This book offers a comprehensive overview of the current European media in a period of disruptive transformation. It maps the full scope of contemporary media policy and industry activities while also assessing the impact of new technologies and radical changes in distribution and consumption on media practices, organizations, and strategies. Combining a critical assessment of media systems with a thematic approach, it can serve as a resource for scholars or as a textbook, as well as a source of good practices for steering media policy, international communication, and the media landscape across Europe.
Why Study Media Policy and Regulation?
Hannu Neiminen
Is Content Still King? Trends and Challenges in the Production and Distribution of Television Content in Europe
Tim Raats, Jeanette Steamers and Karen Donders
Media Economics and Transformation in a Digital Europe
Tom Evens
Media Governance: More than a Buzzword
Werner A. Meier
Subsidies: Fuel for Media
Josef Trappel
Public Service Media in Western Europe Today: Ten Countries Compared
Hilde van den Bulck, Leen d'Haenens and Tim Raats
The Europeanization of the European Media: The Incremental Cultivation of the EU Media Policy
Stylianos Papathanassopoulos
The Council of Europe: Ensuring the Freedom and Independence of Europe's Media
Tarlach McGonagle
Europe's Internet Policies: The Challenge of Maintaining an Open Internet
Christian Möller and Tarlach McGonagle
Media and Democracy: A Couple Walking Hand in Hand?
Josef Trappel and Hannu Nieminen
Media Diversity and Pluriformity: Hybrid 'Regimes' across Europe
Leen d'Haenens, Elke Ichau, Hanne Vadenberghe and Pascal Verhoest
Testing the Boundaries: Evolving Norms and Troubling Trends for Journalism
Auské Balcytiene, Karin Raeymackers and Elena Vartanova
