Challenges to Public Television in the Era of Convergence and Commercialization

@article{citeulike:2984992, abstract = {The question of whether public broadcasting should be sustained and protected is at the heart of current media policy debates in Europe. The main issue is whether traditional forms of regulation, including regulation protecting public communication and the media's social and cultural functions, are still relevant in the emerging digital media system. In this article, the situation of public television is discussed with reference to the Norwegian experience and the media policies emanating from the European Union. In the article, it is argued that the momentous changes associated with convergence, globalization, and privatization have produced a new set of challenges to public broadcasters and policy makers. Although the range of possible responses is curtailed by an ideological climate that favors market regulation over more traditional forms of cultural policy, it is argued that the situation also creates space for new policies destined to protect and defend public broadcasting. 10.1177/1527476402250683}, author = {Syvertsen, Trine }, citeulike-article-id = {2984992}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1527476402250683}, journal = {Television New Media}, keywords = {broadcast, digital, eu, protection}, month = {May}, number = {2}, pages = {155--175}, posted-at = {2008-07-10 14:11:24}, priority = {4}, title = {Challenges to Public Television in the Era of Convergence and Commercialization}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1527476402250683}, volume = {4}, year = {2003} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2984992 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2984992 TI - Challenges to Public Television in the Era of Convergence and Commercialization JF - Television New Media VL - 4 IS - 2 SP - 155 EP - 175 N2 - The question of whether public broadcasting should be sustained and protected is at the heart of current media policy debates in Europe. The main issue is whether traditional forms of regulation, including regulation protecting public communication and the media's social and cultural functions, are still relevant in the emerging digital media system. In this article, the situation of public television is discussed with reference to the Norwegian experience and the media policies emanating from the European Union. In the article, it is argued that the momentous changes associated with convergence, globalization, and privatization have produced a new set of challenges to public broadcasters and policy makers. Although the range of possible responses is curtailed by an ideological climate that favors market regulation over more traditional forms of cultural policy, it is argued that the situation also creates space for new policies destined to protect and defend public broadcasting. 10.1177/1527476402250683 KW - broadcast KW - digital KW - eu KW - protection AU - Syvertsen, Trine PY - 2003/05/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1527476402250683 ER -