Technological convergence

Regulatory competition. The British case of digital television

Bibliographic Data

ID11192973
AuthorsJill Hills (City, University of London, corresponding author), Maria Michalis (0000-0001-9177-8667, City, University of London)
Year1997
Volume18
Issue3-4
Pages219-237
Publication date1997-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolicy Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0144-2872 • E-ISSN: 1470-1006
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01442879708423734
OpenAlexW2079777651
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited2

This article reviews British regulatory frameworks and market structure in the analogue television and telecommunications sectors, now converging in the technology of digital TV. In particular it points to the de facto monopoly of access to satellite analogue broadcasting by BSkyB and the impact that market structure has had on the negotiations for a new regulatory regime for digital television. It discusses the problems arising from the overlap of regulation as the technologies have converged and the approach of the British telecommunications regulator, Oftel, to the regulation of Conditional Access. It ends with the view that the case of digital TV may bring about an amalgamation in the separate regulatory institutions for the two sectors

Broadcasting (networking · Business · Cable television · Competition (biology · Computer security · Convergence (economics · De facto · Digital television · Economics · Industrial organization · Market economy · Market structure · Monopoly · Negotiation · Political science · Telecommunications · Computer Science · Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction · Corporate Governance and Law · Digital Platforms and Economics · Law

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