Category: Media Policy
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Why I want my newspaper to go out of business
The notion of intellectual property resonates with the idea that the original authors – journalists, writers, translators, photographers – deserve protection. However in fact, a substantial part of the copyright regime is in place to protect an intermediate industry that feeds off the creativity of the original authors.
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Eine kurze Geschichte des Privatfernsehens in Deutschland
Das Privatfernsehen in Deutschland entstand in den 1980er Jahren aus einer historisch gewachsenen Mischung wirtschaftlicher Interessen mit politischen Wunschvorstellungen. Als es endlich soweit war, rieb sich das Establishment angesichts des tatsächlichen Programmangebots verwundert die Augen.
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The Curriculum Trap: Future-proofing Youth Media and Education
On 15 and 16 October, 2009, the EJC hosted yet another conference in its Innovation series, titled “Innovations in Youth Media and Next Generation Classroom”, and I was kindly invited to moderate the Maastricht event. Here are some conclusions I drew.
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Pluralismus-Algebra. Eine EU-Studie will die Informations- und Angebotsvielfalt der Medien messen
Nicht weniger als eine innovative Grundlage für die Medienregulierung erwartete die Europäische Kommission von ihrem “Media Pluralism Monitor”. Das Ziel der Übung besteht darin, einen EU-weit einheitlichen Maßstab für das Konzept des Medienpluralismus zu entwickeln.
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Globalised business and the limits of media regulation
When you look at it from the perspective of media pluralism and public value, there is no discernable difference between financial and strategic investors.
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Private Equity investors in German media
Ignoring the impact of private equity on media companies would turn a blind eye on the effects for the general economy and for society. A company that pays corporate income taxes, that creates jobs and that is not overwhelmed with debt is much more of a public asset than a business that goes to great…
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The German TV market as seen from abroad
Harry Hampson, a banker at JPMorgan, explains why international investors see Germany as a lucrative media market despite a number of spectacular business failures during the last two decades