Format:
Online-Ressource (265 p)
ISBN:
9780415053945
Series Statement:
Communication and Society
Content:
A study of the the re-regulation of the German broadcasting system since the mid 1980s when the public duopoly was challenged by the emergence of private networks in both radio and television
Note:
Cover; Pluralism, Politics and the Marketplac -- The Regulation of German Broadcasting; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Glossary of terms and abbreviations; 1. The philosophies of broadcasting pluralism; From Allied control to public broadcasting duopoly; The concept of pluralism in the Federal Republic; Party policies and the new broadcasting technologies; Rulings on broadcasting by the Federal Constitutional Court; The road to the 1987 Inter-Land Treaty; 2. The regulation of signal distribution; Broadcasting under Allied rule
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The 1961 judgement of the Federal Constitutional CourtThe impact of the DBP's cable and satellite policies; The DBP/Länder relationship; The DBP and its relations with the broadcasters; Liberalisation of the DBP and changes to its broadcasting distribution monopoly; 3. The regulatory structures for public and private broadcasting; Organisation and control of the public broadcasting corporations; The structure of the private broadcasting sector; Programming obligations in the public and private sectors; 4. From legislative theory to regulatory practice; Monitoring
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Controlling organisational pluralismControlling editorial pluralism; Pluralism regulation versus economic regulation; The effectiveness of the regulatory authorities; 5. Alternative forms of broadcasting in the FRG; Social representation in mainstream radio output; The alternative 'professional' radio spectrum; Open access channels; Public commitment to alternative broadcasting; 6. The regulation of the market; The regulation of access to audiences; The regulation of broadcasting finance; Ownership and concentration regulation; Broadcasting and federal anti-cartel legislation
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Right of access to public eventsThe balance between public and private broadcasting; 7. The European dimension; The TV Directive; Copyright; EC competition policy; EC audiovisual polic -- Towards a comprehensive media order?; Audiovisual or competition policy?; Political versus economic regulation; 8. Broadcasting regulation in the five new Länder; The legal framework and its implications; Distribution issues; Changes to the competitive situation; Options for the future; Towards integration; 9. Conclusion: Beyond balanced pluralism; Public/private relations: Three paradigms
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Programming changesPolitical responses; Towards regulatory unification?; Towards regulatory fragmentation?; Proposals for change; Towards a new European order; Appendices; Notes; Select bibliography; Further reading-English-language literature; Index
Language:
English
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