OSCE hosts conference on media sustainability and successful media business models in Podgorica
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro and the OSCE Mission to Skopje, in co-operation with the Media Association of South East Europe, will host the conference Media Sustainability and Successful Media Business Models on 9 and 10 October 2018, beginning at 09:30, at Hotel Centre Ville in Podgorica.
The conference will focus on business challenges and the sustainability of traditional media; best practices for cutting losses in media outlets; networking and investing in media capacities, as well as on regulatory practices related to media. It will also highlight the growing influence of new media and social networks and their role in advertising programmatic media content.
This event aims to encourage discussion, explore diverse experiences in the field and provide media outlets with an overview of possible solutions to some of the most important financial media challenges, contributing to media sustainability.
Relevant stakeholders from Montenegro and the region, including representatives of media outlets and media institutions, international organisations and diplomatic missions, as well as EU experts will attend the conference.
Keynote speakers on 9 October, 09:30
- Duško Marković, President of the Government of Montenegro,
- Harlem Desir, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media,
- Ambassador Maryse Daviet, Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro,
- Ambassador Clemens Koja, Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje,
- Željko Ivanović, President of the Assembly of the Media Association of South East Europe (MASE)
Keynote speaker on 10 October, 10:00
- Aleksandar Bogdanović, Montenegrin Minister of Culture
Media wishing to attend are requested to send an e-mail to Marina.Zivaljevic@osce.org by 8 October, 15:00.
The full agenda can be accessed here.