Media ownership [[electronic resource] /] / Harold F. Velliotis, editor

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, 2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (129 p.)
• Disciplina: 302.230973
• Soggetto topico: Mass media - Ownership - United States; Telecommunication - Ownership - United States
• Altri autori: VelliotisHarold F
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- MEDIA OWNERSHIP -- MEDIA OWNERSHIP -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- MEDIA OWNERSHIP:ECONOMIC FACTORS INFLUENCE THENUMBER OF MEDIA OUTLETS IN LOCALMARKETS,WHILE OWNERSHIP BYMINORITIES AND WOMEN APPEARS LIMITEDAND IS DIFFICULT TO ASSESS∗ -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- ABBREVIATIONS -- RESULTS IN BRIEF -- BACKGROUND -- Laws and Regulations -- Trends in Media Outlets -- Trends in Media Ownership -- NUMBERS OF MEDIA OUTLETS AND OWNERSGENERALLY INCREASE WITH MARKET SIZE, ALTHOUGHOPERATING AGREEMENTS MAY REDUCE THE EFFECTIVENUMBER OF INDEPENDENT OUTLETS -- The Size of Markets Broadly Influences the Number of MediaOutlets and Owners -- Top Three Markets -- Large Markets -- Medium-Size Markets -- Small Markets -- Some Media Companies Participate in Operating Agreements -- The Internet is Expanding Access to Media Content -- OWNERSHIP OF BROADCAST OUTLETS BY MINORITIESAND WOMEN APPEARS LIMITED, BUT COMPREHENSIVEDATA ARE LACKING -- FCC Lacks Comprehensive Data on Ownership of BroadcastOutlets by Minorities and Women -- Ownership of Broadcast Outlets by Minorities and WomenAppears Limited -- Minorities and Women Encounter a Variety of Barriers toOwnership of Broadcast Outlets -- A VARIETY OF ECONOMIC, LEGAL AND REGULATORY, ANDTECHNICAL FACTORS INFLUENCE MEDIA OWNERSHIP -- High Fixed Costs and Local Market Size Are Important EconomicFactors that Influence the Number and Ownership of MediaOutlets -- Stakeholder Perspectives Vary on the Influence of Legal andRegulatory Factors on Media Ownership -- Technological Factors Appear to Facilitate New Entry -- Stakeholders' Opinions Varied on Modifications to MediaOwnership Rules, but Business Stakeholders Were More Likely toFavor Deregulation -- CONCLUSION -- Recommendation for Executive Action -- Agency Comments -- APPENDIX I: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY -- APPENDIX II: RESULTS FROM CASE STUDY LOCATIONS. ; The Three Largest Media Markets -- Chicago, Illinois (3) -- Large Media Markets -- Medium-Size Media Markets -- APPENDIX III:ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS INTERVIEWED -- APPENDIX IV: COMMENTS FROM THE FEDERALCOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION -- APPENDIX IV: COMMENTS FROM THE FEDERALCOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION -- REFERENCES -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- THE FCC'S BROADCASTMEDIA OWNERSHIP RULES -- ABSTRACT -- CURRENT STATUS [1] -- Newspaper-Broadcast Cross-Ownership -- Television-Radio Cross-Ownership -- Local Television Multiple Ownership -- Local Radio Multiple Ownership -- National Television Ownership (% Cap) -- Dual Network Ownership -- Impact of the Broadcast Media Ownership Rules on MinorityOwnership -- UNDERLYING ISSUES: STANDARD OF REVIEW, BRIGHT LINETESTS, CASE-BY-CASE EVALUATIONS, AND WAIVERS -- Standard of Review -- Bright Line Tests, Case-by-Case Evaluations, and Waivers -- REFERENCES -- TELECOMMUNICATIONS:PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ON MEDIAOWNERSHIP -- RESULTS IN BRIEF -- BACKGROUND -- NUMBERS OF MEDIA OUTLETS AND OWNERSGENERALLY INCREASE WITH MARKET SIZE, ALTHOUGHOPERATING AGREEMENTS MAY REDUCE THE EFFECTIVENUMBER OF INDEPENDENT OUTLETS -- OWNERSHIP OF BROADCAST OUTLETS BY WOMEN ANDMINORITIES APPEARS LIMITED, BUT COMPREHENSIVEDATA ARE LACKING -- STAKEHOLDERS' OPINIONS VARIED ON MODIFICATIONS TOMEDIA OWNERSHIP RULES, BUT BUSINESS STAKEHOLDERSWERE MORE LIKELY TO FAVOR DEREGULATION -- AGENCY COMMENTS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.
• Titolo autorizzato: Media ownership
• ISBN: 1-61470-235-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910823516703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II