Abstract
The article is concerned with the impact on public service broadcasting of the European Union (EU). It begins by explaining that, for various reasons, EU audiovidual policy is biased towards 'negative integration', namely market liberalisation and the direct exercise of extensive competition powers. This 'de-regulatory' bias has been seen by some as a threat to public service broadcasting. The article examines the implications for public service broadcasting of two important lines of EU policy: 1) the EU's policy response to the digital 'convergence' of broadcasting, telecommunications and IT; and 2) the EU's handling of competition complaints from the commercial sector against public service broadcasters about their involvement in new media markets, including the Internet.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 91-112 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | European Studies |
| Issue number | 24 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Keywords
- Public service broadcasting; European Union audiovisual policy; competition policy.