
Television & Radio in 1995, the International Council provides a forum for international media leaders to
discuss critical industry issues that transcend borders. This year's conference
will address topics such as programming for the “anywhere, anytime” consumer, the
shifting distribution landscape, digital piracy, and the future of
advertising. Discussion leaders and
speakers include Dr. Henry A. Kissinger; Frank A. Bennack, Jr., chairman of the
Museum’s Board of Trustees and vice chair of the Hearst Corporation; Leonard J.
Asper, president and CEO of CanWest Global Communications Corp.; and Robert
Rabinovitch, president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada.
"This
annual gathering offers media leaders from around the world a valuable
opportunity to come together and share perspectives on common issues facing the
industry,” said Frank A. Bennack, Jr., chairman of the Museum’s Board
of Trustees.
“We are delighted to hold our first meeting in
The schedule
of this year’s panel discussions is as follows:
Monday,
October 24, 2005
•Programming for the “Anywhere, Anytime” Consumer and the Shifting
Distribution Landscape
•The Future of Advertising
•Digital Piracy: The Global Challenge
•The View from the Financial Markets
About The Museum of Television & Radio's
International Council
Organized by The
Museum of Television & Radio in 1995, the role of the International Council
is to promote the international preservation of programming; increase the
Museum's collection of international programs; advance the exchange of ideas
among leaders in media, entertainment, and communications industries around the
world; and foster a community among those leaders. The Council also encourages communications
leaders to develop similar institutions in their respective countries and to
further cooperative relationships with the Museum and international media
organizations in the
Council meetings have been held in Rome, Berlin, Madrid, Paris, London,
Vienna, Beijing, and Cape Town, and have included the participation of Prime
Minister Lamberto Dini and President Scalfaro of Italy, Chancellor Helmut Kohl
and President Roman Herzog of Germany, King Juan Carlos I of Spain, President
Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Lionel Jospin of France, Prime Minister Tony
Blair of England, Federal President Dr. Thomas Klestil of Austria, President Jiang Zemin of the People’s Republic of China, and President Thabo Mbeki
of the Republic of South Africa. Country hosts
have included RTL Television, Antenne 3 Televisión, RTVE, Canal+, British Sky
Broadcasting Group plc, Carlton Communications plc, NTL, Telewest Communications,
United Pan Europe Communications, ORF Austrian Broadcasting Corporation/Radio
and Television, Sun Media Group Holdings
Limited, South African Broadcasting Corporation Limited, and Primedia Ltd.
The activities
of The Museum of Television & Radio’s International Council are made
possible by generous grants from Booz Allen Hamilton, Gustave M. and Rita
E. Hauser, Morgan Stanley, Nielsen Media Research, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Entertainment and Media Practice, and Royal Philips Electronics.
About The Museum of Television
& Radio
The Museum of Television & Radio, with locations in
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The Museum of Television & Radio in New York,
located at 25 West 52 Street in Manhattan, is open Tuesdays through Sundays
from noon to 6:00 p.m. and until 8:00 p.m. on Thursdays. The Museum of
Television & Radio in