Media ownership the economics and politics of convergence and concentration in the UK and European media - Doyle, Gillian (SAGE, 2002)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [180]-187) and index
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 -- Introduction; Chapter 2 -- Media Concentrations and Pluralism; Chapter 3 -- Industrial and Economic Policy Aims; Chapter 4 -- Monomedia Expansion; Chapter 5 -- Cross-Media Expansion; Chapter 6 -- The Development of Regulation and Policy; Chapter 7 -- The 1996 Broadcasting Act -- An Analysis; Chapter 8 -- A New Future for Communications?; Chapter 9 -- Trends and Policy Responses across Europe; Chapter 10 -- Towards a Harmonized EU Policy Initiative?; Chapter 11 -- Conclusions; References; Index
This book offers an up-to-date and timely critical overview of the contemporary media environment. The author: - examines the socio-political and cultural implications of media concentration - analyses how policy makers have responded - investigates the commercial and strategic advantages of consolidation - assesses the relationship between media ownership and economic performance, and - looks at the balance of power between politicians and media owners