European Broadcasting Law and Policy

European broadcasting policy has attracted attention from many disciplinesbecause it has dual nature cultural and commercial. This book offers adetailed treatme... » 

European broadcasting policy has attracted attention from many disciplinesbecause it has dual nature cultural and commercial. This book offers adetailed treatment of European broadcasting law set against an overview ofpolicy in this area. In this respect the authors identify tensions within theEU polity as regards the appropriate level purpose and mechanism of broadcastregulation. Key influences are problems of competence the impact of changingtechnology and the consequences of increasing commercialisation. Furthermorethe focus of the analysis is on the practical implications of the legalframework on viewers and the authors distinguish both between citizen andconsumer and between the passive and active viewer. The underlying question isthe extent to which those most in need of protection by regulation given thepurpose of broadcasting are adequately protected. «