Broadcasting Reform in India Media Law from a Global Perspective

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

• ISBN13: 9780195652888
• ISBN10: 0195652886
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-05-03
• 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

Prologue to the Paperback Edition	ix
Introduction	xvii
Monroe E. Price
Stefaan G. Verhulst
PART I BACKGROUND
History of Indian Broadcasting Reform	1	(21)
Sevanti Ninan
Doordarshan, Public Service Broadcasting and the Impact of Globalization: A Short History	22	(19)
Nikhil Sinha
Trends in Indian Media and Prospects for Broadcasting Reform	41	(12)
Rishab Aiyer Ghosh
PART II THE BILL AND COMPARATIVE MEDIA LAW
A Human Rights Perspective in the Broadcasting Bill Debate	53	(20)
Mark N. Templeton
A Methodological Perspective on the Use of Comparative Media Law	73	(20)
Monroe E. Price
Stefaan G. Verhulst
The Market for Loyalities and the Uses of Comparative Media Law	93	(19)
Monroe E. Price
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	112	(21)
Maria Vagliasindi
Pietro A. Vagliasindi
A British Perspective on Structuring the Indian Broadcasting Regulatory Authority	133	(14)
Tony Prosser
The Broadcasting of Sport and Major Events Under the Broadcasting Bill, 1997	147	(226)
Scott Bouvier
Conclusion	177	(14)
Monroe E. Price
APPENDICES
A The Broadcasting Bill, 1997	191	(32)
B Broadcasting Bill: Issues and Perspectives (1996)
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting	223	(11)
C The Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990	234	(24)
D Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting v. Cricket Ass'n of Bengal (Reddy, J., concurring)	258	(5)
E The Constitution of India 26 January 1950	263	(12)
F Subject: Broadcasting Law for India (1997)
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting	275	(6)
G Comments on the Observations of the Ministry of Home Affairs (1997)
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting	281	(3)
H Comments on the Observations of the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure (1997)
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting	284	(2)
I Minutes of the Meeting of Committee of Secretaries (1997)
The Committee of Secretaries, India	286	(5)
J Broadcasting in India (1997)
International Market Assessment (India) Pvt. Ltd.	291	(29)
K Satellite Television Service Regulations, 1997 United Kingdom	320	(9)
L Survey of National Broadcasting, Cable, and DTH Satellite Laws
Submitted on Behalf of The American Business Council! Working Group on the Broadcasting Industry Prepared by Philip L. Spector, Patrick S. Campbell & Marcia Ellis of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison	329	(44)
Selected Bibliography	373	(3)
Contributors	376