Making a Difference: Public Service Broadcasting in the European Media Landscape

by Nissen, Christian S.

• ISBN13: 9780861966868
• ISBN10: 0861966864
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-02-01
• Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr

Summary

Examines the role of public media in the world today

Author Biography

Christian S. Nissen was Director General of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) from 1994 to 2004 and chairman of the EBU, Digital Strategy Group. He is author/editor of articles and books on international politics, public administration, and media.

Table of Contents

The European audiovisual industry at the verge of convergence	p. 1
Public media in service of civil society and democracy	p. 17
If not us, then who? : public service broadcasting and culture in the 21st century	p. 35
Can the market provide? : public service media, market failure and public goods	p. 51
No public service without both public and service - content provision between the Scylla of populism and the Charybids of elitism	p. 65
Empowering the people : public media provides new means in education	p. 83
Public service media : all things to all people - on all platforms, anytime?	p. 95
On-demand in demand : public service broadcasters, new services and copyright	p. 115
Editorial autonomy and public control - the debate over reform	p. 135
Back to the future in New Zealand : can a "third way" compromise reinvigorate public service broadcasting?	p. 147
Public service broadcasting and the European Union : from "Amsterdam" to "Altmark" : the discussion on EU state aid regulation	p. 163
Financing public media : the future of collective funding	p. 183
Public service - beyond the obession with technology and the markets	p. 197
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