Western Broadcasting at the Dawn of the 21st Century : (Mouton Textbook)

Broadcasting Is An Important Indicator Of A Society's Political, Economical, Social, Cultural And Geographical Context. While Currently At A Crossroads, European Broadcasting Remains Highly Diverse Due To The Fragmentation Of National Policies. The Book Introduces The Reader To The Topic By Providing And Explaining Facts, Figures And Techniques Of Analysis. The Contributions To The First Section Of Western Broadcasting Examine The General Theoretical Framework. The Articles In The Second Section Map Out European Media Cases. The Book's Two-fold Approach Is Reflected In The Accompanying Cd-rom, Which Also Contains Examples And Hyperlinks.--jacket. Media Policy And Regulatory Concerns / Thomas Coppens, Leen D'haenens And Frieda Saeys -- The 'television Without Frontiers' Directive Mainstream And Independent European Broadcasting In The Digital Age / Valerie Castille -- Concentration And Competition Policies Towards A Precarious Balance Within The Global Audiovisual Order / Caroline Pauwels And Patrizia Cincera -- Reappraising European Policies To Protect Local Television Content Against Us Imports / Daniel Biltereyst -- European Public Television In Search Of A Mission In An Era Of Economic And Technological Change / Leen D'haenens -- Digital Convergence The Development Of A New Media Market In Europe / Leen D'haenens And Susan Bink -- Belgium / Frederic Antoine, Leen D'haenens And Frieda Saeys. Edited By Leen D'haenens, Frieda Saeys. Includes Bibliographical References. System Requirements For Accompanying Cd-rom: Internet Access And Web Browser; Macromedia Shockwave; Macromedia Flash; Cd-rom Drive.

Broadcasting is an important indicator of a society's political, economical, social, cultural and geographical context. While currently at a crossroads, European broadcasting remains highly diverse due to the fragmentation of national policies. The book introduces the reader to the topic by providing and explaining facts, figures and techniques of analysis. The contributions to the first section of Western Broadcasting examine the general theoretical framework. The articles in the second section map out European media cases. The book's twofold approach is reflected in the accompanying CD-ROM, which also contains examples and hyperlinks.

Chief among media policy instruments is some kind of regulatory framework - created by a given authority at whatever level - which defines and limits the activities of electronic media.