Public Affairs, Media Policy and Communication March 2015 © Grothe Medienberatung Areas of Expertise Regulatory regimes in the digital world, focusing on media, telecommunication and other highly regulated industries Self- and co-regulation in converging markets Economic developments in the media Protection of minors in classic media and the internet Media literacy © Grothe Medienberatung 2 Services Public Affairs and Media Policy Developing and supporting public affairs strategies Establishing and maintaining stakeholder networks Facilitator between science and politics Monitoring of political and legal developments Preparing position papers and statements Issue management Communication Supporting press and public relations Managing complex political projects Conceptualizing and preparing conferences, workshops and consultations Developing and writing of newsletters, reports and client alerts Media policy coaching © Grothe Medienberatung 3 Clients Broadcasters (e.g. ZDF, Time Warner Europe, Sat.1 Nord) Telecommunication Companies (e.g. T-Mobile, Zattoo) Government Bodies (e.g. Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth; Senate Chancellery of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg) Regulatory Authorities (e.g. “die medienanstalten”) © Grothe Medienberatung 4 Partners Dr. Thorsten Grothe Dr. Friederike Grothe Co-Founder Grothe Medienberatung previously: Head of Corporate Communication and Media Policy, RTL Television | Deputy Secretary of VPRT – Verband Privater Rundfunk und Telemedien (Association of private broadcasters and telemedia providers) | Programme Director "Media and Society“, Bertelsmann Foundation | Dissertation in Political Sciences | Graduate of University of Hamburg Co-Founder Grothe Medienberatung previously: Head of Communication and Culture Programmes, Bertelsmann Buch AG | Programme Director "Media Culture and Media Research“, Bertelsmann Foundation | University and college lecturer | Dissertation in Communication Science | Journalist | Graduate of Ludwig-MaximiliansUniversität and of Deutsche Journalistenschule, both München © Grothe Medienberatung 5 Contact Grothe Medienberatung Mittelweg 162 D-20148 Hamburg fon: + 49 (0) 40 - 469 665 81 fax: + 49 (0) 40 - 469 665 83 info@grothe-medienberatung.de www.grothe-medienberatung.de © Grothe Medienberatung