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| Author: | O'Hagan, J. Jennings, M. |
| Title: | Public broadcasting in Europe: Rationale, licence fee and other issues |
| Journal: | Journal of Cultural Economics
2003 : FEB, VOL. 27:1, p. 31-56 |
| Index terms: | Broadcasting industry Television industry Finance Licensing Statistical methods Europe |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This paper deals with some key issues arising in the current debate in Europe over public sector broadcasting (PSB). It asks what is understood by PSB and examines critically the arguments for PSB. The latter is done under five headings, i.e. diversity, democracy/equality, network externalities, innovation and investment and public broadcasting as "insurance". The paper also provides some statistical analysis of the extent, funding and programme mix of European PSB. Finally it examines in some detail the issues of the licence fee as an instrument for funding PSB. These include the determination of the level of the fee, collection costs and evasion and the fairness of the instrument. There is included information in brief on TV channels (number of public service and private channels) with national coverage EU, by country. |
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