European Media Governance

by Terzis, Georgios

• ISBN13: 9781841501925
• ISBN10: 1841501921
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-02-15
• Publisher: Intellect L & D E F A E

Summary

Commercialization, concentration, convergence, and globalization have dramatically changed the way that media is governed today.European Media Governanceanalyzes how the governments in thirty-two European countries have slowly but steadily ceded control of the media to marketplace, professional, and public forces. This landmark study offers an overview of media ownership structures in each country as well as analyses of policies, accountability systems, and technological developments in the regions discussed. This book will be an incomparable resource for all students and scholars of European media.

Author Biography

George Terzis is associate professor in and chair of the Department of Communications, Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

 

 

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 11
Editor's Preface	p. 13
Introduction: The Current State of Media Governance in Europe	p. 17
The North Atlantic/Liberal Media Model Countries
Introduction	p. 27
The Irish Media Landscape	p. 33
The United Kingdom Media Landscape	p. 43
The Northern European/Democratic Corporatist Media Model Countries
Introduction	p. 55
The Austrian Media Landscape	p. 63
The Belgium Media Landscape	p. 73
The Danish Media Landscape	p. 83
The Finnish Media Landscape	p. 97
The German Media Landscape	p. 111
The Icelandic Media Landscape	p. 125
The Luxembourgian Media Landscape	p. 135
The Dutch Media Landscape	p. 145
The Norwegian Media Landscape	p. 157
The Swedish Media Landscape	p. 169
The Swiss Media Landscape	p. 181
The Mediterranean/Polarized Pluralist Media Model Countries
Introduction	p. 191
The Cypriot Media Landscape	p. 201
The French Media Landscape	p. 213
The Greek Media Landscape	p. 225
The Italian Media Landscape	p. 239
The Maltese Media Landscape	p. 251
The Portuguese Media Landscape	p. 263
The Spanish Media Landscape	p. 277
The Turkish Media Landscape	p. 289
The Eastern European/Post-Communist Media Model Countries
Introduction	p. 303
The Bulgarian Media Landscape	p. 315
The Croatian Media Landscape	p. 327
The Czech Media Landscape	p. 339
The Estonian Media Landscape	p. 351
The Hungarian Media Landscape	p. 363
The Latvian Media Landscape	p. 375
The Lithuanian Media Landscape	p. 387
The Polish Media Landscape	p. 399
The Romanian Media Landscape	p. 411
The Slovakian Media Landscape	p. 423
The Slovenian Media Landscape	p. 433
Conclusion: Converging Media Governance Arrangements in Europe	p. 445
About the Authors	p. 459
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