issues, dynamics and realities Papathanassopoulos, Stylianos creator text enk Cambridge, UK Malden, MA. USA Polity Press in association with Blackwell Publishers 2002 monographic eng

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xix, 295 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Figure and Tables Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction: European Television in the Digital Age 1 Pt. I Issues 7 1 Effects of Deregulation: An Overview 9 2 Going Digital: The Advent of Digital Television in Europe 33 3 Public Service Broadcasting in the Digital Age 65 4 Funding of Television in the Age of Digitalization 87 5 Media Concentration in the Age of Digital Television 105 6 Politics in the Television Age 125 Pt. II European Television in the Twenty-first Century 147 7 From the General and National to the Particular and Local 149 8 More News and More News Channels 164 9 More Sports Channels: The Advent of Sports Channels in Europe 188 10 More Music Television Channels: Europe Dances to a New Rhythm 214 11 More Children's Channels: The Fastest Growing Television Market in Europe 227 Conclusions: Television and its Viewers in the Internet Age 244 References 252 Index 275 Stylianos Papathanassopoulos Includes bibliographical references (p. [252]-274) and index. Teledifusión Europa Televisión digital Europa PN 1992.3 P213e 2002 0745628729 (acid-free paper) 9780745628721 (acid-free paper) 060907 20230410130542.0 spa