Broadcasting Reform in India Media Law from a Global Perspective

by Price, Monroe E.; Verhulst, Stefaan G.

• ISBN13: 9780195645644
• ISBN10: 0195645642
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-04-15
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

In this volume, the editors bring together important essays and documents from the debate in India over broadcasting reform. These groundbreaking essays will inform discussion about free speech and media transformations throughout the world.

Table of Contents

Introduction
History of Indian Broadcasting Reform	p. 1
Doordarshan, Public Service Broadcasting and the Impact of Globalization: A Short History	p. 22
Trends in Indian Media and Prospects for Broadcasting Reform	p. 41
A Human Rights Perspective in the Broadcasting Bill Debate	p. 53
A Methodological Perspective on the Use of Comparative Media Law	p. 73
The Market for Loyalties and the Uses of Comparative Media Law	p. 93
The Economics of Auctioning and Related Regulatory Issues: The Economic Viability of the Auction Provision of the Bill and Alternatives for Direct-to-Home Licenses	p. 112
A British Perspective on Structuring the Indian Broadcasting Regulatory Authority	p. 133
The Broadcasting of Sport and Major Events Under the Broadcasting Bill, 1997	p. 147
Conclusion	p. 177
The Broadcasting Bill, 1997	p. 191
Broadcasting Bill: Issues and Perspectives (1996)	p. 223
The Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990	p. 234
Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting v. Cricket Ass'n of Bengal (Reddy, J., concurring)	p. 258
The Constitution of India 26 January 1950	p. 263
Subject: Broadcasting Law for India (1997)	p. 275
Comments on the Observations of the Ministry of Home Affairs (1997)	p. 281
Comments on the Observations of the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure (1997)	p. 284
Minutes of the Meeting of Committee of Secretaries (1997)	p. 286
Broadcasting in India (1997)	p. 291
Satellite Television Service Regulations, 1997 (Eng.)	p. 320
Survey of National Broadcasting, Cable, and DTH Satellite Laws	p. 329
Selected Bibliography	p. 373
Contributors	p. 376
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