What's wrong with competition policy in new media?
Abstract
Purpose
Aims to introduce the special issue “What's wrong with competition policy in new media?” which is based on a series of seminars given in January‐March 2005 at Oxford University's Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy.
Design/methodology/approach
Discusses the papers included in this special issue.
Findings
Reveals that when it comes to the framework for commercial broadcasting, the position of publicly funded broadcasters, and various forms of state aid, some posit a future of deregulation in which communications are eventually treated as markets like any other, while others argue that many of the public policy objectives in the sector will require permanent sector specific regulation, and even that the competition framework currently being implemented should be subordinated to citizen not consumer interests
Originality/value
The lessons from the contributors are applicable to overall European policy.
Keywords
Citation
Marsden, C. and Tambini, D. (2005), "What's wrong with competition policy in new media?", info, Vol. 7 No. 5, pp. 3-5. https://doi.org/10.1108/14636690510618239
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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