Regulating for media pluralism and the pitfalls ofstandortpolitik
The reregulation of German broadcasting ownership rules
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6263077 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Humphreys (0000-0002-5571-4006, University of Manchester), Matthias Lang (0000-0002-0322-5876, University of Manchester) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 176-201 |
| Publication date | 1998-08-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | German Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0964-4008 • E-ISSN: 1743-8993 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09644009808404517 |
| OpenAlex | W1965293982 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 3 |
Germany has witnessed a veritable television boom over the last ten years. However, the plethora of new private channels masks an underlying duopoly, a concentration of media power that has not been prevented by an elaborate system of regulation. This article maps these developments, particularly the Lander competition for investment, the structural power of the media industry, and the emergence of a media policy ‘Grand Coalition’ between SPD North Rhine‐Westphalia and CSU Bavaria. It assesses the Federal Constitutional Court's role and highlights the public broadcasters’ crucial function to act as a pluralistic counterbalance in the dual public/private broadcasting system
Boom · Broadcasting (networking · Competition (biology · Dominance (genetics · Duopoly · Economics · German · Market economy · Pluralism (philosophy · Political science · Public broadcasting · Engineering · European history and politics · History · Law
| Citations per year | 0.12 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2001 - 2004 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |