Television in Europe (Google eBook)

Eli Noam Professor of Finance and Economics and Director of the Institute of Tele-Information Columbia University

Oxford University Press, Jan 11, 1992 - Business & Economics - 408 pages

Like its companion volume, Telecommunications in Europe, this book deals with the evolution of powerful monopoly institutions in the communications field--the public broadcasters--and the dramatic changes that took place in the late 1980s throughout Europe, and transformed the media landscape. It provides a comprehensive view of European broadcasting systems, using the perspective of economics and policy analysis. The introductory part offers a framework for understanding media and the forces of change affecting them. The main section is a unique series of chapters covering the broadcast and cable television systems of almost thirty European countries.

Contents

• The Emergence of Change: 3
• An Economic Critique: 11
• Basic Concepts for the New Television Environment: 28
• A Model for the Analysis of Broadcast Structures: 45
• Electronic Media and Their Impact: 58
• TELEVISION SYSTEMS OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES: 71
• Germany: 73
• France: 95
• United Kingdom: 115
• Italy: 149
• Television in the Benelux and Alpine Countries: 163
• Netherlands: 165
• Belgium: 175
• Luxembourg: 184
• Switzerland: 189
• Austria: 195
• Television in Scandinavia and the North Atlantic Countries: 201
• Sweden: 203
• Finland: 214
• Norway: 221
• Denmark: 226
• Iceland: 233
• Ireland: 236
• Television in the Mediterranean Countries and Eastern Europe: 243
• Spain: 245
• Portugal: 252
• Turkey: 256
• Israel: 259
• Greece: 267
• Television in Eastern Europe: 274
• THE EVOLUTION OF EUROPEAN BROADCASTING: 289
• Three Efforts at European Integration: 291
• Direct Satellite Broadcasting: 299
• The Evolutionary Stages of Broadcasting: 315
• Notes: 345
• References: 353
• Index: 379

Bibliographic information

• Title: Television in Europe; Communication and society
• Author: Eli Noam Professor of Finance and Economics and Director of the Institute of Tele-Information Columbia University
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1992
• ISBN: 0195361547, 9780195361544
• Length: 408 pages
• Subjects: Business & Economics / Management