Media Ownership and Control

Law, Economics and Policy in an Indian and International Context
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-84946-635-6
Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL

Buch, Englisch, 253 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 684 g

Competition and diversity in media and communications are fundamental to a healthy economy and democracy. In India and internationally there is no consensus on the exact manner and scope of interventions that are appropriate to protect competition and pluralism in media markets.
Many emerging economies including India are seeking to adopt their own regulation in this area taking their lead from the UK. The issues have been brought into sharp focus in India in recent years. First, the enactment and implementation of modern - but sector neutral - competition law under the Competition Act 2002 has caused a step change in regulation towards an economics and effects-based approach. Second, in 2013 the India telecoms regulator launched controversial reform proposals to apply a media-specific approach to ownership regulation.
As academics, lawyers, businesses, regulators and policy-makers in India cast a glance at the international experience, this book examines the legal, economic and policy issues relating to regulation of ownership and control of media markets. The focus of comparative assessment is on examples from the European Union, EU Member States and the US.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rab, Suzanne

Sprague, Alison

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Europarecht Europäischer Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz, Medien-, IT- und Urheberrecht
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Medienphilosophie, Medienethik, Medienrecht
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Medien-, Informations und Kommunikationswirtschaft
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Asien (inkl. Türkei und Naher Osten)
• Rechtswissenschaften Wirtschaftsrecht Medienrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction
2. Achieving Policy Objectives
3. Market Delineation and Definition in Media
4. Competition
5. Media Ownership and Control
6. Vertical
7. Cable Sector: Competition and Regulation in an International Comparative Perspective
8. The Impact of the Internet
9. Shaping the Future Regulatory Agenda in India and Internationally
10. Conclusions and Implications for Policy

Über Autor(innen)

Rab, Suzanne
Suzanne Rab is Professor at Brunel University and Barrister at Serle Court Chambers, UK.

Sprague, Alison
Alison Sprague is an economist specialising in media with Competition Economists Group.

Suzanne Rab is a barrister specialising in competition law, EU law and regulation at Serle Court Chambers.
Alison Sprague is an economist specialising in media with Competition Economists Group.