Synopsis of Globalization and Pluralism
Public television in Europe is going through one of the greatest crises in its history. The economic problems are not only determining severe measures among private broadcasters but also prompting a debate about what the functions of public television should be. The purpose of this book is to examine the ownership, production, programs and contents of public and commercial television in various European countries.
Table of Contents of Globalization and Pluralism
Introduction…………………………………………………….9
Chapter 1. Globalization and pluralism: debate on the role of European public televisio: from 2000 to 2004. Na introduction to the current debate……………………………………………………………………….15
1. The Function of Public Television in Europe...........................................................18
2. Homogeneity and pluralism in the audiovisual market................................................................24
3. Globalization and pluralism in audiovisual content.........................................................30
4. The Future of Public Television: challenges and reforms...................................................36
Chapter 2. Competitive changes on the market......................................................45
1. Birth and development of public television........................................................46
2. Public service channels and the open market.....................................................49
3. Leading Channels....................................................56
4. Level of market concentration....................................................61
5. Strategies for a competitive setting............................................................65
Chapter 3. Audiovisual production and pluralism...........................................................................69
1. Audiovisual regulatory framework......................................................................71
2. Vertical integration.................................................................77
3. European production quotas.................................................................83
4. National producers and the production of fiction............................................................88
5. Largest European producers...............................................................100
6. Growth of European production.....................................................104
Chapter 4. European Public Television Programmig..............................................................113
1. Programming..........................................................114
2. Public compared to private: convergence or divergence..................................................................117
3. Dominant genres...............................................................123
4. Diversity....................................................................132
5. Programming strategies.......................................................136
6. Differentiated public programming...............................................................140
Chapter 5. From politics to infotainment: television news.....................................................................147
1. Competition in European television news..............................................................149
2. Profile of the news programs with the highest audience figures.......................................................................153
3. Main issues...............................................................156
4. Political news....................................................................159
5. Crime and sport..........................................................................161
6. Infotainment...................................................................165
7. Homogenization and sensationalism............................................................................169
Chapter 6. Pluralism and cultural diversity in television information....................................................................177
1. Pluralism and democracy: the public sphere...........................................................179
2. Pluralism and the mass media.......................................................................181
3. Pluralism in European news bulletin content.......................................................................184
4. Measurement of the pluralism of news content.....................................................................186
5. Lack of informative pluralism............................................................................199
Future scenarios and proposals........................................................................205
1. The terms of the debate about European public television..................................................................205
2. The television market in Europe.......................................................................208
3. Audiovisual production and pluralism.......................................................................210
4. Programs on European television..............................................................................215
5. News on public television...............................................................................................218
6. Pluralism in European news broadcasting....................................................................................220