Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Like its companion volume, Telecommunications in Europe, this book deals with the evolution of powerful monopoly institutions in the communications field--the public broadcasters--and the dramatic changes that took place in the late 1980s throughout Europe, and transformed the media landscape. It provides a comprehensive view of European broadcasting systems, using the perspective of economics and policy analysis. The introductory part offers a framework for understanding media and the forces of change affecting them. The main section is a unique series of chapters covering the broadcast and cable television systems of almost thirty European countries.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• I European Broadcasting: The Setting
• 1 The Emergence of Change
• 2 National Culture and the Iron Law of Hollywood Dominance: An Economic Critique
• 3 Basic Concepts for the New Television Environment
• 4 A Model for the Analysis of Broadcast Structures
• 5 Electronic Media and Their Impact
• II Television Systems of European Countries
• 6 Germany
• 7 France
• 8 United Kingdom
• 9 Italy Television in the Benelux and Alpine Countries
• 10 Netherlands
• 11 Belgium
• 12 Luxembourg
• 13 Switzerland
• 14 Austria Television in Scandinavia and the North Atlantic Countries
• 15 Sweden
• 16 Finland
• 17 Norway
• 18 Denmark
• 19 Iceland
• 20 Ireland Television in the Mediterranean Countries and Eastern Europe
• 21 Spain
• 22 Portugal
• 23 Turkey
• 24 Israel
• 25 Greece
• 26 Television in Eastern Europe
• III The Evolution of European Broadcasting
• 27 Three Efforts at European Integration
• 28 Direct Satellite Broadcasting
• 29 Conclusion: The Evolutionary Stages of Broadcasting
• Notes
• References
• Index