Media Ownership: Concentration, Convergence and Public Policy

The so-called digital revolution is transforming media and communications industries worldwide. Media companies in the US, Europe and elsewhere are keen to take part in the changes and, if possible, to emerge at the forefront of an increasingly transnational and competitive communications marketplace. The volume and scale of mergers and alliances involving media players that has taken place in recent years has raised considerable challenges for regulators and state authorities across the globe. This book examines how media policy-makers in the UK and Europe have responded and it assesses the main socio-political and economic implications of recent shifts in media and cross-media ownership policy. This book offers an up-to-date and timely critical overview of the contemporary media environment, as such it will be an essential text for all those with an interest in media economics, media policy, media law and management.