Does Market-Entry Regulation Matter

Competition in Television Broadcasting and Programme Diversity in Finland, 1993–2002

Bibliographic Data

ID9848423
AuthorsMinna Aslama (Department of Communications, University of Helsinki. PO Box 54, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland, corresponding author), Heikki Hellman (0000-0003-1371-1269, PO Box 85, FIN-00089 Sanomat, Finland, corresponding author), Tuomo Sauri (PO Box 38, FIN-00022 Tilastokeskus, Finland, corresponding author)
Year2004
Volume66
Issue2
Pages113-132
Publication date2004-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGazette (Leiden Netherlands (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0016-5492 • E-ISSN: 1460-3594
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0016549204041473
OpenAlexW2077403960
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited20

This article examines the impact of changes in market structures and accompanying policies in the diversity of Finnish television’s programme content between 1993 and 2002. The analysis of the media policy and measurement of television supply indicate that, in Finland, the shift from a public service led situation to that of a mixed system with two public service and two commercial nationwide channels has not resulted in drastic changes in the diversity of television programming. Strict, but pragmatic, market-entry regulation has resulted in moderate competition, which appears to have favoured a substantial programme-type diversity and differentiation between the channels

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