Conference on the Latest Developments in Media Regulation: European Challenges and Attempted Solutions

Place of event: Károli Gáspár Református Egyetem Bölcsészettudományi Kar Díszterme
1088 Budapest, Reviczky utca 4.
Date of event: 3 November 2016
09:00–13:00

The Department of Infocommunication Law of the Faculty of Law of Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary and the Institute for Media Studies of the Media Council of the National Media and Infocommunications Authority is organizing a conference entitled ‘The Latest Developments in Media Regulation: European Challenges and Attempted Solutions’.

Date and time: Thursday, 3 November 2016, 09.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.

Venue: Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church, Faculty of Arts, Auditorium (1088 Budapest, Reviczky u. 4.)

Attendance at the conference is free of charge, but registration is required. If you wish to attend, please contact us by e-mail at balla.marta@mtmi.hu by 31 October 2016.

The programme:

8.30 – 9.00 a.m.
Registration

Moderator:
Dr. András Tóth, Head of Department, Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary, Faculty of Law, Department of Infocommunication Law

9.00 – 9.10 a.m.
Welcome speech – Dr. Csaba Törő, Dean of Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary, Faculty of Law

9.10 – 9.30 a.m.
European Traditions of Press Freedom and the Challenges of the Future – Dr. András Koltay (Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences)

9.30 – 9.50 a.m.
From Television to Video Sharing - Some Thoughts on the Scope of the AVMS Directive – dr. Levente Nyakas (NMHH Media Council Institute for Media Studies, Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary, Faculty of Law)

9.50 – 10.10 a.m.
The Transformation (?) of the Concept of Press Freedom and the Structural Changes in the Public Sphere – dr. Tamás Klein (Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary, Faculty of Law)

10.10 – 10:30 a.m.
The European Convention on Human Rights and the Protection of Privacy in an Age of New Media  – dr. Veronika Szeghalmi (NMHH Media Council, Institute for Media Studies)

10.30 – 10.50 a.m.
Coffee break

Moderator:
dr. Tamás Klein, assistant lecturer, Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary, Faculty of Law, Department of Infocommunication Law

10.50 – 11.10 a.m.
The Most Recent Competition Law Considerations of the Media – Dr. András Tóth (Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary, Faculty of Law)

11.10 – 11.30 a.m.
Challenges in Advertising Law Due to New Platforms and Technologies – Dr. Klára Gellén (University of Szeged Faculty of Law and Political Sciences)

11.30 – 11.50 a.m.
Drones in the Light of European and Hungarian Legislation – Árpád Varga (NMHH Media Council Institute for Media Studies)

11.50 – 12.10 p.m.
Speech and Freedom in the 21st Century: Certain Matters of Regulating Social Media – dr. Tamás János Papp (NMHH Media Council Institute for Media Studies)

12.10 – 12.15 p.m.
Closing address – dr. Klein Tamás (Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary, Faculty of Law)

12.15 – 1.00 p.m.
Lunch