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European Broadcasting Law and Policy

European Broadcasting Law and Policy

Author: Jackie Harrison; Lorna Woods
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521613309
Published In: October 2007
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: Europe ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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European broadcasting policy has attracted attention from many disciplines because it has dual nature: cultural and commercial. This book offers a detailed treatment of European broadcasting law, set against an overview of policy in this area. In this respect the authors identify tensions within the EU polity as regards the appropriate level, purpose and mechanism of broadcast regulation.

Key influences are problems of competence, the impact of changing technology and the consequences of increasing commercialisation. Furthermore, the focus of the analysis is on the practical implications of the legal framework on viewers, and the authors distinguish both between citizen and consumer and between the passive and active viewer. The underlying question is the extent to which those most in need of protection by regulation, given the purpose of broadcasting, are adequately protected.

Meticulous scholarship and subtle analysis unpicks the labyrinthine world of EU broadcasting law and policy to reveal how different actors interpret and re-interpret both law and policy in differing ways
Reveals the tensions within EU regulation between economic requirements and political and socio-cultural aspirations
Highlights the changing legal and commercial frameworks under which the broadcasting sector must operate

Contents:: Part I:
1. Introduction; 2. The value and functions of the broadcast media: protecting the citizen viewer; 3. Regulation and the viewer in a changing broadcasting environment; 4. Union competence; 5. European broadcasting policy; Part II:
6. Access; 7. Media ownership: impact on access and content; 8. Jurisdiction, forum shopping and the 'race to the bottom'; 9. Advertising placement and frequency: balancing the needs of viewers and commercial interests; 10. Negative content regulation; 11. Positive content regulation: Quotas; 12. Privatisation of sport and listed events; 13. State aid: constraints on public service broadcasting; Part III:
14. Conclusions.