Broadcasting and new media policies in Western Europe : a comparative study of technological change and public policy

Murdoch, Maxwell, Hersant, Berlusconi, Bertelsmann, Springer and Turner ... in the 1980s new actors emerged to exploit the opportunities in European broadcasting, provided by the new technologies of satellite and cable. Dramatic political, economic and cultural consequences were promised and are already being addressed by public policy. This book analyses and interprets the development of regulatory policies in Western Europe in response to these new phenomena. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Contributors......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 The Context of New Media Politics inWestern Europe......Page 14 The Debate about the Future of Broadcasting: An Analysis......Page 75 Regulatory Change in Western Europe: From National Cultural Regulation to International Economic Statecraft......Page 105 New Media Policies and the Politics of Central-Local Relations in France......Page 174 New Media Policy Dilemmas in West Germany: From Ideological Polarisation to Regional Economic Competition......Page 198 New Media in Britain: Is There a Policy?......Page 236 Regulating New Media: The Implementation Process......Page 264 Conclusions: Patterns of Regulatory Change in Western Europe......Page 318 Appendix: Glossary......Page 351 Index......Page 359 In the 1980s new actors have emerged to exploit the opportunities in European broadcasting provided by the new technologies of satellite and cable. This book analyzes and interprets the development of regulatory policies. In the 1980s new actors have emerged to exploit the opportunities in European broadcasting provided by the new technologies of satellite and cable. This book analyses and interprets the development of regulatory policies Kenneth Dyson And Peter Humphreys, With Ralph Negrine And Jean-paul Simon. Includes Index.